WBKV (FM)

WBKV (89.9 FM) is a radio station in Buffalo, New York, broadcasting K-Love's contemporary Christian format without local deviation outside of station identification. It is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.[1] Unlike most Buffalo stations, its signal is mostly audible only in the Southtowns, and has no over-the-air availability across Lake Ontario into the Greater Toronto Area; a weak signal and adjacent-channel interference from public radio stations WNJA and WPSX make the station inaudible in most of the western Southern Tier..

WBKV
CityBuffalo, New York
Broadcast areaBuffalo
Frequency89.9 MHz
Programming
FormatChristian contemporary
AffiliationsK-Love
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
History
First air date
1989 (1989)
Former call signs
WBFR (1984–1985)
WFBF (1985–2019)
Call sign meaning
W-Buffalo K-Love
Technical information
Facility ID20725
ClassB1
ERP16,000 watts
HAAT90 meters (300 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°41′19″N 78°45′15″W
Links
WebsiteKLove.com

The station signed on in 1989[2] as WFBF under the ownership of Family Stations, carrying its Family Radio network.[3] In September 2019, Family Stations came to terms with the Educational Media Foundation to sell four stations, including the then-WFBF, to that organization. Upon the sale's closing on November 22, 2019, the station became the Buffalo market's K-Love affiliate,[4] and the station changed its call sign to WBKV.

References
  1. "WBKV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-373. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 (PDF). 1990. p. B-209. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. "Family Stations Sells 4 FMS, 1 Translator to EMF".


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