# KLXB > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/KLXB > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/KLXB.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLXB > Source revision: 1353983210 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox radio station | name = KLXB | logo = KLOVE 2014.svg | city = [Bermuda Dunes, California](/source/Bermuda_Dunes%2C_California) | area = [Palm Springs, California](/source/Palm_Springs%2C_California) | country = US | frequency = 105.1 [MHz](/source/Megahertz) {{HD Radio}} | translator = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|91.3|K217EZ|[Coachella](/source/Coachella%2C_California)|HD3}}|{{Radio Relay|96.3|K242BR|[Indio](/source/Indio%2C_California)|HD3}}|{{Radio Relay|97.3|K247CL|Indio|HD4}}|{{Radio Relay|105.7|K289CW|Palm Springs|HD4}}}} | airdate = {{Start date|1996|12}} | format = [Contemporary Christian](/source/Contemporary_Christian) | subchannels = {{ubl|HD2: [KHCS](/source/KHCS) simulcast|HD3: [Radio Nueva Vida](/source/Radio_Nueva_Vida)|HD4: [CSN International](/source/CSN_International)}} | erp = 2,050 [watt](/source/watt)s | haat = {{convert|175|m|ft|sp=us}} | coordinates = {{coord|33|51|55.3|N|116|26|12.8|W|type:landmark_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} | class = A | facility_id = 2316 | callsign_meaning = | former_callsigns = {{ubl|KNKG (1992)|KYHT (1992–2002)|KJAT (2002–2003)|KRSX-FM (2003–2014)|KQCM (2014–2015)|KVGH (2015–2016)|KVGH-FM (2016–2017)}} | former_frequencies = 105.3 MHz (1992–2014) | network = [K-Love](/source/K-Love) | owner = [Educational Media Foundation](/source/Educational_Media_Foundation) | sister_stations = [KHCS](/source/KHCS) | webcast = {{URL |http://www.klove.com/listen/player/ |Listen Live }} | website = {{URL |http://www.klove.com |klove.com }} | licensing_authority= [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) }} '''KLXB''' (105.1 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting)) is a [non-commercial](/source/Non-commercial_educational) [radio station](/source/radio_station) that is [licensed](/source/city_of_license) to [Bermuda Dunes, California](/source/Bermuda_Dunes%2C_California) and broadcasts to the [Palm Springs](/source/Palm_Springs%2C_California) [radio market](/source/media_market) in the [Coachella Valley](/source/Coachella_Valley). The station is owned by [Educational Media Foundation](/source/Educational_Media_Foundation) and airs that company's [contemporary Christian](/source/contemporary_Christian) [radio format](/source/radio_format) known as "[K-Love](/source/K-Love)". KLXB is also heard on a [translator station](/source/broadcast_relay_station), '''K247CL''' (97.3 MHz) in [Indio, California](/source/Indio%2C_California). ==History== ===Early years/Clear Channel era (1996–2007)=== The station first signed on in December 1996 as KYHT, originally broadcasting on 105.3 MHz and [licensed](/source/City_of_license) to [Yermo, California](/source/Yermo%2C_California).{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/90s-OCR-YB/1998-YB/1998-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0524.pdf |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S. |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1998 |publisher=R.R. Bowker |location=New Providence, New Jersey |isbn=0-8352-4003-7 |page=D-68 |date=1998 |access-date=January 4, 2019 }} Owned by Antelope Broadcasting, it [simulcast](/source/simulcast) [KAVS](/source/KTPI-FM) in [Mojave](/source/Mojave%2C_California) and its [top 40](/source/Contemporary_hit_radio) music format, branded as "Hot 97". When KAVS dropped top 40 in favor of a [modern rock](/source/modern_rock) format, KYHT and KAVS rebranded as "High Desert Modern Rock 97.7 & 105.3". In September 1998, Antelope sold its three stations — KYHT, KAVS, and [KAVL](/source/KAVL) — to [Jacor Communications](/source/Jacor) for $4 million.