| Broadcast area | Las Vegas metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
| Branding | Magic 97.9 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (formerly Public radio) |
| Affiliations | Feature Story News (FSN), T-Mobile, Las Vegas Tribune, Syndication Networks and Public News Service |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Las Vegas Public Radio Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 2016 |
Former call signs | KIOF-LP (2014–2023) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 190166 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 100 watts |
| HAAT | −49.0 meters (−160.8 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°13′1.8″N 115°07′3.8″W / 36.217167°N 115.117722°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | lvpr.org |
KVGK-LP (97.9 FM) was a radio station licensed to serve Las Vegas, Nevada. The station, founded by Gregory LaPorta, was established in 2010, was owned by Las Vegas Public Radio Inc. and affiliated with Feature Story News (FSN), T-Mobile, the Las Vegas Tribune (a division of Tribune Media Group), Syndication Networks and Public News Service (PNS). Portsonic Communications, LLC was a local community radio investor and management company for Las Vegas Public Radio Inc. KVGK-LP was governed under the Local Community Radio Act of 2010 as a public radio station to the Las Vegas, Nevada valley. The FCC licensed Portsonic Communications, LLC, a commercial company for KVGK-LP 97.9 FM from May 12, 2023 to November 12, 2023 to work on a split of the nation's Low Power FM service through a research and development pilot project running under a Temporary Application for Provisionial Commercial Use at FCC Facility ID: 190166 in North Las Vegas, Nevada where Las Vegas Public Radio had been broadcasting from with the original KIOF-LP 97.9 FM. Because the FCC licensed a commercial company for Low Power FM operations during a short period of time, KVGK-LP 97.9 FM never came to air and was used to trace fatal flaws in the FCC's Licensing and Management System (LMS) during the final report issued by the FCC on May 14, 2024 in FCC DA 24-252. This single report heavily documents why the LPFM Commercial Service never came about over the past 25+ years due to regulatory/statutory blockage.
KVGK-LP generated programming locally in Las Vegas, Nevada. The station began broadcasting on January 9, 2016, with the call sign KIOF-LP. KVGK-LP could be heard on 97.9 FM throughout the Las Vegas and North Las Vegas metropolitan areas as well as the Las Vegas Strip, T-Mobile Arena and Las Vegas Chinatown.
Las Vegas Public Radio Inc. is an independent State of Nevada Public Broadcaster, and is part of the State of Nevada Public Broadcasting System.
On September 4, 2022, Las Vegas Public Radio Inc. returned the broadcast license of the then-KIOF-LP along with the call sign back to the FCC. Las Vegas Public Radio Inc. was in the process of building its new 48,000 Watt FM radio station on KQQY (90.1 FM) as authorized through a construction permit issued by the FCC on June 9, 2022.