KCOM

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KCOM
City of license Comanche, Texas
Broadcast area Brownwood, Texas
Slogan "Real Country Inspiration"
Frequency 1550 kHz
First air date October 1998
Format Country Gospel
Power 250 watts (day)
54 watts (night)
Class D
Facility ID 2866
Transmitter coordinates 31°53′54″N 98°35′14″W / 31.89833°N 98.58722°W / 31.89833; -98.58722
Callsign meaning COManche
Owner Robert Elliott, Jr.
(Villecom LLC)
Sister stations KYOX
Website KCOM Online

KCOM (1550 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Comanche, Texas, USA. The station is owned by Robert Elliott, Jr., and the license is held by Villecom LLC.

KCOM broadcasts a Country Gospel music format that blends inspirational country music, Southern Gospel music, and bluegrass music.[1]

History

In October 1998, Arrowhead Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Texas West Media, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 10, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on February 1, 1999.[2]

In February 2005, Texas West Media, Inc. (David B. Bacon, president/director) reached an agreement to sell this station to Cherry Creek Radio (Joseph D. Schwartz, CEO/president), through their CCR-Stephenville III, LLC, holding company, for a reported sale price of $164,000.[3] The deal was approved by the FCC on August 2, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on September 30, 2005.[4] At the time of the sale, the station aired a country music format.

Effective November 6, 2015, KCOM (along with co-owned KSTV, KSTV-FM, and KYOX) was sold to Robert Elliott, Jr.'s Villecom LLC for $1.11 million.

References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. "Application Search Details (BAL-19981026GH)". FCC Media Bureau. February 1, 1999.
  3. "Deals - 4/11/2005". Broadcasting & Cable. April 11, 2005.
  4. "Application Search Details (BAL-20050218ACF)". FCC Media Bureau. September 30, 2005.

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