KLNT
KLNT (branded as Laredo's Classic Hits 1490 AM) is an oldies 70s and 80s format radio station that serves the Laredo, Texas, United States and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico border area.
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City | Laredo, Texas |
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Broadcast area | Laredo, Texas Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas |
Branding | Laredo's Classic Hits 1490 AM |
Frequency | 1490 kHz |
First air date | May 19, 1952 |
Format | Classic Hits |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 42149 |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°29′43″N 99°28′16″W |
Call sign meaning | K Laredo's NewsTalk (former station format) |
Former call signs | KVOZ (1952-1988) KDOS (1988-1998) |
Owner | R Communications (MBM Radio Laredo, LLC) |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | http://www.classichits1490.com/ |
History
1490 AM signed on in 1952 as the original KVOZ. It broadcast with 250 watts. Barely a year after signing on, KVOZ attempted a move to 1240 kHz that was contingent on KGBS, the existing station at 1240 (now defunct), surrendering its license; this was denied. Power was increased to 1,000 watts in 1970.
In 1988, KVOZ finally got its move and headed for newly built 890 AM. 1490 was relaunched as KDOS at that time and became KLNT in 1998, coinciding with a relaunch as a news/talk station.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KLNT
- Radio-Locator Information on KLNT
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KLNT
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