{{short description|K-Love radio station in Santa Cruz, California}} {{see also|KLVM (disambiguation){{!}}KLVM}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station | name = KLVM | logo = KLOVE 2014.svg | city = Santa Cruz, California | country = US | area = Central Coast of California | network = K-Love | airdate = {{Start date|1972}} | frequency = 88.9 MHz {{HD Radio}} | translator = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|89.1|K206BQ|Hollister}}|{{Radio Relay|93.5|K228FD|Monterey|HD3}}|{{Radio Relay|96.3|K242AT|Salinas, Etc.|HD4}} }} | format = Contemporary Christian music | subchannels = {{ubl|HD2: K-Love Eras|HD3: Radio Nueva Vida|HD4: KAMB simulcast}} | erp = 1,250 watts | haat = {{convert|761|m|ft|sp=us}} | class = B | facility_id = 51718 | callsign_meaning = "K-Love Monterey" | former_callsigns = KUSP (1972–2018) | former_frequencies = 89.1 MHz (1972–1974) | owner = Educational Media Foundation | licensee = | webcast = [https://listen.klove.com/ Listen Live]<br>[https://listen.klove.com/2000s Listen Live (HD2)] | website = [http://www.klove.com/ klove.com]<br>[https://nuevavida.com/ nuevavida.com] (HD3) | licensing_authority = FCC }}
'''KLVM''' (88.9 MHz) is an FM radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian music format. Licensed to Santa Cruz, California, United States, the station is an affiliate of the K-LOVE Christian music radio network and is owned by Educational Media Foundation. The signal covers much of California's Central Coast.
==Pataphysical Broadcasting Foundation, 1972== David Freedman<ref name="goodtimes.sc-kusp-going-la"/> and Lorenzo Milam started '''KUSP''', as ''Pataphysical Broadcasting Foundation, Inc.'' on 89.1 MHz in 1972, broadcasting from downtown Santa Cruz. In May 1974, it moved the transmitter to the much higher Mt. Toro, increased power from 10 watts to 1,250 watts ERP and changed frequency from 89.1 to 88.9 MHz.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mussell |first1=Don |title=KUSP History |url=https://people.well.com/user/dmsml/kusp/ |access-date=8 February 2021 |date=June 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mussell |first1=Don |title=KUSP History: 1973-1974 |website=KUSP History Pages |url=https://people.well.com/user/dmsml/kusp/kusp74.html |access-date=8 February 2021 |date=June 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mussell |first1=Don |title=KUSP History: 1975 to 1979 |url=https://people.well.com/user/dmsml/kusp/kusp75.html |website=KUSP History Pages |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mussell |first1=Don |title=KUSP History: Winter to Summer, 1979 |website=KUSP History Pages |url=https://people.well.com/user/dmsml/kusp/kusp79.html |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mussell |first1=Don |title=KUSP History Corner: 1980 to 1983 |website=KUSP History Pages |url=https://people.well.com/user/dmsml/kusp/kusp80.html |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
It broadcast music, and programs of local interest and later added programs from NPR.<ref name="goodtimes.sc-kusp-going-la">{{cite web |last1=Weir |first1=Mat |title=Is KUSP Radio Going L.A.? |url=https://goodtimes.sc/santa-cruz-news/is-kusp-radio-going-la/ |website=Good Times Santa Cruz |access-date=8 February 2021 |date=15 April 2015 |quote=A proposal would have the local public station joining forces with Los Angeles powerhouse KCRW}}</ref> On November 1, 2015, the format changed to an adult album alternative, with a few news and information programs.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160513161008/http://kusp.org/guide.html KUSP Program Guide]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160314093224/http://www.kusp.org/archive-talk.shtml Talk Show Audio Archives]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160312142719/http://kusp.org/archive/102.html KUSP Music Show Player]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160613142734/http://www.kusp.org/pod/ KUSP Podcasts]</ref>
On August 1, 2016, KUSP ceased programming <ref>[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/106125/kusp-to-sell-licenses-after-failed-fundraising-effort/ KUSP Ceases Programing While Continuing to Find Buyer] RadioInsight - August 1, 2016</ref> and on August 12 declared bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://audio1.cruzio.com/ |title=KUSP.org Files for Bankruptcy |access-date=August 28, 2016 |archive-date=September 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911053409/http://audio1.cruzio.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Educational Media Foundation, 2016== On December 19, 2016, the Educational Media Foundation filed an application with the FCC to purchase the license for $605,000. The application was granted on February 6, 2017, and the purchase was consummated on March 16, 2017.
Educational Media Foundation resumed the operation of KUSP on April 5, 2017. On April 5, 2017, it filed applications with the FCC to sell the licenses of the K207CN, K217EK and K237EV translators to California State University, Monterey Bay (owner of KAZU) for $5,000. The applications were consummated on June 30, 2017, and July 7, 2017.
On April 21, 2017, KUSP was granted a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move the transmitter site of translator K206BQ .708 miles to Fremont Peak and decrease the effective radiated power from 200 watts to 150 watts. The station changed its call sign to KLVM on January 22, 2018. KLVM broadcasts 1 HD subchannel on 88.9 HD2 airing the K-Love Classics format.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.klove.com/ K-LOVE website] {{FM station data|51718|KLVM}} *[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=69814 FCC History Cards for KLVM] *[http://www.well.com/user/dmsml/kusp/ KUSP history by Don Mussell] *[https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/fm-profile/KLVM/contour-maps#browse-by-category FCC Public Inspection File contour map]
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Category:Radio stations established in 1972 Category:1972 establishments in California Category:Educational Media Foundation radio stations Category:K-Love radio stations LVM (FM)