K-Love Classics

K-LOVE Classics is a Christian classic hits radio network owned by Educational Media Foundation (EMF) and is carried over FM stations, translators, and HD subchannels in the United States. Such stations include WAIW 88.1 in Wheaton, Illinois. The network is one of three formats produced by EMF, the other two being K-Love and Air1.[1] Airing Christian music from the 1980s, 1990s, and early in the decade of the 2000s, the K-Love Classics format debuted in June 2018 as an internet-only station but quickly moved to terrestrial radio[2] on FM and HD Radio subchannels after a large response to the new format. The network airs music by artists such as Bryan Duncan, Nichole Nordeman, Keith Green, Point of Grace, Steven Curtis Chapman, Amy Grant, and The Imperials.

K-LOVE Classics
TypeRadio network
Country
United States
AvailabilityNational, through broadcast stations and translators
Slogan"80s, 90s, & Early 2000s"
OwnerEducational Media Foundation (EMF)
Launch date
2018
Webcastwww.klove.com/Listen/Classics-Player.aspx

History

K-LOVE Classics was launched in June 2018 as an online-only station featuring classic Christian songs from the 1980s, 1990s, and the early part of the decade of the 2000s, akin to the secular classic hits format.[3] In response to popular demand, Educational Media Foundation (EMF) began airing the format over its nationwide network of full-power FM stations, low-power translators, and HD Radio subchannels. In August 2018, WAIW in Wheaton, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) became the first terrestrial radio station to broadcast K-Love Classics.[4] More stations were added over the next several weeks, including in Palm Springs, California as well as subchannels of WLVU in Nashville and KLVB in Sacramento. For a brief period starting in August 2018, K-Love Classics was available in Los Angeles on KKLQ-HD3, but the following month it was replaced with Radio Nueva Vida programming.

List of stations

In addition to the online stream, K-Love Classics is relayed by numerous terrestrial radio stations throughout the United States. The following list of stations can be sorted by call sign, frequency, state, city of license, and broadcast area. Note that the majority of the K-Love Classics stations are HD Radio subchannels. Unless otherwise indicated, all stations are on the FM band.[5]

Call SignFrequencyStateCity of LicenseBroadcast Market
KLJK94.7ArkansasWeinerJonesboro
K270AI101.9CaliforniaCathedral CityPalm Springs
KLXB-HD2105.1-2CaliforniaCathedral CityPalm Springs
KARJ-HD292.1-2CaliforniaEscondidoSan Diego
KLSB-HD397.5-3CaliforniaGoletaSanta Barbara
K227BI93.3CaliforniaSanta BarbaraSanta Barbara
KLXF-HD390.5-3CaliforniaModestoModesto
K208CW89.5CaliforniaMontereyMonterey
KLVB-HD399.5-3CaliforniaCitrus HeightsSacramento
KLVS-HD3107.3-3CaliforniaLivermoreSan Francisco
K281BU104.1CaliforniaSan FranciscoSan Francisco
KLVM-HD288.9-2CaliforniaSanta CruzSalinas-Monterey
KNVM89.7CaliforniaPrunedaleSalinas-Monterey
KJLV-HD397.7-3CaliforniaLos AltosSan Jose
K205BN88.9CaliforniaLos GatosSan Jose
K265CV100.9CaliforniaFremontFremont
KLDV-HD391.1-3ColoradoDenverDenver
WLVW-HD2107.3-2DCWashington DCWashington, DC
WAKL-HD3106.7-3GeorgiaGainesvilleAtlanta
KLUU-HD3103.5-3HawaiiWahiawaHonolulu
WAIW88.1IllinoisWheatonChicago
WCKL-HD397.9IllinoisChicagoChicago
WLAI-HD2107.1-2KentuckyWilmoreLexington
WDKL-HD3102.7-3MichiganDetroitDetroit
K215CH90.9MichiganGrand LedgeFlint
KDTI90.3MichiganRochester HillsDetroit
WARW-HD296.7-2New YorkPort ChesterNew York City
WPLJ-HD295.5-2New YorkNew York CityNew York City
WKFV-HD3107.3-3North CarolinaClintonFayetteville
W272DD102.3North CarolinaFayettevilleFayetteville
WWLV-HD394.1-3North CarolinaLexingtonWinston-Salem
WRCM-HD391.9-3North CarolinaWingateCharlotte
W205CP88.9North CarolinaWinston-SalemWinston-Salem
WPAY (AM)1520 kHzOhioRossfordToledo
W221BG92.1OhioToledoToledo
KLVP-HD397.9-3OregonAlohaPortland
K279BO103.7OregonPortlandPortland
KLVU-HD3107.1-3OregonSweet HomeEugene
KLMD-HD2101.5-2OregonTalentMedford
K243AF96.5OregonMedfordMedford
KLKJ88.9OregonKlamath FallsKlamath Falls
WKVP-HD3106.9-3PennsylvaniaCamden, NJPhiladelphia
W249BD97.7PennsylvaniaWest ViewPittsburgh
WPKV-HD398.3-3PennsylvaniaDuquesnePittsburgh
WMHK-HD389.7-3South CarolinaColumbiaColumbia
WLVU-HD397.1-3TennesseeBelle MeadeNashville
KVLR-HD392.5-3TexasSunset ValleyAustin

Former stations
Call SignFrequencyStateCity of LicenseBroadcast Market
KKLJ100.1CaliforniaJulianSan Diego
KKLQ-HD3100.3-3CaliforniaLos AngelesLos Angeles

References
  1. "K-LOVE Radio". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  2. "EMF Places 'K-Love Classics' On Illinois FM". Insideradio.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  3. Venta, Lance (August 15, 2018). "EMF Launches Christian Classic Hits "K-Love Classics"". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  4. "EMF Places 'K-Love Classics' On Illinois FM". Inside Radio. Atlanta, Georgia. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  5. "K-Love Classics Public File" (PDF). K-Love. 2019-10-03.
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