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{{short description|Radio station in Lafayette, Louisiana}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KVOL
| logo             = KVOL logo 2022.png
| caption          =
| city             = [[Lafayette, Louisiana]]
| area             = [[Acadiana]]
| branding         = ''97.7/1330 MeTV FM''
| frequency        = 1330 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| translator       = 97.7 K249EY (Lafayette)
| airdate          = May 18, [[1935 in radio|1935]]
| format           = [[Oldies]]
| power            = 5,000 [[watt]]s day<br>1,000 watts night
| class            = B
| facility_id      = 9415
| coordinates      = {{coord|30|14|29|N|92|03|31|W |region:US-LA_type:landmark |display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = '''K''' '''V'''oice '''O'''f '''L'''afayette
| former_callsigns = KVOL (1935–1986)<br>KRKR (1986–1989)
| affiliations     = [[Compass Media Networks]]
| owner            = Charles Chatelain
| licensee         = Delta Media Corporation
| sister_stations  = [[KLWB-FM]], [[KSLO-FM]], [[KSLO (AM)|KSLO]], [[KOGM]], [[KFXZ-FM]], [[KFXZ (AM)|KFXZ]], [[KYMK]], [[KLCJ]]
| webcast          = [http://streamdb4web.securenetsystems.net/v5/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KVOL Listen Live]
| website          = {{url|kvol1330.com}}
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''KVOL''' (1330 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is an American [[radio station]] licensed to [[Lafayette, Louisiana]], United States. It serves the [[Acadiana]] area. KVOL was the first radio station in Lafayette when they signed on-air on May 18, 1935.<ref>Broadcasting & Cablecasting Yearbook 1984</ref> It is owned and operated by Delta Media Corporation. KVOL's studios are located on Evangeline Thruway in Carencro, and its transmitter is located in west Lafayette.
On March 7, 2022, KVOL changed from the Rewind to MeTV-FM.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/220943/pair-of-louisiana-metv-fm-launches/ Pair Of Louisiana MeTV-FM Launches] Radioinsight - March 8, 2022</ref>
==Programming==
KVOL is a soft oldies formatted radio station known as "97.7/1330 MeTV FM". MeTV FM focuses on "The Greatest Hits of All Time" from 1965 to 1985. Feature programming also includes "On The Turntable", a weekly program that features a historic look at classic vinyl albums and played in their entirety. The Rewind also airs Scott Shannon presents America's Greatest Hits each Sunday morning at 9am, The Blue Suede Connection each Saturday morning at 7am, and The Beatles Brunch each Sunday morning at 10am.
==K249EY==
During the FCC's AM Revitalization project in mid-2016, Delta Media purchased 99.9 W260CK in Slidell from [[Educational Media Foundation]], intending to relocate it to Lafayette as a KVOL repeater at 97.7. The move was completed and the newly rechristened K249EY signed on, relaying KVOL from its new location September 5, 2016.
==Previous logo==
[[File:The Rewind - KVOL Logo.png|200px]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{AM station data|9415|KVOL}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|153132|K249EY}}
*{{FXL|K249EY}}
{{Primary sources|article|date=September 2008}}
{{Lafayette Radio}}
{{Oldies Radio Stations in Louisiana}}
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