K-LOVE
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K-LOVE is a Contemporary Christian music
radio programming service in the United States operated by the Educational Media Foundation
. As of January 2011, K-LOVE's programming is carried on over 440 FM stations and translators in 45 states. K-LOVE claims an audience of 250,000 people each week via the Internet and more than 5 million listeners weekly on the radio network. Some of the most listened to K-LOVE stations are in Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, Kansas City and San Antonio each averaging between 200-400 thousand listeners each week.
K-LOVE's studios and offices are located in Rocklin, California
, near Sacramento
. The morning show broadcasts from Indianapolis, Indiana
, as of November 2009. The service uses a number of "primary" FM signals to provide broadcast feeds to other stations and translators.
K-LOVE plays artists such as MercyMe
, Third Day
, Brandon Heath
, Steven Curtis Chapman
, tobyMac
, Chris Tomlin
, Casting Crowns
, David Crowder Band
, Francesca Battistelli
, The Museum Tenth Avenue North, Jamie Grace, For King and Country, Matt Hammitt, Sanctus Real, Jason Gray, Matt Kearny, Big Daddy Weave and the Newsboys
, among others.
K-LOVE has a news team that provides national and regional stories as well as positive stories that may not be heard anywhere else. In addition to the news, K-LOVE has a weekly program called Closer Look that discusses topics more in depth. One of the closer look segments is the Pastors Roundtable that features K-LOVE pastors.
The K-LOVE Morning Show with Craig, Amy, and Kankelfritz—5am to 10am Mon-Sat.
Amanda Caroll—10am to 2pm Mon-Fri
Scott and Kelli—2pm to 6pm Mon-Fri
JD Chandler—6pm to 10pm Mon-Fri
Larry & Lauren—10pm to 3am Mon-Fri
Chuck Pryor—VP of Programming Programming
, California
as a result of the efforts of a former San Francisco disc jockey, Bob Anthony (Fogal).
In 1988, coverage expanded after the transmitter was moved to a better location following a fire that destroyed 9000 acres (36.4 km²) around the original transmitter site. Encouraged by public support, KCLB became K-LOVE Radio in 1988, and additional stations were licensed and began operating.
In 1999, K-LOVE and Air 1
(a Christian music service targeted at younger listeners) were combined under the Parent Organization named Educational Media Foundation
.
On October 5, 2000, Colorado Christian University sold KWBI Morrison/Denver, KJOL Grand Junction and KDRH Glenwood Springs as well as 18 translators K-LOVE. The Colorado radio network was sold for a reported $16.6 million. A Colorado Christian University release said the board considered "many offers from Christian, as well as other suitors," but the priority was finding a buyer committed to "top-quality Christian programming." KWBI is now KLDV, and is one of K-LOVE's most listened to signals.
K-LOVE uses a network of satellite fed FM stations and broadcast translators to carry the signal across much of the United States. Almost all of K-LOVE FM translators (FM Radio Stations) across the nation do carry RDS/RDBS-EON service
. Analog FM radios in RDS/RDBS mode will get radio information displayed on most K-LOVE stations. K-LOVE stations are owned by EMF. Because EMF is a non-profit entity, the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) has granted waivers of the requirement that each station have a local studio in the community of service. Only one FM station in Tucson, AZ USA supports HD Radio
, KLTU 88.1-HD1 K-LOVE and 88.1-HD2 Air1.
On October 1, 2007, Mike Novak was named CEO and President of EMF, K-LOVE, and Air 1, replacing Dick Jenkins, founder of EMF Broadcast Networks.
On March 28, 2009, it was announced that Jon and Sherry Rivers would no longer be hosting K-LOVE's popular morning show, due to family issues. Host Lisa Williams assumed the duties of hosting the program, and was later joined by Eric Allen. It is unknown if Jon and Sherry will return to K-LOVE. In a letter posted on K-LOVE's website, Jon and Sherry said their sudden departure was due to Jon's addiction to pain pills for headaches that had gone on for the previous couple of years.
In April 2009, K-LOVE became available as an "app" for the iPhone to further enhance listener availability to the programming. Apps for the Android and Blackberry devices were added in May and October 2010 respectively.
In May 2011, K-LOVE came on the air on WKLV Port Chester, which covers New York City. The WKLV signal originates from a new transmitter site atop the Trump Plaza building in New Rochelle. This is now the largest market that K-LOVE can be heard in.
