KQUR (branded as ''Digital 94.9 FM'') is a Spanish and English
Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or "cont ...
format
FM station
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serving the Laredo, Texas, United States and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico markets.
History
KOYE signed on in 1972 on 92.7 MHz with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power. A year later, it moved to 94.9 and increased its power to 100,000 watts. In 1999, KOYE became KQUR and adopted a rock format known as "Cure 95".
In 2007, KQUR flipped its format from
Rhythmic Oldies
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"Jammin' 94.9" to
Hot Adult Contemporary
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"94.9 The Works - Fully Loaded Music". Initially a success, BMP Radio realized that the Laredo Borderplex needed a more popular format, fitting for the area. So in 2009, the station flipped its format to
Mainstream Rock
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Format background
Mainstream rock stations represent the middle ground between classic rock and active rock ...
while retaining the name. In February 2012, station ownership moved the format to
XHGTS-FM
XHGTS-FM (107.3 MHz) is a classic hits-format radio station in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, serving Nuevo Laredo and Laredo, Texas, United States. It is owned by Noe Cuéllar.
History
The concession for XHGTS-FM was awarded in 1994. The ori ...
107.3 FM for a few days; at the time, a Mexican affiliate of Border Media Partners owned and operated XHGTS. As a result, the Digital Spanish Top 40 format that had been on XHGTS was instituted on KQUR. KQUR's programming was formerly simulcast over local low-power television station
KNEX-LP channel 55.
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Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 2007
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