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KHCU (FM)

Coordinates:29°31′55.33″N99°44′40.1″W/ 29.5320361°N 99.744472°W/29.5320361; -99.744472
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KHCU
Broadcast areaUvalde, Texas
Frequency93.1MHz
BrandingRadio Amistad
Programming
FormatSpanishChristian
Ownership
OwnerHouston Christian Broadcasters, Inc.
KHCB (AM),KHCH,KTKC (AM),KHKV,KCCE (AM),KMAT,KJDS
History
First air date
1997
Former call signs
KBLT (1997–2013)
KXQK (2013–2014)
KHJQ (2014–2017)
Former frequencies
104.3 MHz (1997–2014)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID82894
ClassC3
ERP25,000watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
29°31′55.33″N99°44′40.1″W/ 29.5320361°N 99.744472°W/29.5320361; -99.744472
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.radioamistad.net/web/

KHCU(93.1FM) is aradio stationlicensed toConcan, Texas,United States. The station is currently owned by Houston Christian Broadcasters, Inc.[2]and forms part of the Spanish-language KHCB "Radio Amistad" network, originating atKHCB AMin Houston.

History

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TheFederal Communications Commissionissued aconstruction permitfor the station to Horizon Broadcasting, Inc. on March 28, 1997.[3]The station was assigned theKBLTcall signon May 12, 1997,[4]and received itslicense to coveron September 10, 1997.[5]On October 23, 2000, Horizon assigned the station's license to Radio Cactus, Ltd., along with that of then-sister stationKBNU.[6]

Radio Cactus, Ltd. sold the station to George Chambers' Radio Dalhart, Inc. The purchase was consummated on March 18, 2013. On May 3, 2013, the station changed its call sign toKXQK,and again on February 20, 2014 toKHJQ.

On April 16, 2014, the station was issued a license to move from its original 104.3 MHz frequency to 93.1 MHz. On December 11, 2015, KHJQ was issued a license to move its community of license fromLeakey, Texasto Concan.

Effective June 14, 2017, Radio Dalhart donated KHCU's license to Houston Christian Broadcasters, Inc. The station changed its call sign to the current KHCU on June 29, 2017.

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for KHCU".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"KHCU Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.RetrievedJuly 4,2009.
  3. ^"Application Search Details".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.RetrievedAugust 2,2009.
  4. ^"Call Sign History".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.RetrievedAugust 2,2009.
  5. ^"Application Search Details".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.RetrievedAugust 2,2009.
  6. ^"Application Search Details".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.RetrievedAugust 2,2009.
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