KDOV is a non-commercial

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

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, broadcasting to the Medford-

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area on 91.7 FM. KDOV airs

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music and religious programming. It is owned by

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, through licensee UCB USA, Inc. KDOV has a sister television station,

KDSO-LD KDSO-LD (channel 16), branded on-air as theDove TV, is a low-power broadcasting#Television, low-power religious broadcasting, religious television station in Medford, Oregon, United States. KDOV-LD (channel 18) serves as a broadcast relay statio ...

Programming

In addition to music blocks supervised by music director and on-air talent Jerry Bilden, TheDove Radio airs segments from various Christian ministers such as

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, the late

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, the late Dr. James Kennedy and others. They also broadcast live local church services from Parkview Christian Center in

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. Flagship programs for TheDove include ''Mornings on TheDove'' and ''Focus Today'' (simulcast with the TV station and KCMX Radio), both hosted by station president Perry Atkinson. There also local news updates with news director Steve Johnson and news reporter Ashley Carrasco.

Local sports coverage

KDOV also serves as the flagship radio station for

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varsity football and boys basketball with sports director Jim McCoy and talent Mark McLemore providing play-by-play. It debuted Cascade Christian baseball on May 29, 2012, with the

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Class 3A Playoff game against Bandon/Pacific and also carried the state championship game versus Santiam Christian just days later.

On-Air Talent

* Perry Atkinson - Host, ''Mornings on TheDove'', ''Focus Today'', ''Afternoons on TheDove'' * Polina (Yemelyanova) Leiser - Co-Host / Executive Producer, ''Mornings on TheDove'' * Jerry Bilden - Music Director / On-Air Talent * Steve Johnson - News Director / Co-Host, ''Mornings on TheDove'' * Ashley Carrasco - News Anchor / Reporter, ''Mornings on TheDove'' (formerly on

KTVL KTVL (channel 10) is a television station in Medford, Oregon, United States, affiliated with CBS and The CW Plus. Owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, the station has studios on Rossanley Drive in northwest Medford, and its transmitter is located ...

)

Former On-Air

* Steve Best - On-Air Talent * Leon Hunsaker - Meteorologist (formerly of

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and

, died 2022) * Jim McCoy - Play-By-Play Commentator for

football and boys basketball (radio only) * Demi DeSoto - News Anchor / Reporter, ''Mornings on TheDove'' (formerly on

)

Board of directors

* Perry Atkinson, President * Dallas Rhoden, Vice President * Jason Atkinson, Secretary / Treasurer * Hal Short, Chairman of the Board * Mark Portrait, Director * Ted Darnell, Director

Translators

KDOV rebroadcasts on KDPO 91.9 in

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, KDCB 89.5 in

Coos Bay, Oregon Coos Bay ( Coos language: Atsixiis) is a city located in Coos County, Oregon, United States, where the Coos River enters Coos Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The city borders the city of North Bend, and together they are often referred to as one en ...

, KDOB 91.5 in

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, KICE 94.9 in

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/ Redmond/

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, and on the following translators:

References

External links

Official Website
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