KMPA

KMPA
City	Pittsburg, Texas
Broadcast area	Longview-Marshall area
Branding	Super 103.1
Frequency	103.1 MHz
First air date	1987-01-20 (as KXAL-FM)
Format	Regional Mexican
ERP	10,000 watts
HAAT	205 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	8491
Transmitter coordinates	32°52′50″N 94°58′13″W / 32.88056°N 94.97028°WCoordinates: 32°52′50″N 94°58′13″W / 32.88056°N 94.97028°W
Callsign meaning	KoMPA (former branding)
Former callsigns	KXAL-FM (1987-2001); KDVE (2001-2010)
Affiliations	none
Owner	East Texas Results Media ; (Paul Coates, Mike Huckabee)
Sister stations	KZXM, KFRO-FM, KLJT

KMPA (103.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Contemporary format.

Licensed to Pittsburg, Texas, United States, the station serves the Longview-Marshall area. The station is owned by East Texas Results Media and once featured programming from CNN Radio.^[1]

History

January 20, 1987, 103.1 went on the air as KXAL-FM. KXAL was owned by Gray Communications of Pittsburg, Texas. The transmitter site was next located on Highway 271 just north of Gilmer in the community of Midway. The tower was under 250 feet tall and the coverage of the station was very limited. 103.1 was running a rock format at that time.

January 3, 2000, Gray Communications sold 103.1 to On-Air Family LLC (Hunt Broadcasting). Under Hunt's ownership the transmitter site was completely rebuilt with a 750-foot tower, new antennas, and new transmitter on a 50-acre facility just north-east of Midway. The Hunt's also combined 103.1's broadcast operations with the 100.3 (at that time KDVE) in Henderson, Texas.

The Hunt's changed the call letters to KDVE on November 8, 2001. With this change, the format was also changed to classic country, under the moniker of "The Lonesome Dove" (after the movie of the same name). With both 103.1 and 100.3 simulcasting "The Lonesome Dove" format, the studios were moved to Longview at 3004 West Marshall (Greggton area). In July 2004, 103.1 KDVE changed its format to classic rock, with the moniker "Rock 103.1". 100.3 became KXAL sports with the ESPN satellite feed.

On April 1, 2004, 103.1 and 100.3 began an LMA with Waller Broadcasting. 103.1 became a simulcast of KKUS the Ranch, and 100.3 became a simulcast of 96.7 KOYE. In 2006, Waller Media bought 103.1 and 100.3. 103.1 became the first FM talk station in East Texas, and 100.3 became "Brisa" a regional Spanish format. The FM talk was dropped after 6 months with little results, and a simulcast of 103.1 and 100.3 began again with the "Brisa" format. 103.1 changed its call sign to the current KMPA on July 30, 2010, and rebranded itself as KOMPA. KOMPA 103.1 was a highly successful Spanish format radio station in East Texas.^[2]

On August 1, 2016, KMPA and sister stations KFRO-FM, KLJT, and KZXM were taken off the air and the staff of those stations were let go and locked out without warning by Susie Waller, the daughter of the deceased owner of the station, Dudley Waller.^[3] The website has also been deleted. Since August 10, 2016, this station has been silent.

On February 17, 2017, Waller Broadcasting filed for an extension of the Special Temporary Authority allowing KMPA and its 3 sisters to remain silent for an additional 180 days. The application also states that a buyer has been found for the stations, and is expected to announce a deal to transfer the four stations licenses, pending F.C.C. approval, within the next 30 days.^[4]

On July 4, 2017, KMPA returned to the air under a Lease Management Agreement between Waller Media, LLC. & East Texas Results Media, allowing the latter to operate the facility until the license transfer for the facility is granted & consummated. The Kompa branding for the station has been changed, although the Regional Mexican music remains. Now branded as "Super 103.1".

On October 31, 2017, KMPA's license transfer to Paul Coates, d.b.a. East Texas Results Media, was granted. Consummaton of the deal that sends KMPA and its sister stations KFRO-FM, KZXM, and KLJT to the new company occurred on March 28, 2018.

Previous logo

References

↑ "KDVE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "KMPA Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ East Texas Stations Lock Out Staff & Go Dark - Radio Insight (published August 2, 2016)
↑ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101751552&formid=910&fac_num=57204

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "KDVE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[2] "KMPA Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[3] East Texas Stations Lock Out Staff & Go Dark - Radio Insight (published August 2, 2016)

[4] ttps://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101751552&formid=910&fac_num=57204

Radio stations in the Longview/Marshall, Texas area
By FM frequency	90.7 91.1 92.3 95.3 96.1 99.3 100.3 103.1 103.9 104.5 105.7 106.9
By AM frequency	1240 1370 1410 1430 1450 1470
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.425 162.475
By callsign	KAPW KAZE KBWC KCUL-FM KDOK KEES KFRO KFRO-FM KJTX KKTX KMHT KMHT-FM KMPA KTAA KWN32 KWRD KYKX KZEY KZQX WXK36
Defunct	KXAL-LP (104.7 FM)
Nearby radio markets Dallas–Fort Worth Lufkin–Nacogdoches Natchitoches Paris Shreveport Texarkana Tyler-Longview See also List of radio stations in Texas

Radio stations in the Tyler–Longview market
By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.1 89.5 90.3 91.3 91.9 92.1 93.1 95.1 96.1 96.7 97.5 97.9 99.3 99.9 100.3 100.7 101.5 102.7 104.1 105.7 106.5 106.9 107.3
By AM frequency	600 660 710 820 890 930 1080 1330 1400 1410 1430 1470 1490 1580
NOAA Weather Radio	162.475
By callsign	K236BG K250AJ KAPW KATG-FM KAZE KBJS KBLZ KDET KEBE KEEL KEES KGLD KGLY KHCJ KISX KKTX-FM KKUS KLVQ KMOO-FM KNUE KOOI KOYE KPXI KRLD KRWR KSKY KTBB KTBB-FM KTLU KTXV KTYL-FM KVNE KWNS KWRD KYFP KYKX KYZS KZLO KZQX WBAP WXK36
Defunct	KFRO-FM (95.3 FM) KLJT (102.3 FM) KMPA (103.1 FM) KXAL-LP (104.7 FM) KZEY (690 AM) KZXM (94.3 FM)
Nearby radio markets Dallas–Fort Worth Longview–Marshall Lufkin–Nacogdoches Paris Shreveport Texarkana 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