KLDS
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| City of license | Falfurrias, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Rio Grande Valley |
| Branding | Radio Voz AM |
| Frequency | 1260 kHz |
| First air date | January 1, 1953 |
| Format | Religious |
| Language | Spanish |
| Power | 500 watts (day) 330 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 7149 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 27°14′11″N 98°10′22″W / 27.23639°N 98.17278°W |
| Former callsigns | KBLP (1953-1956)[1] KPSO (1956-1997)[2] |
| Owner | La Radio Cristiana Network, Inc. |
KLDS (1260 AM, "Radio Voz AM") is a radio station licensed to serve Falfurrias, Texas, USA. The station is owned by La Radio Cristiana Network, Inc. KLDS is unaffiliated with the LDS Church.
KLDS broadcasts a Spanish-language religious radio format to the Rio Grande Valley and surrounding counties.[3]
The radio station began operations in 1953 broadcasting as KBLP with 500 watts of power, daytime-only, on a frequency of 1260 kHz under the ownership of Ben L. Parker.[1] In 1956, under new ownership, the station had its call sign changed to KPSO. The station was assigned the KLDS call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on December 19, 1997.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory of AM and FM stations and Market Data of the United States". Broadcasting-Telecasting 1955 Yearbook-Marketbook Issue. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1955. p. 294.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=7149&Callsign=KLDS. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KLDS
- Radio-Locator Information on KLDS
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for KLDS
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