KVLM (104.7

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, and serving the Midland- Big Spring-

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region of

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. It broadcasts a

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and is owned by

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The station airs a mix of

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shows and Christian music. SRN News provides updates. KVLM has an

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s, the current maximum for U.S. FM stations. The

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is on FM 829 in

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History

The station

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the air on . It was originally KCOT, broadcasting on 104.7 MHz. It was a

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KPET KPET (690 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Lamesa, Texas, United States. The station is owned by Dawson County Broadcasting LLC/DCB License Sub LLC. The station's 280-foot tower is located at the south edge of the city of Lamesa. FM ...

690 AM.
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', Broadcasting Yearbook, 1979. p. C-217. Retrieved April 15, 2022. It was sold in 1983 to a group that controlled

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Big Spring. The signal was expanded to 100 kilowatts from an 800-foot tower. Another station started at 100.3 FM in the area in 1987. In 1988, the two stations exchanged dial positions. This was reversed in 1996 when the southern signal for Lamesa, Big Spring and Midland returned to 104.7. On August 21, 2002, Graham Brothers Communications announced that it would sell KTXC to

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for $740,000. The deal marked Drewry's re-entry into radio, as the company had previously sold KSWO radio (now

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) in the company's homebase of

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to Perry Publishing & Broadcasting Company in 1998. On August 10, 2015,

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announced that it would purchase Drewry Communications for $160 million. The deal was completed on December 1, 2015. KTXC, along with KEYU-FM in

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, were Raycom's first radio stations since the company sold WMC AM- FM in

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in 2000. On June 25, 2018,

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announced its intent to acquire Raycom for $3.65 billion, pending regulatory approval. The sale was completed on January 2, 2019. In 2021, it was announced that

VCY America VCY America, is a traditional, evangelical, conservative Christian ministry based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The VCY America Radio Network maintains a format of Christian talk and teaching, as well as traditional Christian music through its broadc ...

would acquire the station for $650,000. The sale was completed on April 14, 2022. The station changed its call sign to KVLM on April 26."Call Sign History"
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, Retrieved 26 April 2022.

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