KESS-FM

KESS-FM
Benbrook, Texas;
Broadcast area	Weatherford; Granbury; Ft. Worth; Cleburne; Mineral Wells; Stephenville
Frequency	107.1 MHz (HD Radio) ; 107.1 HD-2 for Rhythmic AC (KVBH Simulcast)
Branding	Latino Mix 107.9 y 107.1
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish
Format	CHR/Latin Pop (Simucast of KDXX)
Ownership
Owner	Uforia Audio Network; (Tichenor License Corporation);
Sister stations	KDXX, KFLC, KFZO, KLNO; Also part of the Univision Cluster: TV Stations KUVN and KSTR
History
First air date	1987 (as KFII)
Former call signs	KFII (1987-1988); KYOT (1988-1992); KCYT (1992-1995); KCKK (1995); KMRT (1995-1998); KDXT (1998-2003); KDXX (2003-2012); KFZO (2012-2013)
Call sign meaning	ESSpanol
Technical information
Facility ID	21599
Class	C1
ERP	74,000 watts
HAAT	320 meters
Links
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	KDXX Online

KESS-FM (107.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish CHR format. The station's city of license is Benbrook, Texas. The transmitter of KESS-FM is located in southern Parker County; the signal covers the western half of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The station's studios are located at 2323 Bryan St, in the Arts District of Dallas, and is owned and operated by Uforia Audio Network, a division of Univision Communications.

The station had been branded as "Estereo Latino" until February 19, 2009, when "La Que Buena" was moved from 107.9 FM (KESS-FM) and simulcast on 99.1 FM (KFZO). The Reggaeton station known as "La Kalle" was then moved to 107.9 FM and retooled to Latin Pop/CHR.

KESS-FM broadcasts in HD.^[1]

On June 23, 2011, KDXX changed their format from a simulcast of regional Mexican-formatted KFZO 99.1 FM to Spanish adult hits, branded as "Recuerdo 107.1".

On June 28, 2012, KDXX changed their format to Regional Mexican, branded as "La Jefa 107.1" and changed their call sign to KFZO.^[2]

On July 29, 2013 KFZO flipped to a simulcast of Spanish AC KDXX 99.1.

On August 9, 2013 KFZO swapped call letters with KESS-FM.

On September 28, 2014, 107.1 rebranded as "Latino Mix".

Signal

Unlike most of the area's FM stations like KLNO, which transmit their signals from Cedar Hill, KESS-FM transmits its signal from an unincorporated area in southern Parker County, Texas. Therefore, KESS-FM's signal is much stronger in the Western parts of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex including Fort Worth as well as the cities of Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Stephenville, and Cleburne, but is considerably weaker in the DFW mid-cities, Dallas, Denton, and areas East of the cities themselves.

References

^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=10 Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Dallas-Ft. Worth
^ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/58699/univision-launches-radio-h2o-107-9-dallas/

External links

KESS in the FCC FM station database
KESS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
DFW Radio/TV History

32°35′10″N 97°49′52″W / 32.586°N 97.831°W / 32.586; -97.831

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[1] ttp://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=10 Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Dallas-Ft. Worth

[2] ttp://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/58699/univision-launches-radio-h2o-107-9-dallas/

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Defunct	KERB-FM – Kermit KJNZ – Hereford KJOJ-FM – Freeport KMUL – Farwell KOZA – Odessa KPDB – Big Lake KXPL – El Paso
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