KRIA (103.9 FM, "The Pulse") is a hot adult contemporary formatted radio station licensed to serve Plainview, Texas. The station is owned by Monty Spearman and Gentry Todd Spearman, through High Plains Radio Network, LLC.[2] There is an LMA with RAMAR Communications of Lubbock to re-broadcast Magic 106.5 KXTQ from Lubbock.
History
The station used the call sign KPMB from 1986 to 1988, KKYN-FM from 1988 to 2002, KVOP-FM for two months in 2002, before becoming KRIA on September 16, 2002.[3]
The station was owned by Equicom until a 2004 sale of 12 Texas radio stations to Rhattigan Broadcasting for a reported total of $3 million.[4]
KRIA-FM is part of High Plains Radio's Plainview cluster of radio stations, which includes KKYN-FM (106.9 FM), KVOP (1090 AM) and KREW (1400 AM). High Plains Radio purchased the stations from Rhattigan Broadcasting effective March 2, 2015, at a price of $450,000.
On July 19, 2017 KRIA changed format from tejano to hot adult contemporary, branded as "The Pulse". (info taken from stationintel.com)
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRIA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "High Plains Radio Network". www.hprnetwork.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting and Cable.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 54682 (KRIA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KRIA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database