KLDS explained

KLDS
City:Falfurrias, Texas
Country:US
Area:Rio Grande Valley
Branding:Radio Voz AM
Airdate:January 1, 1953
Frequency:1260 kHz
Format:Religious
Language:Spanish
Power:500 watts day
330 watts night
Class:B
Facility Id:7149
Coordinates:27.2364°N -98.1728°W
Former Callsigns:KBLP (1953–1956)
KPSO (1956–1997)
Owner:Bill Doerner, Valerie Smith, and Larry Roberts
Licensee:Sportsradiocc LLC
Sister Stations:KDFM, KIBL
Licensing Authority:FCC

KLDS (1260 AM, "Radio Voz AM") is a radio station licensed to serve Falfurrias, Texas, United States. The station is owned by Bill Doerner, Valerie Smith, and Larry Roberts, through licensee Sportsradiocc LLC.

KLDS broadcasts a Spanish-language religious radio format to the Rio Grande Valley and surrounding counties.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arbitron . Station Information Profile . May 29, 2009.
  2. Book: Broadcasting-Telecasting 1955 Yearbook-Marketbook Issue . 1955 . 294 . Directory of AM and FM stations and Market Data of the United States . Broadcasting Publications, Inc . Washington, DC.
  3. Web site: Call Sign History . https://archive.today/20121213043554/http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=7149&Callsign=KLDS . dead . December 13, 2012 . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database . May 29, 2009 .