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Friday. January 4. 1985Part VI 5 Cos Angeles (Times CHAPEL BUYS KWVE-FM; TO SWITCH TO RELIGIOUS FORMAT By RANDY LEWIS. Times Staff Writer Owners of KWVE-FM (107.9) in San Clemente have accepted a cash offer for the station tendered by Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, which will convert the station's rock format to all -religious programming later this year if there are no obstacles to the sale. "The sale hasn't gone into escrow yet," Marty Aspegren, one of KWVE's nine co-owners, said Thursday.

"But they made an offer, and it has been accepted." Calvary Chapel's offer was chosen over two others from non-religious groups one from a group in Sacramento and another in Boston because, Aspegren said, "it was a cash offer and you don't see very many of those." Aspegren did not identify the other interested parties. Calvary Chapel pastor, the Rev. Chuck Smith, could not be reached for comment Thursday. The evangelical Christian church over which Smith presides is one of the most financially successful churches in Orange County. Because of the major shift in the station's direction, it is not known how many, if any, of KWVE personnel will be retained by the new owners, who are novices to radio.

Disc jockey Jed the Fish, whose nightly "Nightwave" show was one of KWVE's most popular local programs, reportedly has left the station. He signed off the air Wednesday night telling listeners, "The station has been sold, and you'll be hearing religious programming in the next few months." Most KWVE employees were officially informed of the impending sale Thursday. If escrow and Federal Communications Commission approval of the license transfer proceed smoothly, the changeover will take place in April or May. At 50,000 watts, KWVE is the most powerful radio station in Orange County, although its signal does not reach all areas of the county because it is partly blocked by hills in San Clemente and Laguna Beach. Early last year, KWVE replaced most of its local disc jockeys with nationally syndicated programming beamed via satellite from a base in Chicago.

Its biggest listenership has been in the southern part of the county, the fastest-growing region of Orange County and a potentially lucrative radio market. Its signal also extends well into northern San Diego County. "They are getting a great property," Aspegren said, although she declined to reveal the sale price. A KWVE source who asked not to be identified said Calvary Chapel posted a $100,000 cash deposit as part of the deal. After escrow opens, Calvary Chapel will be required to apply to the Federal Communications Commission for approval of the change in ownership, at which point other interested parties could challenge the transfer.

But the FCC rarely turns down ownership transfers. Aspegren said KWVE's owners had not been actively seeking to sell the station but that "We do get offers. It's amazing that we had three to vote on at the same time." On the two occasions in fall 1982 and spring 1984 when KWVE registered in Arbitron ratings, radio's equivalent of television's Nielsen ratings, it garnered only fractional ratings points. But KWVE management often stated its belief that the station's low Arbitron numbers did not accurately reflect the listenership. "In the last four months, we have really taken off," Aspegren said, echoing the statement of a KWVE source who said that during December, KWVE had its biggest revenue month in its history.

