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{{short description|K-Love radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida}}
{{redirect|WPBI|the television station in [[Lafayette, Indiana]]|WPBI-LD}}
{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WFLV
| name = WFLV
| image = [[Image:KLOVE 2014.png|200px]]
| logo = KLOVE 2014.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| city = [[West Palm Beach, Florida]]
| city = [[West Palm Beach, Florida]]
| area = [[West Palm Beach, Florida]]
| area = [[West Palm Beach, Florida]]
| branding = ''K-Love''<br />''101.9, NPR For The Palm Beaches'' (HD2)
| branding = ''K-Love''
| slogan = Positive and Encouraging
| frequency = 90.7 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| frequency = 90.7 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| translator = 101.9 W270AD (West Palm Beach, relays HD2)
| translator = [[#Translators|See § Translators]]
| airdate = November 24, 1969 (as WHRS-FM)
| airdate = November 24, [[1969 in radio|1969]] (as WHRS-FM)
| format = [[Contemporary Christian]]<br>[[Talk radio|News/Talk]] (HD2)
| format = [[Contemporary Christian]]
| subchannels = HD2: [[Air1]] ([[Contemporary worship music]])
| erp = 38,000 [[watt]]s
| erp = 38,000 [[watt]]s
| haat = 340 meters (1078 feet)
| haat = 340 meters (1078 feet)
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| coordinates = {{coord|26|35|20|N|80|12|44|W|}}
| coordinates = {{coord|26|35|20|N|80|12|44|W|}}
| callsign_meaning = '''W''' '''F'''lorida '''L'''o'''V'''e
| callsign_meaning = '''W''' '''F'''lorida '''L'''o'''V'''e
| former_callsigns = WHRS-FM (1969-1985)<br>WXEL (1985-2011)<br>WPBI (2011-2015)
| former_callsigns = WHRS-FM (1969–1985)<br>WXEL (1985–2011)<br>WPBI (2011–2015)
| affiliations = [[K-Love]]<br>[[National Public Radio]] (HD2)
| affiliations = [[K-Love]]
| owner = [[Educational Media Foundation]]; <small>(HD2 leased to [[Miami-Dade County Public Schools]])</small>
| owner = [[Educational Media Foundation]]
| licensee =
| licensee =
| sister_stations = [[WMLV]], [[WDLV]]
| sister_stations = [[WMLV]], [[WDLV]]
| webcast = [http://www.klove.com/listen/player.aspx WFLV Webstream]<br>[http://wpbistream1.publicradio.org/wpbistream.m3u WFLV-HD2 Webstream]
| webcast = [https://listen.klove.com/ Listen Live]<br>[https://listen.air1.com/ Listen Live (HD2)]
| website = [http://www.klove.com klove.com]<br>[http://www.wlrn.org/ wlrn.org/] (HD2)
| website = [https://www.klove.com klove.com]<br>[https://www.air1.com/ air1.com] (HD2)
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}


'''WFLV''' (90.7 FM) is a [[contemporary Christian]] formatted radio station in [[West Palm Beach, Florida]], owned by the [[Educational Media Foundation]] and branded as '''[[K-Love]]'''. WFLV airs [[National Public Radio]] news and talk on its HD2 subchannel and FM translator W270AD 101.9 FM in West Palm Beach.<ref>http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=47 HD Radio Guide for West Palm Beach-Boca Raton</ref>
'''WFLV''' (90.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[contemporary Christian]] formatted radio station in [[West Palm Beach, Florida]], owned by the [[Educational Media Foundation]] and branded as '''[[K-Love]]'''. WFLV airs [[Contemporary worship music]] on its HD2 subchannel, branded as [[Air1]].