In July 2011, K-LOVE Morning Show announced that Lisa Williams and Eric Allen would no longer be hosting the K-LOVE Morning Show. J.D. Chandler took their place until the current K-LOVE Morning Show with Craig, Amy, and Kankelfritz acquired the spot in November 2011. Another change occurred when Sterling had a position change from K-LOVE Mid-Day to Air 1. Amanda took her place.
K-LOVE also partners with other ministries and donates air time and web site space to them. Some of the ministries include International Cooperating Ministries, Compassion International, Food For The Hungry, World Vision and Faith Comes By Hearing.
In addition, EMF is a member of the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability (ECFA). Founded by Billy Graham, the ECFA oversees EMF's financial affairs, ethics and reporting standards.
EMF is recognized by Charity Navigator with a Four Star rating, the highest given to charities. In addition, EMF is audited yearly by an independent accounting firm, ensuring accuracy and completeness of its books and records.
Charity Navigator also reports K-LOVE's CEO Mike Novak makes $463,420, including bonuses, as of 2010.
K-LOVE station are licensed as NCE (non-commercial educational license) radio stations. Therefore, most of K-LOVE's funding is provided by donations. The majority of donations are made during seasonal pledge drives (usually in the spring and in the fall).
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
radio programming service in the United States operated by the Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that operates the K-LOVE and Air 1 radio networks. EMF is based in Rocklin, California....
. As of January 2011, K-LOVE's programming is carried on over 440 FM stations and translators in 45 states. K-LOVE claims an audience of 250,000 people each week via the Internet and more than 5 million listeners weekly on the radio network. Some of the most listened to K-LOVE stations are in Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, Kansas City and San Antonio each averaging between 200-400 thousand listeners each week.
K-LOVE's studios and offices are located in Rocklin, California
Rocklin, California
Rocklin is a city in Placer County, California located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. It shares borders with Roseville, Loomis, and Lincoln...
, near Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
. The morning show broadcasts from Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, as of November 2009. The service uses a number of "primary" FM signals to provide broadcast feeds to other stations and translators.
K-LOVE plays artists such as MercyMe
MercyMe
MercyMe is an American Christian rock band founded in Greenville, Texas. The band consists of vocalist Bart Millard, keyboardist James Bryson, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul....
, Third Day
Third Day
Third Day is a Grammy award-winning Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins. The other band members are bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr...
, Brandon Heath
Brandon Heath
Brandon Heath is a contemporary Christian musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable , What If We and "Leaving Eden" . He is best known for the No. 1 "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes". He was nominated four times at the Dove Awards of...
, Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist.After starting his career in the late 1980s as a singer/songwriter of contemporary Christian music, Chapman has since been recognized as one of the most prolific singers in the genre,...
, tobyMac
TobyMac
Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
, Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin
Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...
, Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...
, David Crowder Band
David Crowder Band
The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...
, Francesca Battistelli
Francesca Battistelli
Francesca Battistelli is an American Christian musician from New York City, New York. She was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album, Just a Breath, in 2004. Her first studio album on Fervent Records, My Paper Heart, was released on July 22, 2008...
, The Museum Tenth Avenue North, Jamie Grace, For King and Country, Matt Hammitt, Sanctus Real, Jason Gray, Matt Kearny, Big Daddy Weave and the Newsboys
Newsboys
Newsboys are a Christian pop rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Australia. They have released 15 studio albums, six of which have been certified gold...
, among others.
K-LOVE has a news team that provides national and regional stories as well as positive stories that may not be heard anywhere else. In addition to the news, K-LOVE has a weekly program called Closer Look that discusses topics more in depth. One of the closer look segments is the Pastors Roundtable that features K-LOVE pastors.
Programming/ On-Air Department
Central Times listed:The K-LOVE Morning Show with Craig, Amy, and Kankelfritz—5am to 10am Mon-Sat.
Amanda Caroll—10am to 2pm Mon-Fri
Scott and Kelli—2pm to 6pm Mon-Fri
JD Chandler—6pm to 10pm Mon-Fri
Larry & Lauren—10pm to 3am Mon-Fri
Chuck Pryor—VP of Programming Programming
History
K-LOVE began as a single radio station, KCLB-FM (now KLVR), in 1982, in Santa RosaSanta Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
as a result of the efforts of a former San Francisco disc jockey, Bob Anthony (Fogal).
In 1988, coverage expanded after the transmitter was moved to a better location following a fire that destroyed 9000 acres (36.4 km²) around the original transmitter site. Encouraged by public support, KCLB became K-LOVE Radio in 1988, and additional stations were licensed and began operating.
