Radio Nueva Vida (''New Life'') is a

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network based in

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, United States. It is owned and operated by The Association for Community Education, Inc., a California non-profit

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established in 1987.

History

Radio Nueva Vida began broadcasting on January 18, 1987 after building radio station

KMRO KMRO (90.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Camarillo, California and broadcasting to the areas of Ventura County and southern Santa Barbara County, California. The station is owned by The Association For Community Education, In ...

(90.3 FM) in

. In 1996, additional full-service stations were added to the network to serve

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and

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( KGZO, 90.9 FM), and

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and surrounding counties ( KEYQ, 980 AM). It added additional FM repeater stations, which cover the California communities of Salinas,

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, Santa Ana,

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, Soledad, Los Banos, the

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, Colton,

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, Desert Center, Lancaster, Santa Barbara, King City, and Santa Maria, as well as

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. In 2000 and 2001, Nueva Vida underwent a major expansion, broadcasting on three full-power AM stations, all in California, that had been broadcasting in English. They were

KLTX KLTX is a radio station licensed to Long Beach, California, serving the greater Los Angeles area, broadcasting at a frequency of 1390 kHz AM. The station airs a Spanish Christian format, and is branded "Radio Inspiración". History KGER The st ...

(1390 AM) in

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(1240 AM) in

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, and

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(1130 AM) in

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, all property of Hi-Favor Broadcasting, LLC. All three stations had been owned by major corporations: KLTX and KEZY by

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and KSDO by Chase Media with a joint sales agreement with

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. Unlike the majority of Nueva Vida's stations, which are licensed as

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, the new stations were commercial licenses, held by a for-profit arm of the organization, which allowed them to accept advertisements in order to help pay the cost of operation. After

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(EMF) discontinued its affiliation with

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in November 2010, EMF switched most of those stations to Radio Nueva Vida.

Programming and publication

Radio Nueva Vida's programming format consists of Christian music and talk in Spanish. Its 'In House' programs target the Hispanic community and its current needs. ''The Sembrador Informativo'' is the monthly newsletter mailed to its supporters and listeners.

Means of support

Radio Nueva Vida, a non-profit organization, is listener supported in a manner similar to that of

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stations. Its listener-supporters are called ''Sembradores'' (Seed Sowers). Sembradores are recruited twice a year in

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s by the station, though listeners may donate at any time. There is no minimum amount of money required to become a Sembrador; any amount is accepted and all donors are encouraged to contribute whatever they can.

Outreaches

Radio Nueva Vida has produced a number of large gatherings entitled: ''Encounters'' with God at The Forum in Los Angeles, ''El Toreo of Tijuana'', and in Bakersfield, Fresno, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

Station list

Below is a complete list of stations as provided by the Radio Nueva Vida website.

Full Power Stations

Notes:

Translators

HD Stations

References

External links

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Radio Nueva Vida webcastRadio Nueva Vida's NewsletterRadio Locator
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