KMVK
Tejano ("Fierro") | |
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First air date | February 18, 1965 |
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Call sign meaning | previous "Movin'" format |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 23440 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 17,000 watts |
HAAT | 574.2 meters (1,884 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°35′02″N 96°57′48″W / 32.58389°N 96.96333°W |
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Website | (HD2) |
KMVK (107.5
KMVK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 17,000 watts. Its signal is limited in that most Dallas-Fort Worth area FM stations run at 100,000 watts, but KMVK broadcasts from a tall tower at 574.2 meters (1,884 feet) in height above average terrain (HAAT), which helps improve coverage in the surrounding suburbs of Dallas and Fort Worth. The station broadcasts in HD; its HD-2 signal carries a Tejano music format known as "Fierro", while Latin pop music was heard on its HD-3 signal, known as "Dale!." The HD-3 signal has since been turned off.
History
KNOK/KDLZ
On February 18, 1965, the station
EZ 107.5/The Oasis
In December 1988, Gilmore Broadcasting purchased KDLZ. On December 23 of that year, Gilmore picked up the
MOViN/Mega era
On February 17, 2009, at Noon, after playing "
By mid-summer 2012, the Metroplex had three Spanish-language CHR stations and three English-language CHR outlets, with one of those English-language stations targeted towards Latino listeners. The former "La Kalle 107.9" from
On March 8, 2012, the station's website displayed a message stating "Todo va a cambiar!" (Translation: Everything will change!), hinting at a possible format flip in the near future. However, the next morning, it was nothing more than a Daylight saving time announcement.[13]
On May 21, 2012, CBS hinted at a possible format flip on either KMVK or KRLD-FM to "AMP Radio", much like its Los Angeles CHR/Top 40 sister station KAMP-FM, having registered three web domains.[14] This format change instead happened four years later in 2016, when sister KVIL evolved to Top 40, though they would flip to Alternative the following year.
107.5 today
On July 26, 2013, KMVK did flip formats, though to a Regional Mexican format as "La Grande 107.5",[15] making it the third format flip since 2006. The Latin pop format is now heard on the KMVK's third HD Radio sub-channel.
On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom (now known as Audacy).[16] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.[17][18]
Months after, Entercom struck a new content deal with NBCUniversal-owned-and-operated stations KXAS-TV (NBC) and KXTX-TV (Telemundo). The latter will partner with KMVK to bring enhanced Spanish-language news, weather and entertainment information to its listeners, in addition to the current Regional Mexican music format.[19]
KMVK HD channels
In early 2006, 107.5 HD2 began as a Traditional Jazz format to complement "The Oasis" before the station's smooth jazz format was relocated to the sub-channel.
On November 11, 2015, KMVK-HD2 began airing a
In early February 2016, KMVK launched an HD-3 subchannel, originally named "Mega 107.5 HD3" using the slogan "Numero Uno En Exitos" (English translation: "Number One in Hits"), broadcasting a
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMVK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KMVK-FM Radio Station Coverage Map".
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-205
- Dallas Morning News. 1988-04-26.
- Dallas Morning News. 1988-12-20.
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1991/RR-1991-07-12.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- Dallas Morning News. 1992-11-03.
- ^ DFW Radio Archives 1996 Archived 2008-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (accessed October 17, 2011)
- WFAA-TV and The Dallas Morning News)
- ^ "Call Sign History".
- ^ KMVK FM 107.5 Launches Dallas-Fort Worth's First Full-Market Spanish Language Hot Adult Contemporary Radio Station
- ^ KMVK Playlist on Yes.com (accessed September 4, 2010)
- ^ Change at KMVK? - All Access - (Released March 8, 2012)
- ^ Amping Up In Dallas? - Radio Insight (released May 21, 2012)
- ^ "CBS Flips Mega 107.5 Dallas".
- ^ CBS Radio to Merge with Entercom
- ^ "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ NBC 5, Telemundo 39 and Entercom Announce Multi-Year Media Partnership - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
- ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=10 Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Dallas-Ft. Worth
External links
- Official website
- KMVK in the FCC FM station database
- KMVK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- DFW Radio Archives
- DFW Radio/TV History