KRNH | |
City: | Kerrville, Texas |
Area: | Kerrville, Texas Fredericksburg, Texas |
Branding: | 92.3 The Ranch |
Airdate: | October 1990 |
Format: | Country |
Subchannels: | HD2: "The Hill Country Patriot" 104.3/102.1 (News-talk) HD3: KFXE simulcast "96.5/93.9 The Raptor" (Classic rock) HD4: "106.5 The Fox" (Country) |
Erp: | 20,000 watts |
Haat: | 203 meters |
Class: | C2 |
Facility Id: | 41061 |
Callsign Meaning: | RaNcH[1] |
Former Callsigns: | KITE (1990–2000) |
Former Frequencies: | 92.1 MHz (1990–1994) |
Owner: | Lyndell Grubbs |
Licensee: | Radio Ranch, Ltd. |
Webcast: | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) (HD4) |
Website: | (HD2) hillcountryfox.com (HD4) |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KRNH (92.3 FM, "The Ranch") is a radio station licensed to Kerrville, Texas. The station broadcasts a country music format and is owned by Lyndell Grubbs, through licensee Radio Ranch, LLC.[2]
The station began broadcasting in October 1990, holding the call sign KITE and airing a soft adult contemporary format.[3] [4] It originally broadcast at 92.1 MHz, but moved to 92.3 MHz in 1994, concurrent with a power increase.[3] [5] Its format shifted to mainstream AC in 1997.[6] In 1998, the station adopted a classic rock format.[7] In 2000, the station was sold to Lyndell Grubbs's Radio Ranch, LLC, for $245,000.[8] In September 2000, the station's call sign was changed to KRNH and it adopted a country music format, with programming from ABC Radio's Real Country network.[9] [10]
In March 2018, KRNH launched a news-talk format branded as "The Hill Country Patriot" on its HD2 subchannel, which is simulcast on translators at 104.3 FM in Kerrville and 102.1 FM in Fredericksburg, Texas.[11]
On October 1, 2020, KRNH launched a classic rock format on its HD4 subchannel, branded as "106.5 The Raptor", which is simulcast on 106.5 K293CY.[12]
On July 1, 2024, KRNH-HD4 changed their format from classic rock (which moved to KFXE 96.5 FM Ingram and KRNH-HD3) to country, branded as "106.5 The Fox".[13]