KLDS
KLDS (1260 AM, "Radio Voz AM") is a radio station licensed to serve Falfurrias, Texas, United States. The station is owned by La Radio Cristiana Network, Inc. KLDS is unaffiliated with the LDS Church.
City | Falfurrias, Texas |
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Broadcast area | Rio Grande Valley |
Frequency | 1260 kHz |
Branding | Radio Voz AM |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Spanish |
Format | Religious |
Ownership | |
Owner | La Radio Cristiana Network, Inc. |
Sister stations | KDFM, KERB, KERB-FM, KIBL |
History | |
First air date | January 1, 1953 |
Former call signs | KBLP (1953-1956)[1] KPSO (1956-1997)[2] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 7149 |
Class | B |
Power | 500 watts (day) 330 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°14′11″N 98°10′22″W |
KLDS broadcasts a Spanish-language religious radio format to the Rio Grande Valley and surrounding counties.[3]
The radio station began operations in 1953 broadcasting as KBLP with 500 watts of power, daytime-only, on a frequency of 1260 kHz under the ownership of Ben L. Parker.[1] In 1956, under new ownership, the station had its call sign changed to KPSO. The station was assigned the KLDS call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on December 19, 1997.[2]
References
- "Directory of AM and FM stations and Market Data of the United States". Broadcasting-Telecasting 1955 Yearbook-Marketbook Issue. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1955. p. 294.
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
External links
- KLDS in the FCC's AM station database
- KLDS on Radio-Locator
- KLDS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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