KXOR (660 AM, "Radio Zion") is a commercial

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to serve

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, United States. The station, established as KZTU in 1991, is owned by Iglesia de Cristo Ministerio Llamada Final, Inc.

Programming

KXOR broadcasts a

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format to the greater

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, area.

History

The station was assigned the

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KZTU on August 23, 1991. On August 12, 2004, the station changed its call sign to the current KXOR. On December 30, 2009, KXOR went

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citing "substantial decreases in its revenue flow" over the past three years. In its application to the FCC for

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to remain silent, the station's license holder claimed that "losses have reached the point that the station no longer generates sufficient funds to pay operating expenses" and that the company is seeking to either sell the station or refinance and return to operation. The FCC granted the station authority to remain silent on March 4, 2010. Until going

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on December 30, 2009, KXOR broadcast a mixed

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music and

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format branded as "La X 660" to the

, area. This programming was aired in conjunction with

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KXPD (1040 AM) in

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. In September 2010, the station filed for an extension of this authority but the application was dismissed as moot on October 25, 2010. The station returned to the air on October 18, 2010, as a

station with the "La Ke Buena" branding. In December 2011, Churchill Media, LLC, applied to the FCC to transfer KXOR and

KLZS to "Arlie & Company". Both companies are wholly owned by Suzanne K. Arlie and the transfer was made as a "business reorganization". The FCC approved the move on December 29, 2011, and formal consummation of the transaction took place the same day. In February 2012, Arlie & Company reached an agreement to sell KXOR to Zion Multimedia (Otto R. Azurdia, president) for $548,100 through their Zion Multimedia Oregon Corporation

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. The deal gained FCC approval on April 2, 2012, and was formally consummated on April 17, 2012. Zion Multimedia sold KXOR to Iglesia de Cristo Ministerio Llamada Final, Inc. in a transaction that was consummated on May 7, 2015. The consideration for the purchase was settlement of a $280,000 debt outstanding between the parties.

References

External links

KXOR official website
{{Eugene-Springfield Radio

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