"The satellite has proven successful, and there have been more and more people listening. People have liked our sports, and we'll soon be starting to broadcast USC women's basketball games" until the transfer takes place, Aspegren said. "But I think they'll be able to pick up a lot of listeners we didn't get, so this should be exciting for them." NOW PLAYING GARDENA MONTCLAIR Pacific Vermont Dnve-ln UA Movies (714i621602 323-4055 BEVERLY HILLS HOLLYWOOD Beverly Center Pacific World Cineolex 652-7760 469-5866 OAliV -2 00 6 10- CftllTHEflTHEfOA 10 20 SH0WHMIS CERRITOS AMC Alondra 924 5232 EL TORO Edwards' Saddleback 17141 581-5880 ORANGE UACily Cinema (714) 634-3911 TORRANCE UA Uel Amo 1 542 7363 HAWTHORNE Hawthorne' AML 644 9761 ANAHEIM CANOGA PARK Pacific Anafieim Dnve-ln Mann Fox (7141879-9850 18181883-4212 VANNUYS Pacifie Van Nuvs Dnve-ln 766-3500 HOLLYWOOD Oriental 876-0212 LANCASTER Antelope (805)942-2114 LANCASTER Lmtcastei Dnve-ln 1805)942-5615 LOS ANGELES CORONA Showcase (714) 737-1214 CYPRESS Cvpress Iwin (714)828-1660 EAGLE ROCK Eagle Cinema 256-3996 EAST LOS ANGELES Boulevaid 263-9042 FOUNTAIN VALLEY Family Foul 1714)963-1307 ANAHEIM Loge (714)772-6446 ARROYO GRANDE Fair Oaks (805)489-2364 BAKERSFIELD Nile (8051323-7118 BARSTOW Skyline Dnve-ln (714)256-1415 CARPENTERIA Plaza 1805)684-4014 CRESTLINE Village (714J338-3888 SAN BERNARDINO Highland Twin 17141889-1086 SAN DIMAS Canyon (714)599-2345 SAN PEDRO Warner 548-3030 SANTA BARBARA Vanta BarDara Drive-In 1805) 964-9400 SANTA MONICA Brentwood 829-3366 VICTORVILLE Balsam Unve-ln 1619)243-2012 NORWALK Norwalk 929-3762 ORANGE Villa Paik (win (7141639-0066 PASADENA Uptown 792-5276 RIALTO Hialto fwin (7141874-7980 RIVERSIDE Deana (714)686-6900 SAN BERNARDINO Ciesl (714)688-6826 Fairfax 653-3117 Hiallo 624-9675 LOS ANGELES Highland 256-6383 MORRO BAY Bay (805) 772-2444 WEST HOLLYWOOD GARDEN GROVE Valley View (714)894-5338 "A whole lot of fun, with wall to wall music and dancing." Roger Ebert, AT THE MOVIES sm" rabviiroTiuiui wm law mwmsm 23 '(in ii" I iffli NOW PLAYING WESTWOOD Mann Village 208-SS76 DAILY 1200 I iV 2 30 5 15 10 30 HOLLYWOOD Pacific's Cinerama Dome 466-3401 DAILY 1Z 30 5 30 8 00 10-30 FRI SAT LATE SHOW 12:45 CLENDALE Mann Glendale (818)241-4177 12:00 5:00 LA MIRADA Pacific's La Mirada (714)994-2400 PASADENA SR0 Hastings (818)796-7111 12:30 3:00 5:30 800 1015 RIVERSIDE UA Cinema (714)689-8022 THOUSAND OAKS UA Movies (805)497-6708 12:30 3:00 10:30 TORRANCE UA Del Amo 542-7383 12:40 -3 0S 5:35 10:35 STUDIO CITY Mann Studio (818)769-4441 12:30 3:00 5:30 10:20 TARZANA Mann Valley West (818)996-1300 10:15 M0NTCLAIR UA Movies (714)621-5027 12 30 3:00 5:30 8:00 10:30 NEWPORT BEACH Edwards Newport Cinema (714)644-0760 12:30 3:10 5:30 10:00 N0RTHRIDGE Pacific's Northridge Cinemas (818)993-1711 12:30 5:30 8:00 10:30 TRI STAR PICTURES Presents A CANNON GROUP PICTURE LUCINDA DICKEY MICHAEL "BOOGALOO SHRIMP CHAMBERS in a G0LANGL08US Production of a SAM FIRSTENBERG Film "BREAKIN 2 ELECTRIC BOOGALOO" also stalling SUSIE BONO Director of Photography HANANIA BAER Supervising Editor MARCUS MANTON Choreography by BILL G00DS0N Music Supervision RUSS REGAN Song Supervision OLLIE BROWN Based on Characters Created by CHARLES PARKER ALLEN DeBEVOISE Written by JAN VENTURA JULIE REICHERT 8 00- 10:30 COSTA MESA Edwards Town Center (714)751-4184 1 30-345 6 00 10:45 BUENA PARK UA Movies EX (714)952-4993 102S- CERRIT0S UATwin 924-5514 12 30 3 00 5 30 8 00 LAGUNA HILLS EdwardsSanborn Laguna Hills Mall (714)768-6611 froouceo by MLNAHtM GULAN and VORAM GLOBUS Directed by SAM EIRSTENBERG If.1 .1 PGPKmcufOCfsu(iHsno-J' rf" nnioouvsnMol HI-SIM 10:30 10:10 mUHIV CMIM FILMS IK MANHATTAN BEACH Mann 6 640-1075 BUENA PARK (li n.n. IP CITY OF INDUSTRY Kietil I'nt Ilnvi- In MONTEREY PARK Edwards Monterey Mall Cinema 570-1026 ifllbi-tHti PARAMOUNT WOODLAND HILLS UA Warner Center (818)999-2130 PUENTE HILLS AMC Puente 10 (818)810-5566 FOUNTAIN VALLEY Edwards fountain Valley Twin (714)839-1500 IRVINE Inwd'Os Winnth'niof Ciiiiui7I4i55I 0615 LA MIRADA 921 lt LONG BEACH UA Movies 594 6525 MONROVIA M.iiiii Hiinliiiqliin MONTCLAIR SKIIMii'il i Ii'l4l624 WESTMINSTER Edwards Cinema West 17141891-3935 SAN JUAN CAPISTRAN0 Pacific's Mission Drive-In (714)493-4545 0XNARD SR0 Carriage Square (805)485-6726 MARINA DEL REY UA Cinema 822-2980 TORRANCE M.I'1'HlKl ftlVr'M- 1221 west covina lBiai9fi0 2ffi' WOODLAND HILLS I'lintir IiiimiiUiI AZUSA IrlAri'itsfrKilliii1 8I1 134 0263 WESTWOOD tlM.ijmiii-t 45 1441 ScMnlOly JO 130 4M IX. 10 30 St'ttn I Duly I 30 3 30 HOLLYWOOD HllUvA'IIKl IMI tin 4M 4 1 1 1 In 17 3 10 6 25-ID 30 Sti is; u.

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