City Mount Vernon, Missouri Branding 106.7 The River First air date 1993 (as KELE) | Broadcast area Springfield, Missouri Frequency 106.7 MHz | |
Slogan What Will We Play Next? | ||
KRVI (106.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format. It is licensed to Mount Vernon, Missouri, United States, and serves the Springfield, Missouri area. The station is owned by E.W. Scripps Company.
The station first aired in 1994 as KHTO Hot 106.7 "Springfield's Hottest Hits" and was a Top 40 (CHR) format. The station also used to be KZRQ, known as Z106.7 (previously Channel Z-104.1 Rock This) and had an active rock format. Prior to that, the station was KHTO 106.7 The End "Music For All People".
Journal Communications and The E.W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that will own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KRVI. The transaction is to be completed in 2015, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.