KBEX (FM)
KBEX (96.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Dalhart, Texas, United States, it serves the Amarillo metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Maria Ceniceros, through licensee Viva Media, LLC. The current studio's are located at 501 South Polk #110 in Amarillo, Texas, and its transmitter is northeast of Channing, Texas.
| City | Dalhart, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Amarillo, Texas |
| Frequency | 96.1 MHz |
| Branding | La Poderosa 96.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Viva Media, LLC (Maria Ceniceros) |
| Sister stations | KBEX-LP, KAMT, KQFX |
| History | |
| First air date | 1962 (as KXIT-FM) |
| Former call signs | KXIT-FM (1962-2008) KIKX (2008-2010) KPPC (2010-2011) KXIT-FM (2011-2013) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 74311 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 235 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°44′16.8″N 102°15′40.9″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | lapoderosa961.com |
The station was assigned the KBEX call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 20, 2013.[1] KBEX is the second station to use the KBEX call sign. Prior to 2005, KBEX was typically used as a stock call sign for fictional TV and radio stations in film, radio and television productions until the sign-on of KBEX in Brenham, Texas (which held the calls until 2008) that year.
In fiction
- KBEX-TV (in film)
- Birds of Prey (1973 film)
- Dawn of the Dead (as a Milwaukee TV station)[2]
- Moving Violation
- Runaway
- KBEX-TV (in television)
- Barnaby Jones[3]
- Brady Bunch[4]
- Cannon (in "Perfect Fit For A Frame")
- Charlie's Angels[5]
- Columbo (Season 2, Episode 6)
- Crazy Like a Fox (Channel 6, San Francisco)
- Dante's Peak (Channel 5)
- Emergency!
- Here's Lucy (in "Milton Berle is the Life of the Party")
- MacGyver (as TV and radio)
- Mannix
- Mission: Impossible
- The Rockford Files (in "The No-Cut Contract")
- Starsky & Hutch
- The Streets of San Francisco (in "Flags of Terror")
- $weepstake$ (Channel 6, Hollywood)[6]
- Walker, Texas Ranger[7]
- What's Happening!![8]
References
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- "Dawn of the Dead (2004) : Goofs". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- "Barnaby Jones Season One". Actorbuddyebsen.info. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- "The Brady Bunch - The Complete Fourth Season (1972-1973) TV on DVD Review". PopEntertainment.com. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- "Charlie's Angels (an Episode Guide)". Epguides.com. 2005-06-27. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- "Sweepstakes - TV Series - Cast & Credits - Listings - NYTimes.com". Tv.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- Toby O'B (2005-10-23). "Inner Toob: Universal Expansion". Toobworld.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- "Stock Footage | Sony Pictures Studios". Sonypicturesstockfootage.com. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
External links
- KBEX in the FCC's FM station database
- KBEX on Radio-Locator
- KBEX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database