KADV

KADV
(satellite of KARM, Visalia, California)

City	Modesto, California
Broadcast area	Central Valley
Slogan	Family Friendly Radio Serving California's Central Valley
Frequency	90.5 MHz
First air date	1989
Format	Contemporary Christian
ERP	1,500 watts
HAAT	43 meters (141 ft)
Class	A
Facility ID	43333
Transmitter coordinates	37°36′26″N 120°57′26″W / 37.60722°N 120.95722°W
Callsign meaning	ADVentist
Owner	Central Valley Christian Academy (operated by Harvest Broadcasting Company under local marketing agreement) (Modesto Adventist Academy)
Sister stations	KARM
Website	mypromisefm.com

KADV (90.5 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Modesto, California. The station is a full-time satellite of KARM in Visalia. It is owned by Central Valley Christian Academy, a Seventh-Day Adventist institution, but is operated by KARM owner Harvest Broadcasting under a local marketing agreement.^[1]

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on July 6, 1987.^[2] The new station was assigned the KADV call sign by the FCC on August 26, 1987.^[3] KADV received its license to cover from the FCC on June 6, 1989.^[4]

KADV aired a religious radio format.^[5] However, in 2011, due to financial concerns, Central Valley Christian Academy agreed to turn over KADV's operations to KARM, which is also owned by Adventist interests, under an LMA.^[1]

References

1. Radio stations combine to form The Promise FM
2. "Application Search Details (BPED-19840221AN)". FCC Media Bureau. July 6, 1987.
3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
4. "Application Search Details (BLED-19890105KA)". FCC Media Bureau. June 6, 1989.
5. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 25, 2009.

External links

• KADV official website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KADV
• Radio-Locator information on KADV
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KADV