First air date November 16, 1973 HAAT 374 meters (1227 feet) Facility ID 68330 City of license Tulsa Owner E. W. Scripps Company Branding 98.5 KVOO | Power 99,000 watts Class C Frequency 98.5 MHz Format Country music Area Tulsa Slogan Today's Country Variety | |
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Broadcast area Tulsa metropolitan area | ||
KVOO-FM (98.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company and it airs a country music radio format. The station picked up the heritage call sign and country format in 1988. It shared the call letters with an AM sister station that had long been known for country music in Tulsa, until the AM outlet changed to a news/talk format as KFAQ in 2002. KVOO's studios are located in Midtown Tulsa and the transmitter is in the Osage Reservation north of Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
KVOO-FM is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio format.
History
KVOO-FM first signed on the air on November 16, 1973. Its call letters were KBJH, and it aired a Christian radio format. The station was started by evangelist Billy James Hargis and his initials were part of the call sign. The station's license was held by the American Christian College, founded by Hargis.
In 1976, the call letters were changed to KCFO. The station called itself "Love 98 FM" and it played Contemporary Christian music.
Journal Communications (KVOO-FM's owner) and The E.W. Scripps Company (owner of Tulsa's NBC network affiliate KJRH-TV) announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name. The new firm would own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KVOO-FM.