KVOH

Radio station in Rancho Simi, California

Rancho Simi, California

Broadcast areaLos Angeles, Southern USA, CubaFrequency9.975 17.775BrandingVoice of HopeProgrammingLanguage(s)English, SpanishFormatReligiousOwnershipOwner

Rev. John and Heather Otis Tayloe [sic]
(Strategic Communications Group)

Sister stations

Voice of Hope - Israel (1287 AM) and Voice of Hope - Zambia Africa (Shortwave)History

First air date

Reception reports go back to 1980; relaunch in 2011?

Last air date

June 26, 2023

Call sign meaning

K (Western USA) Voice Of HopeTechnical informationClassNone (Shortwave)Power100 kW^[1] (source debatable)ERP50 kW^[2]Repeater(s)1287 kHz (AM) in Israel, 6.065 MHz in ZambiaLinksWebsitehttp://www.voiceofhope.com

KVOH The "Voice of Hope - Americas", owned and operated by Strategic Communications Group, was a non-commercial, 50 kW^[2] shortwave (SW) Christian/Gospel radio station located in Rancho Simi, California,^[2] though their studios are in Los Angeles, which they claim as their home city.^[2] Programming could be heard on 9.975 MHz and 17.775 MHz, often using two languages: English and Spanish.^[3]

Signal

External videos
Spanish reception of KVOH on 17.775 MHz from Edmonton, AB, YouTube video

The main KVOH signal is broadcast from their transmission facility on Chatsworth Peak in Southern California, with a signal of either 50^[2] or 100 ^[1] kilowatts of power; either signal claims to have a 100-degree lobe pointed at Cuba, which would also cover much of Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Southern United States.^[4]

KVOH's parent organization, Strategic Communications Group, maintains other signals on mediumwave and shortwave, with apparent Middle East reception on 1287 AM from Voice of Hope - Israel (AM), as well as from the Voice of Hope - Africa, broadcasting on two transmitters located in Zambia, Africa on 6.065 MHz.^[1] Despite this, parts of Northeast Africa do not receive a signal.^[5]

Programming

The schedule at KVOH consists of either religious speakers like Lorenzo Martinez (former musician based in Los Angeles), a daily devotional, or Christian music. Also, Rev. John and Heather Tayloe's Nightwatch broadcast each evening.

History

The station website notes that it has broadcast programming on 9.975 MHz for "over 30 years". The original station was founded by the late Dr. George Otis starting in 1985.^[6] KVOH was testing on 17.775 MHz during August and September 2011. Today, Rev. John and Heather Otis Tayloe, Strategic Communications Group, operate KVOH (Voice of Hope - Americas) in an effort to share the Gospel of Jesus by shortwave radio.

KVOH ceased operation June 26, 2023, citing the cost of electricity in California.^[7]^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Voice Of Hope - Americas". www.voiceofhope.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Main Station Record". Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ "KVOH". The SWLing Post. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ "KVOH Propagation Map". Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ "International Coverage Map (All Stations)". Voice of Hope. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ Hamilton, Denise (14 November 1985). "Shortwave Tower Goes Up in Simi Valley : Ministry Targets Central, South America". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ Wavescan Episode 749 (story begins at 19:46). Adventist World Radio. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
^ Hauser, Glenn (June 28, 2023). World of Radio Episode 2196. Retrieved July 10, 2023.