KBLO

KBLO (102.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish-language Christian radio format. Licensed to Corcoran, California, it serves the Visalia-Tulare-Hanford area of Central California. It is owned by Centro Cristiano Amistad Church.^[2]

KBLO

Corcoran, California
Broadcast area	Visalia-Tulare-Hanford area
Frequency	102.3 MHz
Programming
Format	Spanish language Christian Radio
Ownership
Owner	Centro Cristiano Amistad Church
History
First air date	November 17, 1999; 25 years ago (November 17, 1999)
Former call signs	KLCZ (1987–2001) KXQX (2001–2005)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54541
Class	B1
ERP	19,500 watts
HAAT	116 meters (381 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°11′4″N 119°24′1″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KBLO is a Class B1 FM station. The effective radiated power (ERP) is 19,500 watts. The station's transmitter and tower are located off RD 76 and West Paige Avenue, about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the city of Tulare, California.

History

The station was granted a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission on June 24, 1987. It was a Class A station with the call sign KLCZ designated on June 30, 1987. Multiple construction permit extensions and an upgrade to class "B1" were applied for over the next ten years.

KLCZ finally signed on the air on November 17, 1999; 25 years ago (November 17, 1999). On November 19, 2001, the call sign was changed to KXQX.

The KBLO call sign was assigned on June 1, 2005. The LO in the call letters represent the moniker "Radio Lobo" or Wolf Radio. It was originally a simulcast of KLOQ-FM 98.7 in Winton, California. KLOQ-FM is owned by Mapleton Communicatons, which had purchased 102.3 in April 2005 from Rak Communications, Inc. The studios of both stations were in Merced. The stations carried a Regional Mexican format.^[3]

KBLO was sold in October 2010 to CCA License Holdings LLC and the format was changed to Spanish-language Christian radio.

On January 24, 2023, KBLO's license was transferred to Centro Cristiano Amistad Church, the 100% owner of CCA License Holdings. The Spanish Christian programming continued as before.