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| Frequency | 103.9 MHz |
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| Branding | 103.9 The Pulse |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KKYN-FM, KREW, KVOP | |
| History | |
First air date | 1988 (as KKYN-FM) |
Former call signs | KPMB (1986-1988, CP) KKYN-FM (1988-2002) KVOP-FM (7/2002-9/2002) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 54682 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 112 meters (367 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°15′47.30″N 101°40′31.60″W / 34.2631389°N 101.6754444°W |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
KRIA (103.9 FM, "The Pulse") is a hot adult contemporary formatted radio station licensed to serve Plainview, Texas. The station is owned by Monty Spearman and Gentry Todd Spearman, through High Plains Radio Network, LLC.[1] There is an LMA with RAMAR Communications of Lubbock to re-broadcast Magic 106.5 KXTQ from Lubbock.
History
The station used the call sign KPMB from 1986 to 1988, KKYN-FM from 1988 to 2002, KVOP-FM for two months in 2002, before becoming KRIA on September 16, 2002.[2]
The station was owned by Equicom until a 2004 sale of 12 Texas radio stations to Rhattigan Broadcasting for a reported total of $3 million.[3]
KRIA-FM is part of High Plains Radio's Plainview cluster of radio stations, which includes KKYN-FM (106.9 FM), KVOP (1090 AM) and KREW (1400 AM). High Plains Radio purchased the stations from Rhattigan Broadcasting effective March 2, 2015, at a price of $450,000.
On July 19, 2017 KRIA changed format from tejano to hot adult contemporary, branded as "The Pulse". (info taken from stationintel.com)
References
- ↑ "High Plains Radio Network". www.hprnetwork.com.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting and Cable.
External links
- KRIA in the FCC FM station database
- KRIA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database