KRIO-FM

KRIO-FM (97.7 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Roma, Texas, United States. The station, established in 1983, is currently owned by Rio Grande Bible Institute, Inc.

KRIO-FM
Programming

City	Roma, Texas
Broadcast area	Rio Grande Valley
Frequency	97.7 MHz
Branding	Radio Esperanza
Language(s)	Spanish
Format	Christian
Ownership
Owner	Rio Grande Bible Institute, Inc.
Sister stations	KRIO (AM), KOIR
History
First air date	1983
Former call signs	KBMI (1982–2011)
Call sign meaning	RIO Grande Valley
Technical information
Facility ID	24816
Class	A
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	91 meters (299 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	26°24′22″N 99°00′37″W
Links
Website	radioesperanza.com

Programming

KRIO-FM broadcasts a Spanish-language Christian radio format.[1] KRIO-FM and sister station KRIO AM 910 simulcast the programming of KOIR (88.5 FM) in nearby Edinburg, Texas.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on February 25, 1982.[2] The new station was assigned the KBMI call sign by the FCC on June 14, 1982.[3] KBMI received its license to cover from the FCC on January 30, 1985.[4]

In November 1996, Grant Communications Group, Inc., applied to the FCC to transfer the license for this station to Timon Auto & Equipment Leasing Corp. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 24, 1996, and the transaction was consummated on February 20, 1997.[5]

In September 1998, Timon Auto & Equipment Leasing Corp. reached an agreement to sell this station to Horizon Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 26, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on November 10, 1998.[6] Facing technical and financial difficulties, KBMI went dark on August 1, 2004.

In November 2004, Horizon Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Border Media Partners LLC, through their wholly owned BMP RGV License Company, LP, subsidiary. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 14, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on March 31, 2005.[7] KBMI was returned to regular broadcast operations at approximately 1:00 p.m. on July 15, 2005.

In January 2008, Border Media Partners LLC, through their BMP RGV License Company, LP, subsidiary, reached an agreement to sell this station to Rio Grande Bible Institute, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 12, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on April 9, 2008.[8] In September 2008, the FCC approved the Rio Grande Bible Institute's application to flip KBMI from a commercial station to a non-commercial educational license, operated and programmed remotely under a main studio waiver.

On March 10, 2011, KBMI changed their call letters to KRIO-FM.[3]

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References

"Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
"Application Search Details (BPH-19810507AA)". FCC Media Bureau. February 25, 1982.
"Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
"Application Search Details (BLH-19830519AA)". FCC Media Bureau. January 30, 1985.
"Application Search Details (BALH-19961107GE)". FCC Media Bureau. February 20, 1997.
"Application Search Details (BALH-19980910GK)". FCC Media Bureau. November 10, 1998.
"Application Search Details (BALH-20041118ACR)". FCC Media Bureau. March 31, 2005.
"Application Search Details (BALH-20080122AAK)". FCC Media Bureau. April 9, 2008.

External links

KRIO-FM official website
KRIO in the FCC's FM station database
KRIO on Radio-Locator
KRIO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas (McAllen, Brownsville, and Harlingen)
By AM frequency	710 840 910 1210 1240 1290 1530 1580 1700
By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.5 88.9 91.5 92.7 94.5 95.3 96.1 96.9 97.7 98.5 99.5 100.3 101.1 102.1 104.1 104.9 105.5 (KQXX-FM, KRIX) 105.7 106.3 107.5 107.9
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4 162.55
By callsign	KBFM KBIC KBNR KBTQ KBUC KCAS KESO KFRQ KGBT KGBT-FM KHID KHKZ KIRT KJAV KJJF KKPS KNVO-FM KOIR KQBO KQXX-FM KRGE KRIO KRIO-FM KRIX KSOX KTEX KUBR KURV KVJY KVLY KVMV KVNS KZSP KHB33 WWG34
Nearby regions Corpus Christi Kingsville–Alice–Falfurrias Laredo San Antonio See also List of radio stations in Texas Matamoros Radio Reynosa Radio

