Radio station at the East Valley Institute of Technology in Chandler, Arizona
For 90.7 FM in Apache Junction, Arizona (2011?2021), see
KRDP
.
KVIT
(88.7
FM
) is a
radio station
licensed in
Chandler, Arizona
, United States. KVIT is licensed to the
East Valley Institute of Technology
. Its studios are located at EVIT's main facilities in
Mesa
, while the transmitter is to the south near
Maricopa
. The station is branded as
88.7 The Pulse
.
History
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The station was licensed to the Arizona Community Media Foundation, then-operator of
Radio Phoenix
, but in early 2015, AZCMF sold the station to the
East Valley Institute of Technology
, which already owned
KVIT (90.7 FM)
in
Apache Junction
, for $700,000.
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On August 11, 2015, KPNG came to air and replaced KVIT and its then-translator K224CJ. While EVIT maintained ownership of KVIT for another six years, K224CJ, which was independently owned the whole time, now carries
KAZG
AM 1440. In 2021, EVIT sold the Apache Junction facility to Desert Soul Media, Inc., which had acquired Radio Phoenix earlier in the year; when the sale closed on December 9, the KVIT call letters remained with EVIT and were placed on 88.7, while 90.7 became KRDP.
Programs
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Programming on KVIT is largely produced by EVIT students and local DJs, though there are exceptions, such as
AIA
-produced high school football telecasts. From its sign on until 2022, it mainly focused on
Top 40
music with a rhythmic lean, but after founding radio instructor Steve Grosz left EVIT, the format started to pivot towards
alternative rock
. Effective 2023, the station leans
CHR
, but also plays popular tracks from the
classic rock
,
alternative rock
, and
hip hop
genres.
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Radio Phoenix
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88.7 FM airs three shows originating from community station
Radio Phoenix
(operated by former KPNG permittee Arizona Community Media Foundation from 2008 to 2021; now operated by Desert Soul Media, Inc.). These shows include
The Althea Long Show
(reggae and Caribbean music),
My World of Music
(reggae and world music), and
Full Moon Hacksaw
(traditional jazz and blues).
References
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