Unique Contra Costa County Radio Station to Return to the Air After $1 Deal

Unique Contra Costa County radio station to return to the air after $1 deal

CONCORD — A beloved, half-century-old community radio station no longer broadcasts from the unassuming tower near Suisun Bay that carried its signal for two decades. But thanks to a new purchasing deal and special authority from federal regulators, KVHS soon will be back on the air. While the station’s four-letter call sign has been licensed to Mt. Diablo Unified School District since the 1960s, the school board unanimously approved a purchase a…

Concord radio station KVHS being acquired by Contra Costa County Office of Education - Local News Matters

The Contra Costa County Office of Education has announced plans to acquire the broadcast license for KVHS 90.5 FM from the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. The MDUSD Board of Education unanimously approved the transfer for $1 last week, a news release noted. KVHS has served central Contra Costa County as a noncommercial educational FM station since its founding at Clayton Valley High School in 1966. “KVHS has a rich legacy of serving the loca…