KRTM is a Christian radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Yucca Valley, California

Yucca Valley, California

Yucca Valley is an incorporated town located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 20,700 at the 2010 census, up from 16,865 at the 2000 census...

, and serving the Palm Springs radio market. The station is owned by Penfold Communications, Inc.

History

The station went on the air as KRTM on 1979-11-05 on 88.9 FM in Temecula. On 1984-08-24, the station changed its call sign to KRRR, on 1989-09-26 to the current KRTM after being acquired by Penfold. Owned for several years by the same guy that owns Penfold's Café & Bakery on Old Town Front Street, the station was brought back after being off the air for seven years. The studio was built in the upstairs of the Aham Tor warehouse on Via Montezuma and the station's 240 foot tower was built in the parking lot. Shortly after, the new City Council was sworn in, and declared that the tower was illegal and couldn't stay where it was. The structure was dismantled with hundreds of people watching from a party that Penfold threw at a nearby bar. The tower was flown via helicopter to a location south of Temecula in the hills west of Interstate 15. During the time of ownership under Mr. Penfold, the station was fined several times for airing advertisements with a non-commercial license.

Penfold Communications was sold to Calvary Chapel

Calvary Chapel

Calvary Chapel is an evangelical association of Christian churches with over one thousand congregations worldwide. Calvary Chapel also maintains a number of radio stations around the world and operates many local Calvary Chapel Bible College programs. It presents itself as a "fellowship of...

 Costa Mesa in 1998, and for many years, KRTM was located on the campus of Calvary Chapel Bible College

Calvary Chapel Bible College

Calvary Chapel Bible College is a ministry of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa. Its main campus is in Murrieta, California, which has an average attendance of approximately 400 full-time students, 50 part-time students, and 150 distance learning students. The mission statement of Calvary Chapel Bible...

 where students could take courses in radio broadcasting. KRTM's format consists mainly of Contemporary Worship music but also features Bible teaching programs of Calvary Chapel churches within the coverage area of KRTM as well as many regional and national Ministries. In Summer 2008, KRTM's studio was moved to a new location on Jefferson Ave. in Temecula, continuing under the same format and KRTM's tower was relocated to Palomar Mountain in order to gain coverage over the San Diego

San Diego, California

San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...

 area.

In June 2010, KRTM's call letters and format was relocated to the newly built 88.1 FM in Yucca Valley, California

Yucca Valley, California

Yucca Valley is an incorporated town located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 20,700 at the 2010 census, up from 16,865 at the 2000 census...

, though not all of the programming was moved over. KRTM's online stream continued even through the relocation. On October 27, 2010; KRTM began simulcasting on KWTH

KWTH

KWTH is a radio station broadcasting a Religious format, licensed to Barstow, California, serving the Barstow area, the Victor Valley area, and along the I-15 from the Cajon Pass to Baker and the I-40 to Essex.-History:...

 91.3 FM in Barstow, California

Barstow, California

Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 22,639 at the 2010 census, up from 21,119 at the 2000 census. Barstow is located north of San Bernardino....

 and translator K284AU 104.7 FM on Clark Mountain, near Mountain Pass, California

Mountain Pass, California

Mountain Pass is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is situated on Interstate 15 in the southeast mountainous desert region of the state approximately from the Nevada border at an elevation of - the highest point along I-15 between California and...

 both of which were originally apart of the Living Proof Radio Network

KWTW

KWTW is a radio station broadcasting a Christian Contemporary & Talk format, licensed to Bishop, California, USA. KWTW is known as The Living Proof Radio Network, which is a ministry of Calvary Chapel in Bishop...

. Upon completion of a tower relocation and power increase, KRTM will gain coverage in the Inland Empire

Inland Empire (California)

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 and Coachella Valley

Coachella Valley

Coachella Valley is a large valley landform in Southern California. The valley extends for approximately 45 miles in Riverside County southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains to the saltwater Salton Sea, the largest lake in California...

, creating nearly a continuous coverage area between Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...

 and Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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.

In Late March-Early April 2011 Calvary Chapel started a new 25kw station in Brunswick, Ohio near Wooster and Medina on 91.9, WKJA..The station covers much of the Akron-Canton area stretching to near the Cleveland Suburbs as far South as Ohio's Amish Country of Holmes and Tuscarawaws Counties.

On August 11, 2011; KWTH

KWTH

KWTH is a radio station broadcasting a Religious format, licensed to Barstow, California, serving the Barstow area, the Victor Valley area, and along the I-15 from the Cajon Pass to Baker and the I-40 to Essex.-History:...

's ownership was transferred to Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa along with translators K284AU (104.7 in Mountain Pass, CA) and K295AJ (106.9 in Las Vegas, NV).

Transmitter Network

In addition to broadcasting on KRTM 88.1 FM in Yucca Valley, KRTM also broadcasts on the following transmitters:

Frequency	Transmitter Location	Power Effective radiated power In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
W207CB 89.3	Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...	7 w
WKJA 91.9	Brunswick, Ohio Brunswick, Ohio Brunswick is the largest city in Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 34,255 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cleveland Metropolitan Area.-Geography:Brunswick is located at ....	25,000 w
K245AI 96.9	San Pasqual, California San Pasqual Valley, San Diego, California San Pasqual Valley is the northernmost community of the city of San Diego. It is bordered on the north by the city of Escondido, on the east and west by unincorporated land within San Diego County, and on the south by the city of Poway and the community of Rancho Bernardo.State Highway 78 runs...	10 w
KKRS KKRS KKRS is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Davenport, Washington, USA, the station serves the Spokane area. The station is currently owned by Penfold Communications....  97.3	Davenport, Washington Davenport, Washington Davenport is a city in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,734 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Lincoln County.-History:Davenport was first settled in 1880, and was named in 1882 for resident J.C. Davenport...	5100 w
KKRS-1 97.3	Spokane, Washington Spokane, Washington Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...	50 w
KTWD KTWD KTWD is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Wallace, Idaho, USA, the station is currently owned by Penfold Communications, as a repeater of KRTM Yucca Valley, California.-History:...  97.5	Wallace, Idaho Wallace, Idaho Wallace is a historic city in the Panhandle region of the U.S. state of Idaho and the county seat of Shoshone County in the Silver Valley mining district...	1600 w
K278AR 103.5	Potlatch, Idaho Potlatch, Idaho Potlatch is a city in Latah County, Idaho, United States. The population was 791 at the 2000 census.-History:Potlatch was founded in 1905 as a company town by the Potlach Corporation. The townsite was chosen because of proximity to Potlatch Corporation's large holdings of western white pine on the...	190 w