KLDS

KLDS
City of license Falfurrias, Texas
Broadcast area Rio Grande Valley
Branding Radio Voz AM
Frequency 1260 kHz
First air date January 1, 1953
Format Religious
Language(s) Spanish
Power 500 watts (day)
330 watts (night)
Class B
Facility ID 7149
Transmitter coordinates 27°14′11″N 98°10′22″W / 27.23639°N 98.17278°W / 27.23639; -98.17278
Former callsigns KBLP (1953-1956)[1]
KPSO (1956-1997)[2]
Owner La Radio Cristiana Network, Inc.
Sister stations KDFM, KERB, KERB-FM, KIBL

KLDS (1260 AM, "Radio Voz AM") is a radio station licensed to serve Falfurrias, Texas, USA. The station is owned by La Radio Cristiana Network, Inc. KLDS is unaffiliated with the LDS Church.

KLDS broadcasts a Spanish-language religious radio format to the Rio Grande Valley and surrounding counties.[3]

The radio station began operations in 1953 broadcasting as KBLP with 500 watts of power, daytime-only, on a frequency of 1260 kHz under the ownership of Ben L. Parker.[1] In 1956, under new ownership, the station had its call sign changed to KPSO. The station was assigned the KLDS call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on December 19, 1997.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Directory of AM and FM stations and Market Data of the United States". Broadcasting-Telecasting 1955 Yearbook-Marketbook Issue. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1955. p. 294.
  2. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved May 29, 2009.

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