KVRK
Encyclopedia
KVRK is a Christian rock
music formatted radio station
located in Dallas, Texas
. It is owned and operated by Research Educational Foundation, Inc. (a non-profit entity) and broadcasts on 89.7 FM. As a non-profit, it annually hosts two fund-raising drives to remain on the air.
KVRK advertises itself as "Power FM," "89.7 Power FM," and "The Christian Rock Station." It broadcasts at 14,000 Watts from a tower in Sanger, Texas
.
In 1994, KVTT applied to the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) to begin broadcasting a full-time Christian rock station for the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
. Around the same time, 1995, the station began to target the area youth with their music programing in the evenings with "Power Mix" on weeknights, "Youth Wake" (later "Lighthouse 21") on Saturday nights and Spin 180 on Sunday nights.
It took over 4 years for the application to be processed and granted by the FCC. A license was granted to broadcast at 14,000 watts as KTPW and transmit from a tower north of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
in Sanger, Texas
on January 18, 1999. The new station began broadcasting July 27, 1999.
In 2004 REF Inc. released its responsibility to KVTT and is responsible only for Power FM.
The KVRK call letters were established June 14, 2004.
Power FM also has a TV show on JCTV
called FM.
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
music formatted radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. It is owned and operated by Research Educational Foundation, Inc. (a non-profit entity) and broadcasts on 89.7 FM. As a non-profit, it annually hosts two fund-raising drives to remain on the air.
KVRK advertises itself as "Power FM," "89.7 Power FM," and "The Christian Rock Station." It broadcasts at 14,000 Watts from a tower in Sanger, Texas
Sanger, Texas
Sanger is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,534 at the 2000 census. The 2006 population was 6,200. -Geography:Sanger is located at ....
.
History
After a two year stay in Florida, Eldred and Raye Nell Thomas, returned to the Dallas area and decided to start a Christian radio station. Through other business interests, Mr. Thomas learned of KVTT, an existing station that operated as an extension of Elkins Institute, a broadcasting training facility. With retirement looming, Bill Elkins, the founder and president of the Elkins Institute, wanted to find someone to continue with the station he had operated since 1950. In March 1976, Mr. Thomas became the president of Research Educational Foundation, Inc. and General Manager of KVTT. (Eldred and Raye Nell Thomas are now both deceased.)In 1994, KVTT applied to 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) to begin broadcasting a full-time Christian rock station for the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The area is divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington. Residents of the area...
. Around the same time, 1995, the station began to target the area youth with their music programing in the evenings with "Power Mix" on weeknights, "Youth Wake" (later "Lighthouse 21") on Saturday nights and Spin 180 on Sunday nights.
It took over 4 years for the application to be processed and granted by the FCC. A license was granted to broadcast at 14,000 watts as KTPW and transmit from a tower north of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The area is divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington. Residents of the area...
in Sanger, Texas
Sanger, Texas
Sanger is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,534 at the 2000 census. The 2006 population was 6,200. -Geography:Sanger is located at ....
on January 18, 1999. The new station began broadcasting July 27, 1999.
In 2004 REF Inc. released its responsibility to KVTT and is responsible only for Power FM.
The KVRK call letters were established June 14, 2004.
Power FM also has a TV show on JCTV
JCTV
JCTV is a young adult television network devoted to music videos, owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. It is similar to MTV, but with a Christian focus....
called FM.