KPVR

KPVR is a radio station in Bowling Green, Missouri and serves the western (Westplex) suburbs of St. Louis. KPVR simulcasts KXBS (95.5 FM), KHZR (97.7 FM) and K270BW (101.9 FM), airing a Christian CHR format known as Boost Radio. The station is owned by Gateway Creative Broadcasting alongside KLJY, a Contemporary Christian station in St. Louis, with programming originating from its studios in Des Peres.

KPVR
Simulcast with KHZR Potosi and K270BW St. Louis
CityBowling Green, Missouri
Broadcast areaSt. Louis, Missouri
Frequency94.1 MHz
BrandingBoost Radio
SloganPop. Hip-hop. Hope.
Programming
FormatChristian contemporary hit radio
Ownership
OwnerGateway Creative Broadcasting
KLJY
History
First air date
August 1, 1975 (1975-08-01)[1]
Former call signs
KPCR-FM (1975–2004)
Former frequencies
100.9 MHz (1975–1991)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52572
ClassC3
ERP7,500 watts
HAAT180.4 meters
Transmitter coordinates
39°15′45″N 91°4′9″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
WebcastListen via iHeart
Websiteboostradio.com

History

KPVR was established as KPCR-FM at 100.9 MHz on August 1, 1975.[1] It was the companion to KPCR (1530 AM) in the same town and simulcast that station and its country music format two-thirds of the time.

Original owner Pike County Broadcasting, Inc., sold the KPCR stations in 1998 to Indacom, Inc., for $490,000.[2] Indacom sold the two country outlets to Four Him, Inc., headed by Michael Fallon, in 2001 in a $725,000 transaction.[3] KPVR and the 97.7 station at Potosi formed Joy FM, the new contemporary Christian station for St. Louis, formed after a previous commercial outlet in the city was sold and changed formats in 1998.

Joy FM acquired the former KFUO-FM 99.1 in St. Louis and relaunched it as KLJY in July 2010; the original simulcast continued to air Joy FM for several more years. Boost was launched on its present signals—the former Joy FM simulcast and a St. Louis translator owned by the Educational Media Foundation—on March 24, 2014.[4]

On November 6, 2020, Gateway announced it would acquire the facility of WFUN-FM 95.5 from Urban One, and that Boost Radio would move from KPVR, KHZR, and K270BW to said station after Gateway assumes operations on January 4, 2021. The future format and ownership of the Boost Radio stations is currently unknown at this time.[5]

References
  1. "KPCR-FM" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1977. p. C-119 (367). Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. "Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. January 2, 1998. p. 6. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. "Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. February 16, 2001. p. 6. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  4. Venta, Lance (March 20, 2014). "Boost 101.9 St. Louis To Launch Monday". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  5. Venta, Lance (November 6, 2020). "95.5 St. Louis To Get A Boost Under New Ownership". RadioInsight.


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