KVOL

KVOL (1330 AM) is an American radio station licensed to Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. It serves the Acadiana area. KVOL was the first radio station in Lafayette when they signed on-air on May 18, 1935.^[2] It is owned and operated by Delta Media Corporation. KVOL's studios are located on Evangeline Thruway in Carencro, and its transmitter is located in west Lafayette.

KVOL

Lafayette, Louisiana
Broadcast area	Acadiana
Frequency	1330 kHz
Branding	97.7/1330 MeTV FM
Programming
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Charles Chatelain (Delta Media Corporation)
Sister stations	KLWB-FM, KSLO-FM, KSLO, KOGM, KFXZ-FM, KFXZ, KYMK, KLCJ
History
First air date	May 18, 1935
Former call signs	KVOL (1935–1986) KRKR (1986–1989)
Call sign meaning	K Voice Of Lafayette
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	9415
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	30°14′29″N 92°03′31″W
Translator(s)	97.7 K249EY (Lafayette)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kvol1330.com

On March 7, 2022, KVOL changed from the Rewind to MeTV-FM.^[3]

Programming

KVOL is a soft oldies formatted radio station known as "97.7/1330 MeTV FM". MeTV FM focuses on "The Greatest Hits of All Time" from 1965 to 1985. Feature programming also includes "On The Turntable", a weekly program that features a historic look at classic vinyl albums and played in their entirety. The Rewind also airs Scott Shannon presents America's Greatest Hits each Sunday morning at 9 am, The Blue Suede Connection each Saturday morning at 7 am, and The Beatles Brunch each Sunday morning at 10 am.

K249EY

During the FCC's AM Revitalization project in mid-2016, Delta Media purchased 99.9 W260CK in Slidell from Educational Media Foundation, intending to relocate it to Lafayette as a KVOL repeater at 97.7. The move was completed and the newly rechristened K249EY signed on, relaying KVOL from its new location September 5, 2016.

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