KCOM (1550 AM) is a

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to serve

Comanche, Texas Comanche is a city located in Comanche County in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 4,335 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Comanche County. History A military road known as the "Corn Trail" came through in 1850 to supply are ...

, United States. The station is owned by Robert Elliott Jr., and the license is held by Villecom LLC.

History

In October 1998, Arrowhead Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Texas West Media, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 10, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on February 1, 1999. In February 2005, Texas West Media, Inc. (David B. Bacon, president/director) reached an agreement to sell this station to Cherry Creek Radio (Joseph D. Schwartz, CEO/president), through their CCR-Stephenville III, LLC, holding company, for a reported sale price of $164,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on August 2, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on September 30, 2005. At the time of the sale, the station aired a

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format. Effective November 6, 2015, KCOM (along with co-owned KSTV,

KSTV-FM KSTV-FM (93.1 FM, ''The Mighty 93'') is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Dublin, Texas, United States, the station serves the Stephenville and Cross Timbers area. The station is currently owned by Robert Elli ...

, and

KYOX KYOX, "the Ox", is a radio station airing a country music format licensed to Comanche, Texas Comanche is a city located in Comanche County in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 4,335 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Coman ...

) was sold to Robert Elliott, Jr.'s Villecom LLC for $1.11 million.

References

External links

KCOM official website

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Comanche County, Texas Radio stations established in 1998 {{Texas-radio-station-stub