KVOO-FM
KVOO-FM is a commercial FM radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station is owned by Griffin Communications 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 Downtown 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 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. The new firm would own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KVOO-FM.
On June 26, 2018, parent company E.W. Scripps announced that it would sell KVOO - along with its sister stations, KBEZ, KFAQ, KHTT, and KXBL to Griffin Communications. Griffin began operating the stations under a local marketing agreement on July 30, and completed the purchase that October; the company already owned CBS affiliate KOTV-DT and CW affiliate KQCW-DT.