In 1999, K-LOVE and Air 1
Air 1
Air1 is a Christian music radio network in the United States, operated by the non-profit organization EMF Broadcasting. Air 1 is essentially a Top-40 station with Christian Music - so many of the rules that commercial Top-40 stations use for musical rotation apply.-History:In 1986, KLRD began...
(a Christian music service targeted at younger listeners) were combined under the Parent Organization named Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that operates the K-LOVE and Air 1 radio networks. EMF is based in Rocklin, California....
.
On October 5, 2000, Colorado Christian University sold KWBI Morrison/Denver, KJOL Grand Junction and KDRH Glenwood Springs as well as 18 translators K-LOVE. The Colorado radio network was sold for a reported $16.6 million. A Colorado Christian University release said the board considered "many offers from Christian, as well as other suitors," but the priority was finding a buyer committed to "top-quality Christian programming." KWBI is now KLDV, and is one of K-LOVE's most listened to signals.
K-LOVE uses a network of satellite fed FM stations and broadcast translators to carry the signal across much of the United States. Almost all of K-LOVE FM translators (FM Radio Stations) across the nation do carry RDS/RDBS-EON service
Radio Data System
Radio Data System, or RDS, is a communications protocol standard for embedding small amounts of digital information in conventional FM radio broadcasts. RDS standardises several types of information transmitted, including time, station identification and programme information.Radio Broadcast Data...
. Analog FM radios in RDS/RDBS mode will get radio information displayed on most K-LOVE stations. K-LOVE stations are owned by EMF. Because EMF is a non-profit entity, the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) has granted waivers of the requirement that each station have a local studio in the community of service. Only one FM station in Tucson, AZ USA supports HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
, KLTU 88.1-HD1 K-LOVE and 88.1-HD2 Air1.
On October 1, 2007, Mike Novak was named CEO and President of EMF, K-LOVE, and Air 1, replacing Dick Jenkins, founder of EMF Broadcast Networks.
On March 28, 2009, it was announced that Jon and Sherry Rivers would no longer be hosting K-LOVE's popular morning show, due to family issues. Host Lisa Williams assumed the duties of hosting the program, and was later joined by Eric Allen. It is unknown if Jon and Sherry will return to K-LOVE. In a letter posted on K-LOVE's website, Jon and Sherry said their sudden departure was due to Jon's addiction to pain pills for headaches that had gone on for the previous couple of years.
In April 2009, K-LOVE became available as an "app" for the iPhone to further enhance listener availability to the programming. Apps for the Android and Blackberry devices were added in May and October 2010 respectively.
In May 2011, K-LOVE came on the air on WKLV Port Chester, which covers New York City. The WKLV signal originates from a new transmitter site atop the Trump Plaza building in New Rochelle. This is now the largest market that K-LOVE can be heard in.
In July 2011, K-LOVE Morning Show announced that Lisa Williams and Eric Allen would no longer be hosting the K-LOVE Morning Show. J.D. Chandler took their place until the current K-LOVE Morning Show with Craig, Amy, and Kankelfritz acquired the spot in November 2011. Another change occurred when Sterling had a position change from K-LOVE Mid-Day to Air 1. Amanda took her place.
Ministry
K-LOVE has a full time ministry team that processes over 100 phone calls a day of listeners in need of guidance. The pastors and staff at K-LOVE pray for over 1,000 prayer requests every day, and on average, intervene in one suicide case per day. People can submit prayer requests online or over the phone.K-LOVE also partners with other ministries and donates air time and web site space to them. Some of the ministries include International Cooperating Ministries, Compassion International, Food For The Hungry, World Vision and Faith Comes By Hearing.
Finances
K-LOVE is governed by the Educational Media Foundation, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit ministry. No individual owns any stock in the corporation, which is held for charitable purposes. The Board of Directors at large serve without compensation for rotating four-year terms, and a person with supervisory accounting experience holds one of the board positions.In addition, EMF is a member of the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability (ECFA). Founded by Billy Graham, the ECFA oversees EMF's financial affairs, ethics and reporting standards.
EMF is recognized by Charity Navigator with a Four Star rating, the highest given to charities. In addition, EMF is audited yearly by an independent accounting firm, ensuring accuracy and completeness of its books and records.
Charity Navigator also reports K-LOVE's CEO Mike Novak makes $463,420, including bonuses, as of 2010.
K-LOVE station are licensed as NCE (non-commercial educational license) radio stations. Therefore, most of K-LOVE's funding is provided by donations. The majority of donations are made during seasonal pledge drives (usually in the spring and in the fall).