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/98/RR-1998-09-11-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |title=Citadel Gets Citywide Coverage In Two Louisiana Towns |magazine=Radio & Records |page=6 |date=September 11, 1998 |access-date=May 15, 2018 }} Jacor would be purchased by [Clear Channel Communications](/source/Clear_Channel_Communications) the following year. KAVS and KYHT dropped their modern rock programming and began simulcasting the top 40 format of sister station [KIIS-FM](/source/KIIS-FM) (102.7 FM) in Los Angeles part-time as "97.7 & 105.3 KIIS-FM". In the early days of Jacor/Clear Channel ownership, KYHT/KAVS featured local programming hosted by Chester The Arrester and held many on-air events in the Antelope Valley and [Barstow](/source/Barstow%2C_California) areas. In early 1999, KYHT went off the air due to a windstorm that caused the transmitter building to buckle and become airborne; the station returned to the air after three days. The grouping of [KIIS-FM](/source/KIIS-FM) (102.7 FM) in Los Angeles, [KIIS](/source/KHTS_(AM)) (1220 AM) in [Santa Clarita](/source/Santa_Clarita%2C_California),{{cite magazine |url=http://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/00s/02/RR-2002-03-22-OCR-Page-0028.pdf |title=Rumbles |magazine=Radio & Records |page=26 |date=March 22, 2002 |access-date=May 15, 2018 }} KAVS (97.7 FM) in the Antelope Valley, KYHT (105.3 FM) in Barstow/[Victor Valley](/source/Victor_Valley), and [KFMS](/source/KWID) (101.9 FM) in Las Vegas created nearly continuous coverage of KIIS-FM between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. However, KFMS in Las Vegas was branded as "KISS" instead of "KIIS". Following the Jacor/Clear Channel merger of 1999, KYHT moved its operations to 300 E. Grace Street in Barstow. The station began identifying as "105.3 KIIS-FM" and dropped KAVS's local programming, instead airing a local [modern rock-intensive top 40](/source/Contemporary_hit_radio) music format on weekends. In 2001, KYHT became a part of Clear Channel's Victor Valley cluster and began simulcasting [KZXY-FM](/source/KZXY-FM) (102.3 FM), airing a [hot adult contemporary](/source/hot_adult_contemporary) music format full-time as "Y 102 & 105". This flip prompted [KWID](/source/KWID) in Las Vegas to drop its simulcast of KIIS-FM and switch to all-local programming. The building where 105.3 KIIS-FM's local studio in Barstow resided became a factory for Hydropedes Glycerin-filled insoles, and later a church. right|thumb|150px|Logo for KRSX-FM from 2004 to 2011 In 2002, KYHT changed its [call letters](/source/call_letters) to KJAT and began simulcasting [KATJ-FM](/source/KATJ-FM) (100.7), broadcasting a [country music](/source/country_music) format branded as "Cat Country 100.7 & 105.3". In 2004, KJAT adopted the KRSX-FM call sign, airing an [oldies](/source/oldies) music format [syndicated](/source/Broadcast_syndication) by [Jones Radio Network](/source/Jones_Radio_Network) with the branding "Cruisin' Oldies 105.3". ===El Dorado/S & H era (2007–2016)=== In July 2007, KRSX-FM was one of 16 stations in California and Arizona which Clear Channel sold to El Dorado Broadcasters for $40 million.{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/27344/price-for-16-az-ca-clear-channel-stations-40-milli |title=Price For 16 AZ, CA Clear Channel Stations: $40 Million |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=July 11, 2007 |access-date=May 3, 2018 }} On December 7, 2009, El Dorado took KRSX-FM [silent](/source/Silent_(broadcasting)) in anticipation of a relocation to [Twentynine Palms, California](/source/Twentynine_Palms%2C_California), citing a lack of listenership and revenue in the Barstow area.{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/67913/krsx-shuts-down-in-barstow |title=KRSX Shuts Down In Barstow |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=December 7, 2009 |access-date=January 4, 2019 }} In June 2010, the company sold the station to S & H Broadcasting for $100,000.{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/77335/sold-high-desert-fm-texas-cps |title=Sold: High Desert FM, Texas CPs |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=June 29, 2010 |access-date=January 4, 2019 }} KRSX-FM returned to the air November 14, 2011, broadcasting to the Twentynine Palms area with a hybrid [talk](/source/Talk_radio)/[sports](/source/Sports_radio) format as "Talk 105.3".