WPLV (95.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Navarre, Florida, United States, serving the Pensacola area. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.

WPLV
Broadcast areaPensacola, Florida
Frequency95.7 MHz
BrandingK-LOVE
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
AffiliationsK-LOVE
Ownership
OwnerEMF Broadcasting
History
First air date
1998
Former call signs
WAFN (1993–1994)
WZEW (1994–1997)
WGCX-FM (1997)
WGCX (1997–2009)
WKFP (2009–2015)
Call sign meaning
W PensacoLa V
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52024
ClassC3
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT86 meters
Transmitter coordinates
30°27′2.00″N 86°51′59.00″W / 30.4505556°N 86.8663889°W / 30.4505556; -86.8663889
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteklove.com

History

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The station signed on in 2000 as WGCX with the contemporary Christian format it continues to broadcast. Before signing on, the station had the call signs WAFN, WZEW, and WGCX-FM.[2]

In October 2013, 550 AM, Inc., sold WKFP to Educational Media Foundation for $1.75 million.[3] The sale was consummated on December 23, 2013.

The station changed its call sign on July 21, 2015, to the current WPLV.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPLV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WPLV Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ EMF Acquires Pensacola K-Love Affiliate - Radio Insight
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