==History==
==History==
The station signed on in 1969 as WHRS-FM, an outreach of the [[School District of Palm Beach County]] to the large number of migrant families in the Palm Beaches. (Its calls represented one of its public schools, Hagen Road Elementary School.) It joined the then-new [[National Public Radio]] network in 1972. Originally airing a mix of classical music and fine arts programming with Spanish and bilingual programming in the mornings, it gradually evolved into a typical NPR classical music and fine arts station. In 1981, WHRS was sold to South Florida Public Telecommunications, the community group that owned the license for the area's new [[PBS]] station, WWPF-TV, which changed its calls to WHRS-TV before signing on in 1982. In 1985, the two stations changed their call letters to [[WXEL-TV|WXEL-FM-TV]]. [[Barry University]] bought the stations in 1997.
The station signed on in 1969 as WHRS-FM, an outreach of the [[School District of Palm Beach County]] to the large number of migrant families in the Palm Beaches. (Its calls represented one of its public schools, Hagen Road Elementary School.) It joined the then-new [[National Public Radio]] network in 1972. Originally airing a mix of classical music and fine arts programming with Spanish and bilingual programming in the mornings, it gradually evolved into a typical NPR classical music and fine arts station. In 1981, WHRS was sold to South Florida Public Telecommunications, the community group that owned the license for the area's new [[PBS]] station, WWPF-TV, which changed its calls to WHRS-TV before signing on in 1982. In 1985, the two stations changed their call letters to [[WXEL-TV|WXEL-FM-TV]]. [[Barry University]] bought the stations in 1997.


In April 2005, Barry announced a pending purchase of both WXEL and WXEL-TV to a group consisting of Educational Broadcasting Corporation (owners of [[New York City]]'s [[WNET]] and [[WLIW]]) and the Community Broadcast Foundation of Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast, a local volunteer organization. Barry University decided to terminate the sale in May 2008.
In April 2005, Barry announced a pending purchase of both WXEL and WXEL-TV to a group consisting of Educational Broadcasting Corporation (owners of [[New York City]]'s [[WNET]] and [[WLIW (TV)|WLIW]]) and the Community Broadcast Foundation of Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast, a local volunteer organization. Barry University decided to terminate the sale in May 2008.


Another deal to sell WXEL radio, this time to American Public Media, doing business as [[Classical South Florida]], was reached on April 20, 2010 after receiving approval from the station's trustees. The sale closed on May 25, 2011 and, as WXEL-TV was not included in the deal, the call letters of the radio station were changed to WPBI. APM operated the station as a full-time satellite of its [[Miami]] station, [[WMLV|WKCP]].
Another deal to sell WXEL radio, this time to American Public Media, doing business as [[Classical South Florida]], was reached on April 20, 2010 after receiving approval from the station's trustees. The sale closed on May 25, 2011 and, as WXEL-TV was not included in the deal, the call letters of the radio station were changed to WPBI. APM operated the station as a full-time satellite of its [[Miami]] station, [[WMLV|WKCP]].


With the sale, all NPR news programming moved to WPBI's [[HD Radio]] subchannel. A low-powered translator, W270AD in West Palm Beach, relays the subchannel's schedule; it had previously been used to simulcast WKCP.<ref name="pbp-saletoapm">{{cite news|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/wxel-sold-to-broward-based-classical-fm-radio-589926.html|title=WXEL sold to Broward-based classical FM radio station|last=Kleinberg|first=Eliot|date=April 20, 2010|work=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|accessdate=April 21, 2010}}</ref> Most of the market gets at least grade B coverage from [[WLRN-FM]] in Miami.
With the sale, all NPR news programming moved to WPBI's [[HD Radio]] subchannel. A low-powered translator, W270AD in West Palm Beach, relays the subchannel's schedule; it had previously been used to simulcast WKCP.<ref name="pbp-saletoapm">{{cite news|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/wxel-sold-to-broward-based-classical-fm-radio-589926.html|title=WXEL sold to Broward-based classical FM radio station|last=Kleinberg|first=Eliot|date=April 20, 2010|work=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|access-date=April 21, 2010}}</ref> Most of the market gets at least grade B coverage from [[WLRN-FM]] in Miami or [[WQCS]] [[Fort Pierce, Florida|Fort Pierce]].


