KXVB (101.5 FM) is a radio station in
Greenland, Arkansas
Greenland is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located in the Boston Mountains, deep in the Ozark Mountains. Early settlers found prosperity by growing fruit, including apples and a variety of berries, and rai ...
, serving the
Fayetteville area. KXVB airs a
rhythmic contemporary hit radio
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as Rhythmic Top 40, Rhythmic CHR or rhythmic crossover, is a primarily American music-radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip hop and upbeat R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary never uses ...
format.
History
The station debuted in 2012 with a
classic hits
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format.
As a classic hits station, they played a select number of 1960s hits, along with 70s, 80s, and 90s music, most notably
Martha and the Vandellas
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An act founded by friends Annette Beard, Rosalind ...
original recording of "
Dancing In The Street
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". Starting in the 2020s, some hits from the 2000s were thrown in. These include songs such as "
It's My Life" by
Bon Jovi
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, "
Underneath It All
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" by
No Doubt
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featuring
Lady Saw
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, and
Counting Crows
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' version of
Joni Mitchell
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's "
Big Yellow Taxi
"Big Yellow Taxi" is a song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in 1970, and originally released on her album '' Ladies of the Canyon''. It was a hit in her native Canada (No. 14) as well as Aust ...
", which features
Vanessa Carlton
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. Star 101.5 aired Brock and Marci from 6–10, Staci, later Ro on the Radio, mid-days from 10–3, Tim in the afternoons from 3–7, with Throwback Nation Radio late evening. The
Tom Kent
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show was aired late evening on weekends.
In December 2020, Ro On The Radio and Brock and Marci were let go as part of the station's sale to Butler Broadcasting Company, LLC, the former owners of
KXNA
KXNA (104.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an alternative format. Licensed to Springdale, Arkansas, United States, it serves the Fayetteville (North West Arkansas) area. The station is currently owned by Elizabeth Marquis.
The station was ...
.
On January 27, 2021, the then-KFMD-FM and its sister stations were sold to Rox Radio. As soon as the sale closed on January 31, 2021, KFMD-FM dumped its classic hits format and began
stunting with songs with the word "change" in the title (i.e. "
Changes
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Books
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* ''Changes'', a novel by Danielle Steel
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" by
David Bowie
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, "
Winds of Change" by
Scorpions
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, and "
A Change is Gonna Come" by
Sam Cooke
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), promoting a "change" at Noon the following day. At 11:30 AM the following day, the stunting shifted to a loop of
"The Final Countdown" by
Europe
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, the final playing of which had simulated
ground control transmissions counting down to the change. At the promised time, KFMD-FM flipped to
Hot AC
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet s ...
as "101.5 My FM", taking indirect aim at established competition in
KMXF
KMXF (101.9 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station city of license, licensed to Lowell, Arkansas serving the Fayetteville, Arkansas area. The station airs a Contemporary hit radio, top 40 (CHR) music format.
Former logo
References
External ...
,
KMCK-FM
KMCK-FM (105.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) radio format. The station is licensed to Prairie Grove, Arkansas, and serves Northwest Arkansas. It is known as "Power 105.7" and is owned by Cumulus Media.
KMCK has ...
, and
KEZA
KEZA (107.9 Hertz, MHz) is a commercial radio, commercial FM broadcasting, FM radio station in Fayetteville, Arkansas, broadcasting to Northwest Arkansas, including Bentonville, Arkansas, Bentonville and Fort Smith, Arkansas, Fort Smith. KEZA is ow ...
. The first song on "My FM" was "
Good as Hell
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" by
Lizzo
Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo, is an American singer, rapper, and flutist. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Houston, Texas with her family when she was 10 years old. After col ...
. After the switch, the Fayetteville market was left with one Classic Hits station,
KBVA
KBVA (106.5 MHz) is a commercial FM broadcasts in HD with 2 sub channels radio station licensed to Bella Vista, Arkansas, and serving Southwest Missouri, Northwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma. The station is owned by John Lykins, through ...
.
On February 25, 2022, at 5 p.m., KFMD-FM flipped to a classic-leaning
rhythmic contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as Rhythmic Top 40, Rhythmic CHR or rhythmic crossover, is a primarily American music-radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip hop and upbeat R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary never uses ...
format, branded as "101.5 The Vibe", with the first song being "
It's a Vibe
"It's a Vibe" is a song by American rapper 2 Chainz, featuring American singers Ty Dolla Sign, Trey Songz, and Jhené Aiko. Produced by Murda Beatz and G Koop, it was released on March 14, 2017 as the second single from the former's fourth studi ...
" by
2 Chainz
Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (or Tity Boi), is an American rapper. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, al ...
.
On February 28, KFMD-FM changed call letters to KXVB to match the "Vibe" branding.
References
External links
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Radio stations established in 2012
2012 establishments in Arkansas
Rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States
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