KBIC
Appearance
(Redirected fromK243BI)
Broadcast area | Rio Grande Valley |
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Frequency | 105.7 (MHz) |
Branding | Radio Vida |
Programming | |
Format | SpanishReligious |
Ownership | |
Owner | Christian Ministries of the Valley |
KRGE,KBPO,KXTO | |
History | |
First air date | 1997 |
Former call signs | KQUF (1991) KARU (1991–1995) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 11082 |
Class | A |
ERP | 1,800watts |
HAAT | 130 meters (430 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 26°26′37″N97°42′8″W/ 26.44361°N 97.70222°W |
Translator(s) | 96.5 MHzK243BI (Weslaco) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | Official website |
KBIC(105.7FM,"Radio Vida" ) is aradio stationbroadcasting aSpanishReligiousformat.[2]Licensed toRaymondville, Texas,United States, the station serves the McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen area. The station is currently owned by Christian Ministries of the Valley.[3]
History
[edit]TheFederal Communications Commissionissued aconstruction permitfor the station on March 5, 1991.[4]The station was assigned thecall signKQUF on May 3, 1991. On October 7, 1991, the station changed its call sign to KARU, and on June 1, 1995, to the current KBIC.[5]The station was granted itslicense to coveron December 31, 1997.[6]
Translators
[edit]In addition to the main station, KBIC is relayed by an additional translator to widen its broadcast area.
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP(W) | Class | FCC info |
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K243BI | 96.5 FM | Weslaco, Texas | 139765 | 250 | D | LMS |
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KBIC".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.Summer 2009.RetrievedAugust 1,2009.
- ^"KBIC Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.RetrievedAugust 1,2009.
- ^"Application Search Details".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.RetrievedAugust 1,2009.
- ^"KBIC Call Sign History".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.RetrievedAugust 1,2009.
- ^"Application Search Details".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.RetrievedAugust 1,2009.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 11082 (KBIC)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KBICinNielsen Audio's FM station database
- K243BIat FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 139765 (K243BI)in theFCCLicensing and Management System