KLNO (94.1
FM) is a
Regional Mexican music formatted
radio station
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broadcasting to the
Dallas
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/
Fort Worth metroplex in
Texas
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. The station's studios are located in the Univision 23 Studios in the
Arts District in
Downtown Dallas
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.
This signal was created in 1981 when then owner Marcos Rodriguez, Sr. successfully petitioned the FCC to change the frequency of KESS 93.9 to 94.1 and permit a move to the
Cedar Hill, Texas
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antenna farm. His son,
Marcos A. Rodriguez, controlled this frequency from 1986 to 1999.
In 1964, Marcos Rodriguez, Sr. was hired by Mike Bradley and became the first full-time employee of 93.9 (then owned by John Walton and called KBUY-FM). John Walton purchased KBUY when it was called
KCUL. Its call letters came from the backwards spelling of the original owner's name - Dr. L.H. Luck.
The station was assigned the KLNO call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on February 15,
2000
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.
Sometime in early 2014, KLNO (alongside other Univision-owned stations) has dropped its "La Que Buena" branding in favor of using the frequency as its name. This was done until 2016 when it returned to its branding.
KLNO broadcasts in
HD.
[http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=10 HD Radio Guide for Dallas-Ft. Worth]
References
External links
La Que Buena 94.1 FM DFW Radio/TV HistoryDFW Radio Archives
Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States
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Radio stations established in 1961
Univision Radio Network stations
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