KWVE

Infobox Radio station
name = KWVE


city = San Clemente, California
area = San Diego, California
Greater Los Angeles
branding = K-Wave
slogan = The Wave of Living Water
airdate = 1971
frequency = 107.9 (MHz) HD Radio
format = Christian
erp = 530 watts
haat = 1156 meters
class = B
facility_id = 8410
coordinates = coord|33|42|40.00|N|117|31|55.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = K WaVE (station's moniker)
owner = Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa
website = [http://www.kwve.com/ www.kwve.com]

KWVE is a commercial radio station located in San Clemente, California, broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area on 107.9 FM. KWVE airs Christian programming with an emphasis on Bible teaching and secondly, Christian music. The station is owned by Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. Most of their teaching programs are locally produced by Calvary Chapel pastors. The music is of the praise and worship variety which they hope will "lead one into the worship of God without attracting too much attention to the music itself." cite web | title=KWVE About Us | url=http://www.kwve.com/index.cfm?event=about | accessdate=2006-04-19 ] They also have three hours of Christian children's programming on Saturday mornings. cite web | title=KWVE Programming | url=http://www.kwve.com/index.cfm?event=programs | accessdate=2006-04-19 ]

History

Before Calvary Chapel operated this station, KWVE was a secular commercial music station that received poor ratings. In 1982, KWVE sold the 7 p.m. to midnight timeslot to Calvary Chapel as well as Sundays from 5 a.m. to noon. Their programming generated a lot of interest, and on April 15 1985, Calvary Chapel bought KWave. They kept the KWVE call letters and changed the format to its current Christian format.

References

External links

* [http://www.kwve.com/ Official Website]
*FMQ|KWVE
*FML|KWVE
*FMARB|KWVE