KRIO (AM)

For the FM radio station in Roma, Texas, United States, see KRIO-FM.

KRIO
City of license	McAllen, Texas
Broadcast area	McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen area
Branding	Radio Esperanza
Frequency	910 kHz
Format	Christian radio
Power	5,000 watts day 5,000 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	56477
Transmitter coordinates	26°17′52.00″N 98°12′26.00″W / 26.2977778°N 98.2072222°W / 26.2977778; -98.2072222
Callsign meaning	RIO Grande Valley
Owner	Rio Grande Bible Institute, Inc.
Sister stations	KOIR, KRIO-FM
Webcast	KRIO's webcast
Website	www.radioesperanza.com

KRIO (910 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish-language Christian radio format. Licensed to McAllen, Texas, US, the station serves the McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen area. The station is currently owned by Rio Grande Bible Institute, Inc..^[1]

KRIO has a long and colorful history. During the 1960s and early 1970s, it was "The Big 9-10," a Top 40 formatted station emphasizing fun promotions and popular personalities in a fast-paced presentation with station jingles and other production elements. It was one of the top stations in south Texas until it was challenged first by KRGV-AM "The Enormous 129" licensed to Weslaco and then KBFM-FM "KB-104" licensed to Edinburg. Toward the end of the decade KRIO was managed by Charlie Trub who started two stations in the Valley, KRIX-FM and XHRIO-TV. KRIX was an automated album oriented rock station on 99.5 FM in Brownsville, while XHRIO broadcast on Channel 2 from El Control, Tamaulipas but originated its programs from studios adjacent to the KRIO radio station in McAllen.

KRIO was purchased by Henry Tippie from Charlie Trub. Tippie already owned KVLY FM, formerly KESI FM, in Edinburg, Texas. Tippie had hoped to regain KRIO's popularity with a "Classic" oldies format playing "The music you grew up with". After a few years, when the station was not performing as expected, the station was donated to the Rio Grande Bible Institute as a tax write off.

KRIO's programming is also heard on KRIO-FM 97.7 FM in Roma, Texas and KOIR 88.5 FM in Edinburg, Texas.

References

↑ "KRIO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KRIO

Radio-Locator Information on KRIO

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KRIO

Radio stations in the McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.5 88.9 91.5 92.7 94.5 95.3 96.1 96.9 97.7 98.5 99.5 100.3 101.1 102.1 104.1 104.9 105.5 105.7 106.3 107.5 107.9

By AM frequency	710 840 910 1210 1240 1290 1530 1580 1700

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.550

By callsign	KBFM KBIC KBNR KBTQ KBUC KCAS KESO KFRQ KGBT KGBT-FM KHID KHKZ KIRT KJAV KJJF KKPS KNVO-FM KOIR KQBO KQXX-FM KRGE KRIO KRIO-FM KSOX KTEX KUBR KURV KVJY KVLY KVMV KVNS KZSP KHB33 WWG34

Nearby radio markets Corpus Christi Houston–Galveston Kingsville–Alice–Falfurrias Laredo Reynosa San Antonio See also List of radio stations in Texas

Religious radio stations in the state of Texas

KHCB Radio Network	KHCB-FM – Houston (English) KHCB – Galveston (Spanish) KHCH – Huntsville (Spanish & Asian) Satellite Stations KANJ – Giddings KHCJ – Jefferson KHCP – Paris KHIB – Bastrop KHKV – Kerrville KHML – Madisonville KHPO – Port O'Connor KHTA – Wake Village KHVT – Bloomington KKER – Kerrville KRTG – Carthage

EWTN Radio affiliates	Guadalupe Radio Network: KLPF – Midland KATH – Frisco KBKN – Lamesa KBMD – Marble Falls KJMA – Floresville KVDG – Midland (Spanish) KJON – Carrollton (Spanish) KWMF – Pleasanton (Spanish) Other affiliates: KDJW – Amarillo KOLF-LP – Plainview KPIA-LP – Huntsville

Other religious stations	KABA – Louise KACB-LP – College Station KACD-LP – Midland KAFR – Conroe KAGC – Bryan KAMY – Lubbock KANI – Wharton KAQD – Abilene KATG – Athens KAVO – Pampa KAVW – Amarillo KAVX – Lufkin KAYK – Victoria KBAH – Plainview KBBW – Waco KBCX – Big Spring KBJS – Jacksonville KBMM – Odessa KBNR – Brownsville KBRZ-FM – Victoria KBUB – Brownwood KCAS – McCook KCKT – Crockett KCRN – San Angelo KCRN-FM – San Angelo KCTA – Corpus Christi KDAE – Sinton KDEI – Port Arthur KDKR – Decatur KDRY – Alamo Heights KDSH-LP – Borger KELP – El Paso KEOE-LP – Lufkin KEPI – Eagle Pass KFGG-LP – Marble Falls KFLB – Odessa KFLB – Odessa KGLY – Tyler KGOD-LP – Tenaha KGWP – Pittsburg KHSP – Killeen KIBL – Beeville KIJN – Farwell KIJN-FM – Farwell KIXL – Del Valle KJAK – Slaton KJHV – Killeen KJRN – Keene KJRT – Amarillo KKHT – Winnie KLBW – New Boston KLDS – Falfurrias KMAT – Seadrift KMEO – Mertzon KMOC – Wichita Falls KNNK – Dimmitt KNRB – Atlanta KOIR – Edinburg KOKE-FM – Thorndale KPAS – Fabens KPDR – Wheeler KPXI – Overton KQUE-FM – Bay City KRBG – Umbarger KRCM – Shenandoah KRIO-FM – Roma KRYH – Temple KSGR – Portland KSLR – San Antonio KTAA – Big Sany KTEK – Alvin KTER – Rudolph KTMR – Edna KTMR – Converse KTMU – Muenster KTXB – Beaumont KTYR – Trinity KVJS – Arroyo KVMV – McAllen KWAS – Borger KWRD-FM – Highland Village KXAI – Refugio KXOI – Crane KXVX-LP – Sulphur Springs KYFB – Denison KYFP – Palestine KYFS – San Antonio KYJC – Commerce KYZQ – Mount Pleasant KZFT – Fannett

Defunct	KKVI – Overland

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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