KOAR
{{short description|Air 1 radio station in Beebe, Arkansas}}
{{for|the public airport in Marina, California, United States, assigned ICAO code KOAR|Marina Municipal Airport}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KOAR
| logo = Air1 logo 2019.svg
| city = Beebe, Arkansas
| area = Searcy, Arkansas
| branding = Air1
| airdate =
| frequency = 101.5 MHz
| format = Contemporary Christian
| erp = 6,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|100|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 35482
| coordinates = {{coord|35|11|26|N|91|54|45|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KPIK (1990–2001)
KBGR (2001–2009)
| owner = Educational Media Foundation
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [https://listen.air1.com Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.air1.com air1.com]
| affiliations = Air1
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KOAR (101.5 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Beebe, Arkansas, United States. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.
Programming
KOAR broadcasts a contemporary Christian music format to the Searcy, Arkansas, area as an affiliate of the Air 1 radio network.{{cite web |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |title=Station Information Profile |access-date=June 29, 2009}}
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on April 27, 1990.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BPH-19880407MH) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=111335 |date=April 27, 1990}} The new station was assigned the KPIK call sign by the FCC on May 10, 1990.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=35482 |publisher=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |access-date=June 12, 2009}} KPIK received its license to cover from the FCC on February 11, 1992.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BLH-19910701KA) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=162658 |date=February 11, 1992}}
In February 1993, license holders Judith Ann Davis and Barbara Jo Faith applied to the FCC to transfer the license for this station to a new company called KPIK Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 9, 1993, and the transaction was consummated on April 22, 1993.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAPH-19930223GH) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=182119 |date=April 22, 1993}}
In May 2001, KPIK Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Searcy Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 13, 2001, and the transaction was consummated on June 22, 2001.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BALH-20010501ACT) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=561617 |date=June 22, 2001}} The new owners had the FCC change the call sign to KBGR on July 9, 2001.
In March 2005, Searcy Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to the Educational Media Foundation for a reported sale price of $525,000.{{cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Deals - 2005-04-04 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/95043-Deals.php |date=April 3, 2005}} The deal was approved by the FCC on June 9, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on July 25, 2005.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BALH-20050324ACF) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1052441 |date=July 25, 2005}} At the time of the sale, KBGR was broadcasting a country music format.
The EMF flipped the station to a contemporary Christian music format and added the station to their Air 1 network. The station was assigned call sign KOAR on March 25, 2009.
References
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External links
- [http://www.air1.com/ Air 1 official website]
{{FM station data|35482|KOAR}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Arkansas}}
{{Air 1}}
Category:Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States
Category:White County, Arkansas
Category:Radio stations established in 1992
Category:1992 establishments in Arkansas