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KCOL-FM
KCOL-FM (92.5 FM, "Cool 92.5") is an American radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to the suburb of Groves, Texas, it serves the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area. Its studios are located south of Dowlen near Parkdale Mall in Beaumont, and its transmitter is located in Bridge City, Texas. History Voice in the Wilderness Broadcasting was granted a construction permit to build a 3 kilowatt Class A radio facility on 92.1 MHz in 1983. The permit was assigned the call sign KTFA on June 27, 1983. KTFA was upgraded to the current 50 kilowatt C2 class in 1990, which involved a change in frequency to 92.5, so as not to interfere with KRTS in the Houston area. The station has had only two owners in its lifetime, having been proposed, built, and initially licensed to Voice in the Wilderness, and currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. fcc. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Arthur, Texas
Port Arthur is a city in the state of Texas, United States of America, located east of metro Houston. Part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, the city lies primarily in Jefferson County, with a small extension in Orange County. The largest oil refinery in the US, the Motiva Refinery, is located in Port Arthur. The population was 53,818 at the 2010 census, down from 57,755 at the 2000 census. In 2020, its population was 56,039. In the 19th century, initial attempts to settle the area had all failed, mostly. However, in 1895, Arthur Stilwell founded Port Arthur, and the town quickly grew, being incorporated as a city in 1898. It soon developed into a seaport and, eventually, became the center of a large oil-refinery network. The Rainbow Bridge across the Neches River connects Port Arthur to Bridge City. Due to its location on the Gulf of Mexico, Port Arthur is vulnerable to hurricanes and other intense tropical weather, as well as extreme heatwaves, high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Stations In Texas
The following is a list of FCC-licensed AM and FM radio stations in the U.S. state of Texas, which can be sorted by their call signs, broadcast frequencies, cities of license, licensees, or programming formats. List of radio stations Defunct * KAMY * KBAL-FM * KBEN * KCER-LP * KEPS * KERB-FM * KFLB * KICA-FM * KJNZ * KJOJ-FM * KLBW * KMPI * KMUL * KM2XVL * KNSH * KOGT * KOPE * KOTY * KOWJ-LP * KOZA * KPHS * KPRO * KQTY * KRHC * KRMY * KROO * KSEY * KSEY-FM * KSTB * KSWA * KTER * KTLU * KULF * KXAL-LP * KXGC-FM * KXPL * KZSP * KOER-LP See also * Texas media ** List of newspapers in Texas ** List of television stations in Texas ** Media of cities in Texas: Abilene, Amarillo, Austin, Beaumont, Brownsville, Dallas, Denton, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, Killeen, Laredo, Lubbock, McAllen, McKinney, Midland, Odessa, San Antonio, Waco, Wichita Falls * Texas DX Society (ham radio) References Bibliography * * External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KYKR
KYKR (95.1 FM, "Kicker 95.1") is a radio station broadcasting a Country format. Licensed to Beaumont, Texas, it serves the Beaumont/ Port Arthur metropolitan area, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The "Kicker" branding and country format were first broadcast on 93.3 FM (now KQBU-FM) under the current call sign in 1980, owned and operated by Steve Hicks. Its studios are located southeast of the I-10/ US 69 interchange in Beaumont, and its transmitter is located in Vidor, Texas. History The FCC allocated 95.1 facility in Beaumont received an initial License to Cover on November 27, 1961 as KHGM, owned by Gerald Proctor under the entity of Woodland Broadcasting Company. The facility is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. For many years, KYKR was located at 93.3 FM, which had first begun as KCAW-FM, the FM companion to 1510 KCAW Port Arthur and owned by Jimmie Joynt. Jimmie sold the station when he moved to Dallas to start Superior Broadcast Products. The KYKR call was issued to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KIOC
KIOC (106.1 FM) is a mainstream rock–formatted radio station in Beaumont, Texas. It serves the entire Golden Triangle region and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios are located southeast of the I-10– US 69 interchange in Beaumont, and its transmitter is located in Vidor, Texas. History The Birth of "K106" KIOC was founded by Ken Stevens. The facility was built in 1977 and signed on over the air June 23, 1978, as "K106". Programming was the Drake Chenault CHR / Top40 format before moving to adult contemporary in the early 80s. Its one and only antenna site has been on the side of the Channel 4 (KJAC, now KBTV) tower in Vidor, Texas, making 106.1 the highest FM (~1000 ft) in the immediate Golden Triangle (not counting the rimshots to the west trying to program for the Houston market). During the late 80s and early 90s, KIOC was locked in a fierce Top 40 battle with crosstown KZZB ("B95"). On November 26, 1991, B95 went silent after its new owner bankrupted it. Gulf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KKMY
KKMY (104.5 FM broadcasting, FM, "104.5 Kiss FM"), is a Rhythmic contemporary, Rhythmic Top 40 formatted radio station in Orange, Texas. It serves the entire Golden Triangle (Texas), Golden Triangle (Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange) and is owned by iHeartMedia. Its studios are located southeast of the Interstate 10, I-10/U.S. Highway 69, US 69 interchange in Beaumont, and its transmitter is located in Vidor, Texas. History KOBS signed on the air July 14, 1972, with an ERP of 55 kilowatts, at a height of 215 meters, from a transmission site on Moss Lane in Orange County, 7 miles northwest of Orange, Texas. The facility was originally owned by Charles Hubert Kobs, who requested the original KOBS call sign for the facility. The station became Album Oriented Rock "Zoom 104 & 1/2" as KZOM-FM on March 13, 1974. The -FM suffix was dropped from the KZOM call set on April 1, 1980. On February 1, 1984, by this point branded as "Zoom 104", the station changed formats from Rock to Adult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |