KHRO

SimulcastingKINT-FM El Paso
El Paso, Texas United States
Broadcast area	El Paso metropolitan area
Frequency	1150kHz
Branding	La Suavecita 93.9/1150
Programming
Format	Mexican regionaladult hits
Ownership
Owner	Entravision Communications (Entravision Holdings, LLC)
Sister stations	KYSE,KINT-FM,KOFX
History
First air date	June 1958 (1958-06)
Former call signs	KIZZ (1958–1974) KISO (1974–1984) KKMJ (1984–1986) KEZB (1986–1992) KSVE (1992–1994) KINT (1994) KSVE (1994–2008)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	51705
Class	B
Power	5,000watts day 380 watts night
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.radiolasuavecita.com/el-paso/

KHRO (1150AM) is a commercialradio station inEl Paso, Texas. This station is owned byEntravision Communications. Its studio facilities are located on North Mesa Street/Highway 20 in northwest El Paso. Thetransmitter is located east of downtown in Ascarate Park, nearTexas State Highway Loop 375.^[2] KHROsimulcasts theradio format heard onsister stationKINT-FM (93.9 FM).

The station firstsigned on in June 1958 as KIZZ.^[3] It was owned by Coronado Broadcasters and wasaffiliated with theCBS Radio Network. The station originally was adaytimer, powered at 1,000 watts, and required tosign off at sunset to avoid interfering with other stations onAM 1150. In the 1980s, it was givenFederal Communications Commission (FCC) permission to broadcast around the clock, using 380 watts during nighttime hours. In the 1990s, the daytime power was boosted to 5,000 watts.

The station has gone through numerous formats over the years, includingoldies,adult contemporary music,talk andRegional Mexican music.

On March 17, 1997, the FCC announced that 88 stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, from 1610 to 1700 kHz. The then-KSVE was authorized to move from 1150 kHz to 1650 kHz.^[4]

The expanded band operation on 1650 kHz was assigned the call letters KBIV on September 4, 1998, which were changed to KHRO on February 25, 2005, and toKSVE on September 23, 2008.^[5]

The FCC initially provided that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could optionally operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency. However, this deadline has been extended multiple times, and both KHRO on 1150 kHz and KSVE on 1650 kHz have remained authorized.^[4] One restriction is that the FCC has generally required paired original and expanded band stations to remain under common ownership.^[6][7]

• Facility details for Facility ID 51705 (KHRO) in theFCC Licensing and Management System
• KHRO inNielsen Audio's AM station database

31°45′13″N106°24′58″W / 31.75361°N 106.41611°W /31.75361; -106.41611

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