KMRO
| Radio Nueva Vida Flagship Station | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Ventura County, California Santa Barbara, California |
| Frequency | 90.3 MHz |
| Branding | "Radio Nueva Vida" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish Christian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KAIV | |
| History | |
First air date | January 19, 1987 |
Call sign meaning | KaMaRillO |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 65404 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 10,500 watts |
| HAAT | 324 meters (1,063 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Translator | See § Translators |
| Repeaters | 980 KEYQ (Fresno) 90.9 KGZO (Shafter) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | nuevavida.com |
KMRO (90.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Camarillo, California and broadcasting to the areas of Ventura County and southern Santa Barbara County, California. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation and airs a Spanish-language Christian talk and teaching format. It is the flagship station of the religious radio network Radio Nueva Vida. In addition to its extensive network of translator stations, KMRO is simulcast on two full-power repeaters in California: KEYQ (980 AM) in Fresno and KGZO (90.9 FM) in Shafter.
History
[edit | edit source]KMRO
[edit | edit source]KMRO was first signed on January 19, 1987 by The Association for Community Education, Inc.[2] KMRO is the flagship station of Radio Nueva Vida, a Spanish-language Christian talk and teaching radio network.
KEYQ
[edit | edit source]KEYQ first went on the air on October 14, 1957. It was purchased by Americom in 1967.[3] From September 1992 to May 1993, the station held the call letters KFSO, after which it reverted to the KEYQ calls.[4] In 1997, Jonna Hooker sold KEYQ to The Association for Community Education, Inc. for $200,000.[5]
KGZO
[edit | edit source]The station signed on July 19, 1993, as KLOD; it was owned by High Adventure Ministries, Inc. KLOD changed its call sign to KGZO on April 5, 1996.[6] In 1997, High Adventure Ministries sold KGZO to The Association for Community Education for $240,000.[7]
EMF acquires Nueva Vida
[edit | edit source]In December 2024, the Educational Media Foundation reached an agreement to take over the Association for Community Education as its sole member, continuing its activities as a subsidiary. This will therefore result in the acquisition of its stations (including KMRO, KEYQ and KGZO) by the EMF pending FCC approval; the transaction will have no financial consideration.[8][9][10] The acquisition was completed on February 7, 2025.[11]
Translators
[edit | edit source]KMRO is relayed by these translators to widen its broadcast area:
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | State | Facility ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K235BX | 94.9 FM | Calexico | California | 142606 |
| K217EF | 91.3 FM | Desert Center | California | 93605 |
| K251AH | 98.1 FM | Grand Terrace | California | 83340 |
| K209FV | 89.7 FM | Los Banos | California | 89028 |
| K295AI | 106.9 FM | Muscoy | California | 86384 |
| K217CQ | 91.3 FM | Salinas | California | 84386 |
| K211DK | 90.1 FM | Santa Ana | California | 83327 |
| K269EW | 101.7 FM | Santa Maria | California | 142365 |
| K219DK | 91.7 FM | Victorville | California | 85689 |
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (Radio Nueva Vida)
- Facility details for Facility ID 65404 (KMRO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KMRO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 27153 (KGZO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KGZO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 2098 (KEYQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KEYQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Guide to reading History Cards)
- FCC Public Inspection File contour map