Religious radio stations in the state of Texas
KHCB Radio Network	KHCB-FM – Houston (English) KHCB – Galveston (Spanish) KHCH – Huntsville (Spanish & Asian) Satellite Stations KANJ – Giddings KHCJ – Jefferson KHCP – Paris KHIB – Bastrop KHKV – Kerrville KHML – Madisonville KHPO – Port O'Connor KHTA – Wake Village KHVT – Bloomington KKER – Kerrville KRTG – Carthage
EWTN Radio affiliates	Guadalupe Radio Network: KLPF – Midland KATH – Frisco KBKN – Lamesa KBMD – Marble Falls KJMA – Floresville KVDG – Midland (Spanish) KJON – Carrollton (Spanish) KWMF – Pleasanton (Spanish) Other affiliates: KDJW – Amarillo KEDC – Hearne KINF-LP – Palestine KOLF-LP – Plainview KPIA-LP – Huntsville KYAR – Lorena
Other religious stations	K274BA - Paris K237EE - Childress KABA – Louise KACB-LP – College Station KACD-LP – Midland KAFR – Willis KAGC – Bryan KAMY – Lubbock KANI – Wharton KAQD – Abilene KATG – Athens KAVO – Pampa KAVW – Amarillo KAVX – Lufkin KAYK – Victoria KBAH – Plainview KBBW – Waco KBCX – Big Spring KBJS – Jacksonville KBMM – Odessa KBNR – Brownsville KBRZ-FM – Victoria KBUB – Brownwood KCAS – McCook KCCE – San Angelo KCKB – Moran KCKT – Crockett KCTA – Corpus Christi KDAE – Sinton KDEI – Port Arthur KDKR – Decatur KDRY – Alamo Heights KDSH-LP – Borger KEHH – Livingston KELP – El Paso KEOE-LP – Lufkin KEPI – Eagle Pass KEPX – Eagle Pass KFGG-LP – Marble Falls KFLB – Odessa KFLB – Odessa KFRO-FM – Gilmer KGLY – Tyler KGOD-LP – Tenaha KGWP – Pittsburg KHIH – Liberty KHSP – Killeen KIBL – Beeville KIJN – Farwell KIJN-FM – Farwell KIXL – Del Valle KJHV – Killeen KJRN – Keene KJRT – Amarillo KKHT – Winnie KLBW – New Boston KLDS – Falfurrias KLTY – Arlington KMAT – Seadrift KMEO – Mertzon KMOC – Wichita Falls KNNK – Dimmitt KNRB – Atlanta KOIR – Edinburg KOKE-FM – Thorndale KPAS – Fabens KPCO-FM – Cooper KPDR – Wheeler KQUE-FM – Bay City KRBG – Umbarger KRCM – Shenandoah KRIO-FM – Roma KRYH – Temple KSAO – San Angelo KSGR – Portland KSLR – San Antonio KTAA – Big Sany KTEK – Alvin KTER – Rudolph KTMR – Edna KTMR – Converse KTMU – Muenster KTXB – Beaumont KTYR – Trinity KVCE – Slaton KVJS – Arroyo KVLX – Franklin KVMV – McAllen KVNE - Tyler KWAS – Borger KWRD-FM – Highland Village KXAI – Refugio KXOI – Crane KXVX-LP – Sulphur Springs KYFB – Denison KYFP – Palestine KYFS – San Antonio KYJC – Commerce KYZQ – Mount Pleasant KZFT – Fannett KZXM - Bullard
Defunct	KKVI – Overland
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Texas
Stations	KABA – Louise KAIQ – Wolfforth KAMA – El Paso KAMA-FM – Deer Park KBDR – Mirando City KBEX - Dalhart KBIB – Marion KBIC – Raymondville KBNA-FM – El Paso KBNL – Laredo KBNR – Brownsville KBOC – Bridgeport KBRZ-FM – Victoria KCHX – Odessa KCOT – Cotulla KCUL-FM – Marshall KCZO – Carrizo Springs KDFM – Falfurrias KDFT – Ferris KDRN – Del Rio KDXX – Lewisville KEPI – Eagle Pass KEPX – Eagle Pass KERB-FM – Kermit KESS-FM – Benbrook KEWP – Uvalde Estates KEYH – Houston KFLC – Fort Worth KFTG – Pasadena KFZO – Denton KGBT – Harlingen KGBT-FM – McAllen KGVL – Greenville KHHL – Karnes City KHRO – El Paso KIBL – Beeville KINE – Kingsville KINT – El Paso KIRT – Mission KJAV - Alamo KJOJ-FM – Freeport KJOZ - Conroe KLAR – Laredo KLAT – Houston KLBD – Premont KLDS – Falfurrias KLEY-FM – Jourdanton KLIT – Ranchitos Las Lomas KLJA – Georgetown KLOL – Houston KLQB – Taylor KLTN – Houston KLVL – Pasadena KLZT – Bastrop KMFR – Pearsall KMJR – Portland KMVK – Fort Worth KMXO – Merkel KMYO - Comfort KNOR – Krum KNTE – Bay City KNVO-FM – Port Isabel KOIR – Edinburg KOVE-FM – Galveston KOYE – Frankston KOZA – Odessa KPCO-FM – Cooper KPMB – Plainview KQBO – Rio Grande City KQFX - Borger/Amarillo KQLM – Odessa KQQK – Beaumont KQUE – Houston KRCM – Shenandoah KRGE – Weslaco KRGX – Rio Grande City KRIO – McAllen KRIO-FM – Roma KROB – Robstown KROM – San Antonio KRVA – Cockrell Hill KSAH – Universal City KSAH-FM – Pearsall KSJT-FM – San Angelo KSML-FM – Huntington KSTV – Stephenville KSVE – El Paso KTAM – Bryan KTJM – Port Arthur KTNO – Plano KTNZ – Amarillo KTTU-FM – Brownfield KTXC – Lamesa KTXZ – West Lake Hills KTYR – Trinity KUBR – San Juan KUNO – Corpus Christi KUVA – Uvalde KVER – El Paso KVFM – Beeville KVIV – El Paso KVJM – Hearne KVJY – Pharr KVLL - Wells KVOZ – Del Mar Hills KVVO-LP – Abilene KVVT – Sulphur Springs KWEL – Midland KWMF – Pleasanton KWOW – Clifton KWRA-LP – Waco KXBJ – El Campo KXOI – Crane KXPL – El Paso KXTN – San Antonio KXVR-LP – Corpus Christi KXYZ – Houston KXZX – Juilliard KXZY-LP – Waco KYLP – Greenville KYST – Texas City KZDC – San Antonio KZEP-FM - San Antonio KZIP - Amarillo KZMP - University Park KZNX – Creedmoor KZZA – Muenster
Defunct	KJNZ – Hereford KMPA – Pittsburgh KMUL – Farwell KPDB – Big Lake
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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