ale ▁to ▁K ER A ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁that ▁C oven ant ▁Edu c ational ▁Media ▁would ▁be ▁s elling ▁this ▁station ▁to ▁North ▁Texas ▁Public ▁Broadcast ing ▁( own ers ▁of ▁K ER A ▁( 9 0 . 1 ▁FM ) ▁and ▁K ER A - TV ) ▁for ▁$ 1 8 ▁million . ▁The ▁deal ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁F CC ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁transaction ▁was ▁consum m ated ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁biggest ▁single ▁radio ▁station ▁sale ▁to ▁that ▁point ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁economic ▁dow nt urn , ▁couple d ▁by ▁a ▁short fall ▁of ▁don ations ▁from ▁its ▁" share - a - th on " ▁and ▁an ▁" urg ent " ▁fund ra iser , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁K V TT . ▁The ▁station ' s ▁now - previous ▁own ers ▁have ▁v owed ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁Christian ▁format ▁in ▁operation ▁in ▁some ▁capacity . ▁The ▁final ▁broadcast ing ▁day ▁for ▁the ▁Christian ▁format ▁on ▁ 9 1 . 7 ▁FM ▁was ▁September ▁ 2 8 ; ▁on ▁that ▁date , ▁the ▁station ▁moved ▁its ▁programming ▁to ▁a ▁day time - only ▁station , ▁K J SA ▁( 1 1 1 0 ▁AM ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁station