KBUC
American radio station in Raymondville, Texas
26°38′9″N 97°50′10″W / 26.63583°N 97.83611°W / 26.63583; -97.83611
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KBUC (102.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a tejano music format.[2] Licensed to Raymondville, Texas, United States, the station serves the McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen area. The station is owned by Grupo Multimedios, through licensee Leading Media Group Corp. The station has obtained a construction permit from the FCC for a power increase to 37,000 watts.[3] KBUC also served as the flagship station for the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. KBUC formerly broadcast a country music format but flipped on August 15, 2011, at 5:00 p.m.
History
The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station to Sendero Multimedia, Inc. on December 15, 1980.[4] The station was assigned the call sign KSOX-FM on November 16, 1981, and received its license to cover on April 21, 1983.[5] On April 22, 1994, the station changed its call sign to KILM. The station's license and that of Mirando City, Texas-based KBDR were assigned by Sendero on April 3, 2003, to R Communications, LLC at a purchase price of $8,000,000.[6][7] The station once more changed its call sign on January 19, 2005, to KTFM, on January 26, 2005, to KLEY-FM, and on February 2, 2005, to the current KBUC.[8]
R Communications sold KBUC and three sister stations to Grupo Multimedios effective February 10, 2021, for $6 million.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBUC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "KBUC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Texas radio's MBM Revolution buys again". rbr.com. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "KBUC Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
External links
- KBUC in the FCC FM station database
- KBUC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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U.S. radio stations in South Texas- Bay City-Freeport
- Corpus Christi
- Eagle Pass
- Kingsville-Alice-Falfurrias
- Laredo
- McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen
- San Antonio
- Victoria
- Other nearby regions –
Mexico - Matamoros
- Reynosa
- See also
- List of radio stations in Texas
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