KFYV

Infobox Radio station


name = KFYV
frequency = 105.5 (MHz)
city = Ojai, California
area = Oxnard-Ventura, California
airdate = 1972
former_callsigns = KOVA (1972-1984), KMYX (1984-1989), KKUR (1989-1997), KKBE (1997-2003)
branding = "Live 105.5"
format = Top 40
erp = 310 watts
haat = 438 meters
class = A
slogan = "Today's Hit Music"
owner = Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC
website = http://www.live1055.fm/
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KFYV (105.5 FM, "Live 105.5") is a commercial radio station located in Ojai, California, broadcasting to the Oxnard-Ventura, California, area. KFYV airs a Top 40 music format. It is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC.

History

The station, originally owned by Fred Hall, started out as KOVA which was a Big Band/Adult Standards/Classical format. They would also re-broadcast old radio shows (i.e. Jack Benny, The Lone Ranger, The Shadow, ect). Hall sold the station in 1979 to Frank Spencer who resold it to long-time Ventura County broadcaster Mike Thomas three years later. Thomas first adopted an easy listening format (after KACY-FM dropped the format to become Q-105, then changed the call letters to KMYX (K-Mix 106) which broadcast an urban/R & B format programmed by his son Howard Thomas (H.T. as he was known on air). Howard was killed in an automobile accident in Los Angeles in August, 1988, and in March, 1989 Thomas changed the format to a country with a DJ lineup that included long-time Ventura County broadcasters K.M. "The Rebel" Richards, Bob Stevens, and Steve Carr. The country format only lasted until November of that year when Thomas sold the station to a Los Angeles group owner who adopted a "hot adult contemporary" format and changed the call letters to KKUR. Later, the station adopted a soft rock/smooth jazz format as "The Breeze" under the call letters KKBE.

External links

* [http://www.live1055.fm/ KFYV official website]
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