WKFV (107.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian music format. Licensed to Clinton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation, airing its K-Love format.
History WKFV signed on as WCLN-FM in 1984. At one time, its format was urban contemporary, and the call letters were once WMXS.
Larry Carr of Clinton, North Carolina, operated WCLN, a daytime-only station on 1170, and WCLN-FM (then at 107.1 FM) prior to the 1991 purchase of the 16-year-old stations by Willis Broadcasting Corp. of Norfolk, Virginia. The stations' format would be adult contemporary music and oldies."Virginia Firm Buys Clinton Radio Station," The Fayetteville Observer, July 13, 1991.
WCLN and WCLN-FM were Christian when the FM station increased its power from 3000 to 25,000 watts and moved to 107.3 FM to better cover Fayetteville.Michael Futch, "It's All Christmas, All the Time at WFLB," The Fayetteville Observer, December 9, 1994.
By 1997, WCLN was airing southern gospel music separately from the FM."The Cape Fear Region's Information Resources," The Fayetteville Observer, March 22, 1997.
In 2000, WCLN-FM relocated its tower from Salemburg to near Stedman. In conjunction with the tower relocation, the station was granted FCC approval to relocate its main studio to Fayetteville.On The Air, "Stations on the Move," The Fayetteville Observer, September 20, 2000.
After leadership changes to the station in 2004, the format drifted from inspiration to adult contemporary Christian music, becoming a Radio & Records reporting station in early 2005.Radio and Records, Reporting Stations, http://www.radioandrecords.com .
Effective December 15, 2017, Educational Media Foundation closed on the purchase of WCLN-FM from Christian Listening Network for $1.2 million. The same day, the station changed its call sign to WKFV.
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