KCVG

KCVG
City Hastings, Nebraska
Broadcast area Hastings and Grand Island
Branding Bott Radio Network
Frequency 89.9 MHz
Format Christian radio
ERP 16,000 watts
HAAT 122 meters
Class C3
Facility ID 78448
Transmitter coordinates 40°47′11.00″N 98°22′0.00″W / 40.7863889°N 98.3666667°W / 40.7863889; -98.3666667
Callsign meaning Christian Voice of Grand Island (CV is used in many Bott callsigns)
Former callsigns KFKX (1996-2016)
Former frequencies 90.1 MHz (1997-2017)
Owner Bott Radio Network
(Community Broadcasting, Inc.)

KCVG (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Hastings, Nebraska, United States. The station serves the Hastings and Grand Island areas. The station is owned and operated by the Bott Radio Network and carries its Christian radio format.

History

KFKX went on the air in 1996 on 90.1 MHz as the station of Hastings College. Hastings College announced on May 4, 2016 that it would shut down KFKX on June 30. In its decision, the college cited the station's insufficient listenership and a declining number of jobs in the radio industry. KFKX's studios would continue to be used for podcasts and an Internet radio stream.[1]

Effective November 1, 2016, Hastings College sold KFKX to Bott Radio Network for $37,500. The station changed its call sign to KCVG on November 8, 2016. KCVG moved its transmitter to a site near Doniphan and became a class C3 station on 89.9 MHz, allowing it to increase power and cover Grand Island. Community Broadcasting put KCVG back on the air in January 2017 with the Bott Radio Network of Christian programs, replacing two translators.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Austin (May 5, 2016). "KFKX shutting down this summer". NBC Nebraska. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bott Radio Network Expands in Central Nebraska". Bott Radio Network. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.


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