KAMA-FM

KAMA-FM
Deer Park, Texas;
Broadcast area	Greater Houston
Frequency	104.9MHz(HD Radio)
Branding	Latino Mix 104.9
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish
Format	Latin pop
Subchannels	HD2: Amor Celestial (Christian); HD3:TUDN Radio(KLAT); HD4: Radio Visión Latina 106.1 (Christian)
Ownership
Owner	Uforia Audio Network; (Tichenor License Corporation);
Sister stations	Radio:KLTN,KOVE-FM,KQBU-FM; TV:KXLN-DT,KFTH-DT
History
First air date	January 7, 1969 (as KFRD-FMRosenberg)
Former call signs	KFRD-FM (1969–1990); KMIA (1990–1993); KMPQ-FM (1993–1995); KLTO (1995–1998); KOVA (1998–2001); KPTY (2001–2007);
Call signmeaning	"Amor" (previous AC branding)
Technical information
Facility ID	57806
Class	C2
ERP	10,500 watts
HAAT	300 meters (980 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	29°45′26″N95°20′18″W/ 29.75722°N 95.33833°W
Translator(s)	106.1 K291CE (Houston,relays HD4)
Links
Webcast	v6.player.abacast.net/2309; Listen live(viaiHeartRadio);
Website	104.9 Latino Mix

KAMA-FM(104.9MHz,"104.9 Latino Mix") is acommercialradio stationlicensedtoDeer Park, Texas,and serving theGreater Houston radio market.It is owned by theUforia Audio Network,a subsidiary ofUnivision,and it airs aSpanish-language CHR/Top 40 radio format.

KAMA-FM has aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 10,500 watts and is aClass C2FM station (equivalent to 50,000 watts at 500 feet). Thetransmitteris located on the historic 1948KNUZtower, along with sister station 102.9KLTN,at 315 N. Ennis Street in theEast End.The studios and offices are located in the Univision building inUptown Houston,on the Southwest Freeway (U.S. Highway 59).

History

KFRD-FM and KPTY

Originally, the station was licensed toRosenberg, Texas.Itsigned onthe air on January 7, 1969, as KFRD-FM, thesister stationtoAM 980 KFRD.KFRD-AM-FMsimulcastacountry musicformat.

Since being owned byUnivision,and its predecessor Tichenor Broadcasting, 104.9 has switched formats many times. It was once in simulcast with 93.3KQBU-FM Port Arthuras both SpanishAdult Contemporary"K-Love" andRegional Mexican"Estereo Latino". After it broke off the simulcast with 93.3, 104.9 became an English language station once again, as "The House Party, 104.9" featuring aRhythmic Contemporaryformat targeting second and third generation Hispanics. Once the 104.9 facility was moved fromMissouri City, Texas,to Deer Park, it simply rebranded as "Party 104.9".

The 104.9 facility has moved itscity of license(COL) on 2 separate occasions. Having originated in Rosenberg, it then was moved to theWells Fargo BankBuilding in downtown Houston, and relicensed to Missouri City. After a few years, Univision moved 104.9 once again, as well as increased power of the station to 10,500 watts. This time, 104.9 relocated its transmitter to the historicEast Endof downtown Houston's Ennis Street tower, which has historically housed both now-Univision co-owned 102.9KLTN,as well as the original sister to 102.9, 1230 KNUZ (nowKCOH). With the change to physical location at the Ennis tower, KAMA also changed COL again to its current Deer Park license. 104.9 also gained a simulcast partner as 105.3, licensed toCrystal Beach, Texas,became Party as well. Univision applied for and was granted a similarcall signto 104.9's KPTY, with 105.3 becoming KPTI during the simulcast and remaining with those call letters until it took over KPTY after the end of the Party format on 93.3.

"Amor" and "Tu Musica"

On December 4, 2007, the station dropped the Rhythmic Contemporary "Party" format and became "Amor", a Latin pop format aimed at adults. The rhythmic "Party" format and the KPTY call sign were moved to 93.3 FM inPort Arthur, Texas,replacingRegional Mexican KQBU-FM.104.9 remained in simulcast with 105.3 KPTI Winnie (nowKLTW) until 105.3 was sold to Excel Media. “Amor” competed with 101.1KLOLand 107.9KQQKin the Latin pop format.

In January 2008, Univision rebranded KAMA-FM from "Amor 104.9" to "104.9 Tu Musica".

"Latino Mix"

On September 28, 2014, KAMA rebranded as "104.9 Latino Mix". The new branding focuses more on Spanish rhythmic music, such asReggaeton,as well asBachata.

On December 1, 2017, sister station 93.3KQBU-FMleft its Regional Mexican format to simulcast with KAMA-FM. This gives KAMA-FM a strong signal to the Houston market, as well as serving theGolden Triangle,includingBeaumont,Port Arthur,andOrange.^[1]The simulcast would last until September 27, 2021, when 93.3 began airing programming fromTUDN Radio,simulcasting co-ownedKLAT.^[2]

References

^KQBU Houston Flips to Latino Mix SimulcastRadioInsight – December 1, 2017
^TUDN Radio Adds FM Simulcast in HoustonRadioInsight – September 24, 2021

External links

Official Website
Facility details for Facility ID 57806 (KAMA-FM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
KAMA-FMinNielsen Audio's FM station database

29°45′25″N95°20′20″W/ 29.757°N 95.339°W/29.757; -95.339

[1] KQBU Houston Flips to Latino Mix SimulcastRadioInsight – December 1, 2017

[2] TUDN Radio Adds FM Simulcast in HoustonRadioInsight – September 24, 2021

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