==Translators==
On July 17, 2015, Classical South Florida's stations, including WPBI, were sold to Educational Media Foundation and switched to EMF's [[K-Love]] contemporary Christian format (with WPBI's call sign changed to WFLV), while WFLV-HD2 and W270AD are still running NPR news and talk under the previous WPBI call sign.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/93448/emf-poised-to-acquire-classical-south-florida/ Classical South Florida Flips to K-Love]</ref> On October 16, 2015, it was announced that [[Miami-Dade County Public Schools]] owned [[WLRN-FM]] will lease the HD2 of WFLV and the translator W270AD from the Educational Media Foundation and will relaunch "WPBI News" in November as "101.9, NPR For The Palm Beaches".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/94933/wlrn-to-operate-npr-for-palm-beaches/ WLRN To Operate NPR For Palm Beaches - Radio Insight]</ref> EMF's purchase of WFLV, along with co-owned [[WDLV]], [[WMLV]], W214BD, and W270AD, was consummated on November 2, 2015 at a price of $21.7 million.
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WFLV
| width =

| call1 = W270AD
| freq1 = 101.9
| city1 = West Palm Beach, Florida
| fid1 = 68119
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 113
| class1 = D
| notes1 = {{ndash}}

| call2 = W284CR
| freq2 = 104.7
| city2 = West Palm Beach, Florida
| fid2 = 21103
| watts2 = 250
| haat2 = 113
| class2 = D
| notes2 = Relays HD2
}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{FM station data|WFLV}}
*{{FM station data|58363|WFLV}}
*{{FMQ|W270AD}}
*{{FMXL|W284CR}}
*{{FXL|W270AD}}


{{West Palm Beach Radio}}
{{West Palm Beach Radio}}
{{K-LOVE}}
{{K-LOVE}}
{{NPR Florida}}


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Latest revision as of 19:51, 30 August 2024

"WPBI" redirects here. For the television station in Lafayette, Indiana, see WPBI-LD.
WFLV
Broadcast areaWest Palm Beach, Florida
Frequency90.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingK-Love
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
SubchannelsHD2: Air1 (Contemporary worship music)
AffiliationsK-Love
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
WMLV, WDLV
History
First air date
November 24, 1969 (as WHRS-FM)
Former call signs
WHRS-FM (1969–1985)
WXEL (1985–2011)
WPBI (2011–2015)
Call sign meaning
W Florida LoVe
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID58363
ClassC1
ERP38,000 watts
HAAT340 meters (1078 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
26°35′20″N 80°12′44″W / 26.58889°N 80.21222°W / 26.58889; -80.21222
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Websiteklove.com
air1.com (HD2)

WFLV (90.7 FM) is a contemporary Christian formatted radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida, owned by the Educational Media Foundation and branded as K-Love. WFLV airs Contemporary worship music on its HD2 subchannel, branded as Air1.

History

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The station signed on in 1969 as WHRS-FM, an outreach of the School District of Palm Beach County to the large number of migrant families in the Palm Beaches. (Its calls represented one of its public schools, Hagen Road Elementary School.) It joined the then-new National Public Radio network in 1972. Originally airing a mix of classical music and fine arts programming with Spanish and bilingual programming in the mornings, it gradually evolved into a typical NPR classical music and fine arts station. In 1981, WHRS was sold to South Florida Public Telecommunications, the community group that owned the license for the area's new PBS station, WWPF-TV, which changed its calls to WHRS-TV before signing on in 1982. In 1985, the two stations changed their call letters to WXEL-FM-TV. Barry University bought the stations in 1997.

In April 2005, Barry announced a pending purchase of both WXEL and WXEL-TV to a group consisting of Educational Broadcasting Corporation (owners of New York City's WNET and WLIW) and the Community Broadcast Foundation of Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast, a local volunteer organization. Barry University decided to terminate the sale in May 2008.

Another deal to sell WXEL radio, this time to American Public Media, doing business as Classical South Florida, was reached on April 20, 2010 after receiving approval from the station's trustees. The sale closed on May 25, 2011 and, as WXEL-TV was not included in the deal, the call letters of the radio station were changed to WPBI. APM operated the station as a full-time satellite of its Miami station, WKCP.

With the sale, all NPR news programming moved to WPBI's HD Radio subchannel. A low-powered translator, W270AD in West Palm Beach, relays the subchannel's schedule; it had previously been used to simulcast WKCP.[2] Most of the market gets at least grade B coverage from WLRN-FM in Miami or WQCS Fort Pierce.

Translators

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Broadcast translators for WFLV
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info Notes
W270AD 101.9 FM West Palm Beach, Florida 68119 250 113 m (371 ft) D LMS –
W284CR 104.7 FM West Palm Beach, Florida 21103 250 113 m (371 ft) D LMS Relays HD2

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFLV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Kleinberg, Eliot (April 20, 2010). "WXEL sold to Broward-based classical FM radio station". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
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