KMVL (AM) explained

30.9656°N -95.8978°W

KMVL
Airdate:March 1, 1988
Frequency:1220 kHz
Translator:See § Translators
City:Madisonville, Texas
Area:Madisonville, Texas
Format:Adult standards
Owner:Leon Hunt
Power:500 watts day
11 watts night
Facility Id:37063
Class:D
Website:KMVL's website
Callsign Meaning:Madisonville
Sister Stations:KMVL-FM, KIVY, KIVY-FM
Licensing Authority:FCC

KMVL (1220 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult standards format. KMVL is licensed, along with its 2 FM translators, to Madisonville, Texas. KMVL is owned by Leon Hunt and is co-owned with its FM sister station, KMVL-FM, also licensed to Madisonville.

1220 AM is a Mexican clear-channel frequency, on which XEB in Mexico City is the dominant Class A station.

History

KMVL commenced broadcasting on March 1, 1988.[1]

KMVL was synchrocast on an experimental license co-channel in Huntsville, Texas, as KM2XVL, which ran 170 watts during the day and 11 watts at night. The Huntsville facility was licensed in 2000, and was located off of Phelps Drive, east of Sam Houston State, and U.S. Highway 190.[2] KM2XVL's license was cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on August 2, 2021.

Notes and References

  1. http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=37063 KMVL
  2. http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=90839 KM2XVL