{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/98311/kix-96-twentynine-palms-adds-indio-palm-springs-si |title=Kix 96/Twentynine Palms Adds Indio-Palm Springs Simulcast On KKCM |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=October 31, 2011 |access-date=January 4, 2019 }} On January 1, 2014, KRSX-FM adopted the KQCM call letters and [contemporary hit radio](/source/contemporary_hit_radio) format of a station on 95.5 FM in Twentynine Palms (now [KCLZ](/source/KCLZ)). With the move, the station rebranded as "KQ 105.3". KQCM went silent once again on July 1, 2014. On June 5, 2015, KQCM changed its community of license to [North Shore, California](/source/North_Shore%2C_California) to serve the [Palm Springs](/source/Palm_Springs%2C_California) market. Its frequency also changed from 105.3 FM to 105.1 FM. Two weeks later, on June 19, KQCM changed its call sign to KVGH. After briefly [stunting](/source/Stunt_(broadcasting)) with Christmas music, on July 1, the station finally returned to the air with a [classic hits](/source/classic_hits) format and the branding "Valley 105.1".{{cite news |url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/93575/valley-105-1-launches-in-palm-springs/ |last=Venta |first=Lance |title=Valley 105.1 Launches in Palm Springs |website=RadioInsight |publisher=RadioBB Networks |date=July 1, 2015 |access-date=January 4, 2019 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/143032/kvgh-palm-springs-ca-launches-classic-hits-valley- |title=KVGH/Palm Springs, CA Launches Classic Hits 'Valley 105.1' |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=July 1, 2015 |access-date=January 4, 2019 }} The call letters changed again to KVGH-FM on February 23, 2016. ===Educational Media Foundation era (2016–present)=== On November 3, 2016, S & H Broadcasting sold KVGH-FM to [Educational Media Foundation](/source/Educational_Media_Foundation) (EMF) for $1.125 million. EMF intended to flip the station to [K-Love](/source/K-Love), its nationally syndicated [Christian adult contemporary](/source/Christian_adult_contemporary) radio network, as a simulcast of [KLVR](/source/KLVR) in [Middletown, California](/source/Middletown%2C_California). The classic hits format remained on the station in the meantime and was simulcast on [KVGH (AM)](/source/KGAY_(AM)) (1270 AM), for which S & H held a [construction permit](/source/Planning_permission) for new [translator](/source/Broadcast_relay_station) K293CL (106.5 FM) in [Thousand Palms](/source/Thousand_Palms%2C_California).{{cite news |url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/108988/emf-buys-in-palm-springs-richmond/ |last=Venta |first=Lance |title=EMF Buys In Palm Springs, Richmond |website=RadioInsight |publisher=RadioBB Networks |date=November 3, 2016 |access-date=January 4, 2019 }} On December 15, KVGH-FM's city of license changed to [Bermuda Dunes, California](/source/Bermuda_Dunes%2C_California). The sale closed on January 31, 2017,{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/162320/quick-flip-sends-wisconsin-am-to-new-owner |title=Quick Flip Sends Wisconsin AM To New Owner |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=February 3, 2017 |access-date=January 4, 2019 }} at which point it changed call letters to KLXB, dropped its classic hits format, and began stunting. This lasted until February 27, when KLXB began broadcasting contemporary Christian music as K-Love. ==HD Radio== KLXB broadcasts in [HD Radio](/source/HD_Radio) with four digital subchannels: *'''KLXB-HD1''' simulcasts the analog signal of K-Love. *'''KLXB-HD2''' airs [Air1](/source/Air1), EMF's [contemporary worship](/source/contemporary_worship_music) network. *'''KLXB-HD3''' airs [Radio Nueva Vida](/source/Radio_Nueva_Vida). *'''KLXB-HD4''' airs [CSN International](/source/CSN_International). ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{official website |https://www.klove.com/ |Official website (K-Love) }} *{{FM station data|2316|KLXB}} {{Palm Springs Radio}} {{High Desert/ Eastern Sierra Radio}} {{K-LOVE}} Category:Mass media in Riverside County, California Category:Radio stations established in 1997 Category:1997 establishments in California Category:K-Love radio stations Category:Educational Media Foundation radio stations Category:Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States LXB --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [KLXB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLXB) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLXB?action=history)). 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