KKLJ

For the Klamath Falls, Oregon radio station that held the call sign KKLJ at 88.9 FM from 2002 to 2017, see KJKF.

KKLJ

Julian, California
Broadcast area	San Diego, California
Frequency	100.1 MHz
Branding	Radio Nueva Vida
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish
Format	Religious programming
Affiliations	Radio Nueva Vida
Ownership
Owner	Educational Media Foundation
Operator	The Association for Community Education
History
First air date	October 23, 1991
Former call signs	KBNN (1987–1995) KLVW (1995–1997) KLVJ (1997–2015) KPRI (2015–2017)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	49854
Class	A
ERP	110 watts
HAAT	679 meters (2,228 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°9′33″N 116°36′53″W
Repeater(s)	92.1-3 KARJ-HD3 (Escondido, California)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KKLJ (100.1 FM, "Radio Nueva Vida") is a non-commercial educational radio station that is licensed to Julian, California and broadcasts to the San Diego area. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation, but operated by The Association for Community Education, and airs the Spanish Christian teaching and music format, Radio Nueva Vida. KKLJ is relayed onto the HD3 subchannel of KARJ (92.1 FM).

History

The station first signed on October 23, 1991 as KBNN; it was owned by Nuevo Communications Inc. and broadcast a soft adult contemporary music format with frequent local news reports.^[2] In May 1995, Nuevo Communications sold KBNN to Cruce Dun Spero Fido for $450,000.^[3] On November 1, 1995, KBNN changed its call letters to KLVW.^[4]

On January 30, 1997, Educational Media Foundation (EMF) purchased KLVW for $34,168;^[5] the organization soon flipped the station to contemporary Christian music from its nationally syndicated K-Love network. The call sign was changed to KLVJ on May 19, 1997.^[4]

On September 28, 2015, EMF announced it had purchased KPRI, an adult album alternative station licensed to Encinitas, California on 102.1 FM, from Compass Radio. KPRI began airing K-Love that afternoon.^[6] On October 27, 2015, KPRI and KLVJ swapped call signs, with the 100.1 FM frequency becoming KPRI.^[7] On December 14, 2017, KPRI changed its call letters to KKLJ.^[4] In October 2018, the station flipped to EMF's K-Love Classics network playing a mix of 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s Christian music.

In December 2018, KKLJ switched to Radio Nueva Vida, a Spanish-language Christian radio network.^[8] The station is now operated by Camarillo, California-based The Association for Community Education, but EMF retains ownership.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KKLJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. R.R. Bowker. 1994. p. B-38. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
3. "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. R.R. Bowker. May 15, 1995. p. 51. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
4. "Call Sign History: KKLJ". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
5. "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. R.R. Bowker. 1998. p. D-48. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
6. Peterson, Karla (September 28, 2015). "Alt-rock radio station KPRI-FM sold". San Diego Union-Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
7. Ashworth, Susan (November 10, 2015). "FCC Hands Out October Call Signs". Radio World. Alexandria, Virginia: NewBay Media. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
8. "Estaciones |". nuevavida.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

External links

• Official website (Radio Nueva Vida)
• Facility details for Facility ID 49854 (KKLJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KKLJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

33°N 116°W