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{{for|the station that held the callsign KRVQ from 2006 to 2010|KIXM}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KRVQ-FM
| logo             = KRVQ_104.5.jpg
| logo_size        = 250px
| city             = [[Lake Isabella, California]]
| area             =
| branding         =
| frequency        = 104.5 [[Hertz|MHz]]
| airdate          = 1992 (as KVLI-FM)
| format           = [[Silent (broadcasting)|Silent]]
| erp              = 200 [[watt]]s
| haat             = {{convert|384|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class            = A
| facility_id      = 35856
| coordinates      = {{nowrap|{{coord|35|37|21.00|N|118|26|16.00|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark}}}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KVLI-FM (1990–2011)
| affiliations     =
| owner            = Neal and Amie Preston
| licensee         = Asha Faith James Company
| sister_stations  = [[KCNQ]]
| webcast          =
| website          =
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''KRVQ-FM''' (104.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] that is [[City of license|licensed]] to and serves [[Lake Isabella, California]], United States. The station is owned by Neal and Amie Preston, through licensee Asha Faith James Company. KRVQ-FM has been [[Silent (broadcasting)|silent]] since June 23, 2016; prior to this, it broadcast a [[classic rock]] format.
==History==
The station first signed on in 1992 as KVLI-FM, simulcasting the [[adult standards]] of its sister station [[KVLI]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/M-Street-Journal-IDX/IDX/M-Street-1992-11-OCR-Page-0001.pdf |title=Format Changes |magazine=The M Street Journal |publisher=M Street Corporation |location=New York City |issn=1052-7109 |page=1 |volume=9 |issue=44 |date=November 4, 1992 |access-date=April 17, 2021 }}</ref> In June 1997, Robert J. Bohn and Katherine M. Bohn purchased KVLI-AM-FM for $240,000.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/M-Street-Journal-IDX/IDX/M-Street-1997-06-OCR-Page-0037.pdf |title=Proposed Station Transfers |magazine=The M Street Journal |publisher=M Street Corporation |location=Madison, Tennessee |issn=1052-7109 |page=7 |volume=14 |issue=25 |date=June 25, 1997 |access-date=April 17, 2021 }}</ref> The new owners flipped both stations to [[oldies]] that September.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/M-Street-Journal-IDX/IDX/M-Street-1997-09-OCR-Page-0030.pdf |title=Format Changes & Updates |magazine=The M Street Journal |publisher=M Street Corporation |location=Madison, Tennessee |issn=1052-7109 |page=2 |volume=14 |issue=38 |date=September 24, 1997 |access-date=April 17, 2021 }}</ref>
On September 23, 2011, the station changed its [[call sign]] to {{nowrap|KRVQ-FM}} and switched formats from [[classic hits]] to [[classic rock]], branded as "The River".
In August 2014, the Bohns sold KRVQ-FM, KVLI, and [[KCNQ]] to Alta Sierra Broadcasting, LLC for $300,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/132015/price-for-wccc-9-5-million |title=Price For WCCC: $9.5 Million |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=August 4, 2014 |access-date=January 2, 2019 }}</ref> However, the transaction triggered a complaint to the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) which held up the deal for three years. [[Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa]], licensee of [[KWVE-FM]], alleged that a time brokerage agreement (TBA) between the sellers and Alta Sierra constituted an unauthorized transfer of control because KRVQ-FM and KLVI had no staff on premises. The FCC agreed, levying an $8,000 fine against the Bohns in a [[consent decree]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/163716/fcc-fines-california-cluster-owner-under-consent-d |title=FCC Fines California Cluster Owner Under Consent Decree, Hits Pirate FM Operator With $20,000 Fine |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=March 15, 2017 |access-date=January 2, 2019 }}</ref> The penalty was later reduced to $6,000, and the sale closed in July 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/167347/west-palm-beach-fm-translator-sold |title=West Palm Beach FM Translator Sold |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=July 6, 2017 |access-date=January 2, 2019 }}</ref>
On June 23, 2016, KRVQ-FM went [[Silent (broadcasting)|silent]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101740760&formid=911&fac_num=35856 |title=Engineering STA |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] }}</ref>
Effective October 4, 2022, Alta Sierra Broadcasting sold KRVQ-FM and KCNQ to Asha Faith James Company for $250,000.
==References==
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==External links==
{{FM station data|35856|KRVQ-FM}}
{{Bakersfield Radio}}
[[Category:Mass media in Kern County, California]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1992]]
[[Category:1992 establishments in California]]