KORB
Encyclopedia
KORB is a non-commercial educational
broadcast
radio station
licensed
to and serving Hopland, California
. KORB is owned and operated by One Ministries, Inc.
KORB broadcasts a Christian Alternative Rock
music format branded as "Broken FM".
for a new FM station in Redwood Valley, California
, from the Federal Communications Commission
on April 25, 2005
. The new station was assigned the call letters KAIS by the FCC on May 2, 2005. In December 2007, the station was granted permission to change its community of license to Hopland, California
.
In October 2008, the Educational Media Foundation
reached an agreement to transfer this station to One Ministries, Inc., as part of a complicated multi-station deal. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 20, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on December 9, 2008. The new owners applied to the FCC for new call letters and were assigned KORB on November 28, 2008.
In March of 2009, KORB kicked off its morning show with the station's first on air DJ, Costas Schuler.
Non-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...
broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
radio station
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to and serving Hopland, California
Hopland, California
Hopland is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California. It is located on the west bank of the Russian River south-southeast of Ukiah, at an elevation of 502 feet . The population was 756 at the 2010 census....
. KORB is owned and operated by One Ministries, Inc.
KORB broadcasts a Christian Alternative Rock
Christian alternative rock
Christian alternative rock is a form of alternative rock music that is lyrically grounded in a Christian worldview. Some critics have suggested that unlike CCM and older Christian rock, Christian alternative rock generally emphasizes musical style over lyrical content as a defining genre...
music format branded as "Broken FM".
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
for a new FM station in Redwood Valley, California
Redwood Valley, California
Redwood Valley is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California. It is located southwest of Potter Valley, at an elevation of 722 feet . It comprises the northern portion of the Ukiah Valley. It is about 8 mi north of Ukiah and 12 mi south of Willits. Potter Valley is to...
, from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on April 25, 2005
2005 in radio
The year 2005 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*April 29 - KFRC 610 AM in San Francisco, switches formats as a result of ownership change. KFRC becomes KEAR, the "Sound of the New Life", a listener-supported, gospel/religious only station. It had been previously KFRC from...
. The new station was assigned the call letters KAIS by the FCC on May 2, 2005. In December 2007, the station was granted permission to change its community of license to Hopland, California
Hopland, California
Hopland is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California. It is located on the west bank of the Russian River south-southeast of Ukiah, at an elevation of 502 feet . The population was 756 at the 2010 census....
.
In October 2008, the Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that operates the K-LOVE and Air 1 radio networks. EMF is based in Rocklin, California....
reached an agreement to transfer this station to One Ministries, Inc., as part of a complicated multi-station deal. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 20, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on December 9, 2008. The new owners applied to the FCC for new call letters and were assigned KORB on November 28, 2008.
In March of 2009, KORB kicked off its morning show with the station's first on air DJ, Costas Schuler.