In 1986, New Orleans televangelist Marvin Gorman purchased the station out of receivership, and he, in turn, sold the station to a group of five businessmen, Gary Hardesty (son of Herschell Hardesty), Michael Dillon, Jon Kurtin, Sol Gerber, and Donald Muckenthaler operating as KVHP-TV Partners.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz tˈɛlᵻvˌændʒɪlˌɪst mˈɑːɹvɪn ɡˈoːɹmən pˈɜːtʃɪst ðə stˈeɪʃən ˌaʊɾəv ɹᵻsˈiːvɚʃˌɪp, ænd hiː, ɪn tˈɜːn, sˈoʊld ðə stˈeɪʃən tʊ ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv fˈaɪv bˈɪznəsmˌɛn, ɡˈæɹi hˈɑːɹdəsti sˈʌn ʌv hˈɜːʃɛl hˈɑːɹdəsti, mˈaɪkəl dˈɪlən, dʒˈɑːn kˈɜːtɪn, sˈɑːl dʒˈɜːbɚ, ænd dˈɑːnəld mˈʌkənθˌeɪlɚɹ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ æz kˌeɪvˌiːˌeɪtʃpˈiːtˌiːvˈiː pˈɑːɹtnɚz.