KPWA explained

KPWA
City:Bismarck, Arkansas
Area:Hot Springs, Arkansas
Branding:Keeping Him Close By
Frequency:93.5 MHz
Airdate:2009 (as KIXV)
Format:Christian radio (KHCB simulcast)
Erp:11,500 watts
Haat:147m (482feet)
Class:C3
Facility Id:170989
Coordinates:34.2312°N -93.2795°W
Former Callsigns:KIXV (3/2009-10/2009)
KLEZ (2009–2011)
KHRK (2011–2013)
KIXV (2013–2014)
KYRC (2014–2017)
Owner:Houston Christian Broadcasters
Sister Stations:KZHS (2009–2014), KZYP (2009–2014), KBHS (2009–2016), KLBL (2009–2016), KJDS (2016–present), KHHS (2016–present), K288FP (2009–2016), KLAZ (2009–2016)
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:khcb.org
Licensing Authority:FCC

KPWA (93.5 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format.[1] Licensed to Bismarck, Arkansas, United States, the station is currently owned by Houston Christian Broadcasters.[2]

History

On December 7, 2016, Central Arkansas Radio Group, LLC acquired KYRC from Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation.[3]

On February 24, 2017, KYRC changed their format from mainstream rock to a simulcast of Christian radio-formatted KHCB-FM 105.7 Houston, Texas, as a result of a sale from Central Arkansas Radio Group, LLC to Houston Christian Broadcasters.[4] On March 7, 2017, KYRC changed their call letters to KPWA.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Information Profile . Winter 2010 . . 2010-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ . 2010-03-01 .
  2. Web site: KPWA Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division . 2010-02-28.
  3. Web site: Four Stations Relocate in Hot Springs as Three Are Resold.
  4. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/160897/houston-christian-broadcasters-buys-three-fms-in-h