KOBC

KOBC

City	Joplin, Missouri
Broadcast area	Joplin
Branding	K-Love
Slogan	Positive & Encouraging
Frequency	90.7 MHz
Format	Contemporary Christian
ERP	60,000 watts
HAAT	151.0 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	51096
Transmitter coordinates	37°3′8.00″N 94°23′20.00″W / 37.0522222°N 94.3888889°W
Callsign meaning	"Ozark Bible College", now Ozark Christian College, KOBC's former owner.
Former callsigns	KGNT-AM[1]
Owner	Educational Media Foundation
Sister stations	K-LOVE network
Webcast	KOBC's High Speed Stream
Website	kobc.org

KOBC (90.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Joplin, Missouri, USA, the station serves the Joplin area.

Past

KOBC was founded on February 24, 1967 by its previous owner, Ozark Christian College and operated on the 91.1 FM frequency. In 1972, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a license to increase transmitting power to 30,000 watts and change the frequency to 90.7 FM. Transmission power was raised again in 1998 to 60,00 watts, effectively increasing KOBC's listening area by 40%.

Sale of KOBC

OCC sold KOBC to the Educational Media Foundation, its current owner, on October 1, 2008.^{[2] [3]}

Translators

In December 1987 an FM translator was added in Chanute, KS at 103.1 FM. A second translator was added for Fayetteville, AR in July 1988 at 100.1 FM, but it was disassembled after another Christian radio station began broadcasting in Fayetteville in 1996. The Chanute translator continues to operate.

References

1. "KOBC - Our History"
2. KOBC Changes Hands -- K-LOVE radio begins operating the station
3. "KOBC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for KOBC
• Radio-Locator information on KOBC
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KOBC
• 90.7 FM KOBC
• Educational Media Foundation (EMF Broadcasting)
• K-LOVE network
• Ozark Christian College