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| Frequency | 103.1 MHz |
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| Branding | Inspirational Gospel Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Algie A. Felder |
| History | |
First air date | 1979 (1979) |
Last air date | June 2023 (2023-06) |
Former call signs | KLMF-FM (1979–1982) |
| Technical information1 | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 976 | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters (299 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°35′42.4″N 106°11′59.9″W / 31.595111°N 106.199972°W / 31.595111; -106.199972 |
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Public license information | |
KPAS (103.1 FM) was a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio music format.2 Licensed to Fabens, Texas, United States. The station was last owned by Algie A. Felder.3 It went on the air in 1979 as KLMF-FM, became KPAS in 1982, and ceased operations after losing its transmitter in a 2023 lightning strike.
History
The station was assigned the call letters KLMF-FM on July 30, 1979. On July 7, 1982, the station changed its call sign to KPAS.4
KPAS went silent in June 2023, after the station's transmitter was destroyed by a lightning strike. It never returned to the air; the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) canceled its license in November 2024.5
History of call letters
The call letters KPAS previously belonged to an AM station in Banning, California, which began broadcasting November 9, 1949.6
In September 1953, the FCC authorized assignment of the license of KPAS of Banning, California, from Byron-Wood Motors to Henry Chester Darwin, for $6,100.7
References
References
- "Facility Technical Data for KPAS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- "KPAS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- "kpas Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- Venta, Lance (November 17, 2024). "FCC Report 11/17: WCCO On The Move". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- "New KPAS Plans Start Next Sunday at Banning" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 3, 1947. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- Associated Press, "Radio License Shifted", San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Friday 18 September 1953, Volume LX, Number 16, page 22.
External links
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 976 (KPAS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KPAS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database