KBVA

KBVA (106.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Bella Vista, Arkansas, and serving Northwest Arkansas including Fayetteville and Bentonville. The station is owned by Hog Radio, Inc. It airs an Oldies radio format with hits from the 1950s to the 80s. The playlist includes a couple of adult standards each hour from artists such as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Barbra Streisand and Perry Como. KBVA carries the syndicated John Tesh "Intelligence for Your Life" show in afternoons. News updates are provided by Fox News Radio.
The studios and offices are on American Street in Springdale, Arkansas. The transmitter is off Y City Road in Decatur, Arkansas. KBVA's signal is heard in sections of Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
History.
In November 1991, the station signed on the air. KBVA's original owner was [[Gayla Joy Hendren McKenzie]], the daughter of [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician [[Kim Hendren]] and the sister of current [[Arkansas Senate|state senator]] [[Jim Hendren]]. The station carried political advertising for Kim Hendren's unsuccessful bid in 2010 for the [[United States Senate]]. 
McKenzie sold KBVA to Hog Radio effective July 31, 2017 for $1.15 million, which rebranded the station from "Variety 106.5" to "Lite 106.5".
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[[Category:Radio stations in Arkansas|BVA]]
[[Category:Adult standards radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1993]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in Arkansas]]