KVPP

KVPP
Pago Pago, American Samoa;
Broadcast area	Tutuila Island, American Samoa
Frequency	88.9 MHz
Branding	88.9 K-Love
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Contemporary Christian music
Ownership
Owner	Rev. Shannon Cummings; (Rev. Shannon Cummings DBA Pure Truth Ministries);
History
First air date	December 2011
Former call signs	KBTB (2011-2014); KKBT (2014-2019)
Call sign meaning	K-LoVe Pago Pago
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	176105
Class	A
ERP	960 watts
HAAT	442 meters (1,450 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	14°16′12″S 170°41′10″W / 14.27000°S 170.68611°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	http://www.klove.com

KVPP (88.9 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve the community of Pago Pago, American Samoa. The station's broadcast license, issued in January 2012, is held by Rev. Shannon Cummings DBA Pure Truth Ministries.

History

In October 2007, Marianas Educational Media Services applied to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on December 18, 2008, with a scheduled expiration date of December 18, 2011.^[2] The new station was assigned call sign "KBTB" on December 26, 2011.^[3] After construction and testing were completed in December 2011, the station was granted its broadcast license on January 3, 2012.^[4]

KBTB was purchased by Rev. Shannon Cummings, doing business as Pure Truth Ministries, for $2,000; the purchase was consummated on June 17, 2013.

On August 1, 2014, the station's call sign was changed to KKBT. On February 9, 2018, the station signed off the air. The station changed its call sign to the current KVPP on February 20, 2019. The station along with its new call letters KVPP has returned to the air airing the K-Love Contemporary Christian music format. The KKBT callsign was moved to the former KNWJ-FM, which now broadcasts a Rhythmic Contemporary format.