KBNA-FM

KBNA-FM
Broadcast area	El Paso, Texas
Branding	Ké Buena
Slogan	En El Paso Suena: La Ké Buena!
Frequency	97.5 MHz
First air date	1970
Format	Regional Mexican
Language(s)	Spanish
ERP	100 kW horizontal; 48 kW vertical
HAAT	332 meters (1,089 ft)
Class	C
Facility ID	67066
Transmitter coordinates	31°47′34.00″N 106°28′47.00″W / 31.7927778°N 106.4797222°W
Callsign meaning	Ké BueNA
Former callsigns	KYSR (1982-1985); KBNA (1985-1987)
Owner	Grupo Radio Centro ; (97.5 Licensee TX, LLC)
Sister stations	KQBU (AM), KAMA (AM), XHTO-FM, other GRC stations in Juárez
Website	kebuena975.com

KBNA-FM (also known as "Ké Buena 97.5") is a Spanish language music radio station based in El Paso, Texas. The station broadcasts on 97.5 FM and is under ownership of Grupo Radio Centro.

History

KBNA logo in the late 2000s

On January 30, 1970, KINT-FM (not related to the current KINT-FM) received its license. Following a short stint as a progressive rock station, KINT-FM played top 40 songs and disco hits until 1982. KINT began on 1590 AM in 1959, adding 97.5 FM in 1969. The AM was owned by Bob Howsam in the sixties. Larry Daniels owned the station when the FM was added. Jim Tabor (former KLIF Dallas DJ) and his father bought the stations in 1974. They had studios and the 1590 AM transmitter at 5300 El Paso Drive. They moved the offices to the 5959 Gateway building near Bassett Center, and then bought a building that became offices and studios at 5710 Trowbridge (also known as Radio Center).

Tabor changed the AM calls and format in 1979 to KKOL "Kol" oldies. He sold the AM to Gary Acker in 1981. That station became KELP (another call sign used on several stations). KINT-FM was sold to a new company called Great American broadcasting, Inc., with the (then) KELP (AM) 920. Both were redubbed KYSR, and after 1985, it was named KBNA.

In 2016, Univision Radio exited El Paso by selling its stations to affiliates of Mexican radio broadcaster Grupo Radio Centro for $2 million, with GRC taking over operations via LMA on November 8.^[1] Rafael Márquez, a United States citizen, owns 75 percent of the licensee, 97.5 Licensee TX, LLC, with the remainder being owned by Grupo Radio Centro TX, LLC.

References

↑ Venta, Lance (10 November 2016). "Grupo Radio Centro Acquires Univision's El Paso Cluster". RadioInsight. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

External links

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[1] Venta, Lance (10 November 2016). "Grupo Radio Centro Acquires Univision's El Paso Cluster". RadioInsight. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

Radio stations in the El Paso, Texas market
By AM frequency	600 690 750 920 1060 1150 1340 1380 1590 1650
By FM frequency	88.5 89.5 91.1 92.3 93.1 93.9 94.7 95.5 96.3 97.5 99.9 102.1 103.1 104.3
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475 162.55
By callsign	KAMA KBNA-FM KELP KHEY KHEY-FM KHRO KINT-FM KKLY KLAQ KOFX KPAS KPRR KQBU KROD KSII KSVE KTEP KTSM KTSM-FM KVER KVIV KXPL KYSE WNG652 WXK25 XHTO-FM
Nearby radio markets Carlsbad Ciudad Juárez Las Cruces See also List of radio stations in Texas

Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Texas
Stations	KABA – Louise KAIQ – Wolfforth KAMA – El Paso KAMA-FM – Deer Park KBDR – Mirando City KBEX - Dalhart KBIB – Marion KBIC – Raymondville KBNA-FM – El Paso KBNL – Laredo KBNR – Brownsville KBOC – Bridgeport KBRZ-FM – Victoria KCHX – Odessa KCOR – San Antonio KCUL-FM – Marshall KCZO – Carrizo Springs KDFM – Falfurrias KDFT – Ferris KDRN – Del Rio KDXX – Lewisville KEPX – Eagle Pass KERB-FM – Kermit KESO – South Padre Island KESS-FM – Benbrook KEWP – Uvalde Estates KEYH – Houston KEYU-FM – Amarillo KFLC – Fort Worth KFTG – Pasadena KFZO – Denton KGBT – Harlingen KGBT-FM – McAllen KGVL – Greenville KHHL – Karnes City KHRO – El Paso KIBL – Beeville KINE – Kingsville KINT – El Paso KIRT – Mission KJAV - Alamo KJNZ – Hereford KJOJ-FM – Freeport KLAR – Laredo KLAT – Houston KLBD – Premont KLDS – Falfurrias KLEY-FM – Jourdanton KLIT – Ranchitos Las Lomas KLJA – Georgetown KLOL – Houston KLQB – Taylor KLTN – Houston KLVL – Pasadena KLZT – Bastrop KMFR – Pearsall KMJR – Portland KMVK – Fort Worth KMXO – Merkel KMYO - Comfort KNOR – Krum KNTE – Bay City KNVO-FM – Port Isabel KOIR – Edinburg KOVE-FM – Galveston KOYE – Frankston KOZA – Odessa KPMB – Plainview KQBO – Rio Grande City KQFX - Borger/Amarillo KQLM – Odessa KQQK – Beaumont KQUE – Houston KRCM – Shenandoah KRGE – Weslaco KRGX – Rio Grande City KRIO – McAllen KRIO-FM – Roma KROB – Robstown KROM – San Antonio KRVA – Cockrell Hill KSAH – Universal City KSAH-FM – Pearsall KSJT-FM – San Angelo KSML-FM – Huntington KSTV – Stephenville KSVE – El Paso KTAM – Bryan KTJM – Port Arthur KTNO – University Park KTNZ – Amarillo KTTU-FM – Brownfield KTXC – Lamesa KTXZ – West Lake Hills KTYR – Trinity KUBR – San Juan KUNO – Corpus Christi KUVA – Uvalde KVER – El Paso KVFM – Beeville KVIV – El Paso KVJM – Hearne KVJY – Pharr KVOZ – Del Mar Hills KVVO-LP – Abilene KVVT – Sulphur Springs KWEL – Midland KWMF – Pleasanton KWOW – Clifton KWRA-LP – Waco KXBJ – El Campo KXOI – Crane KXPL – El Paso KXVR-LP – Corpus Christi KXYZ – Houston KXZX – Juilliard KXZY-LP – Waco KYLP – Greenville KYST – Texas City KZDC – San Antonio KZEP-FM - San Antonio KZIP - Amarillo KZMP - University Park KZNX – Creedmoor KZZA – Muenster
Defunct	KBRN – Boerne KMPA – Pittsburgh KMUL – Farwell KPDB – Big Lake KZXM – Bullard
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