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| Broadcast area | Greater San Antonio |
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| Frequency | 107.5MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Vibe 107.5 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Rhythmic adult contemporary |
| Subchannels | HD2:Tejano (Stream Tejano Simulcast) |
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| Radio:KMYO,KROM,KBBT TV:KWEX-DT,KNIC-DT | |
| History | |
First air date | December 31,1967 (as KBUC-FM at 106.3) |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 106.3 MHz (1967–1974) |
Call sign meaning | "Vibe" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 67064 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | |
| HAAT | 434 m (1,424 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°16′29.00″N98°15′52.00″W / 29.2747222°N 98.2644444°W /29.2747222; -98.2644444 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KVBH Online |
KVBH (107.5FM) is acommercialradio station inSan Antonio, Texas.[2] The station is owned byUforia Audio Network and it airs arhythmic adult contemporaryradio format.[3] Studios and offices are located on Network Boulevard in Northwest San Antonio.[4] Thetransmitter site is inElmendorf, on Elmendorf-Lavonia Road.[5]
On December 31, 1967, the stationsigned on as KBUC-FM.[6] Itscommunity of license wasTerrell Hills, and it broadcast at 106.3 MHz. The power was only 3,000watts, a fraction of its current output. KBUC-FM was the FM counterpart to AMdaytimerKBUC, so programming could continue to be heard on the FM station after sunset. KBUC-AM-FMsimulcasted acountry music format, and were owned by Tom E. Turner and the Turner Broadcasting Corporation (which is not related to the current dayTurner Broadcasting System).
In 1974, KBUC-FM moved from 106.3 to 107.5 to make way for a new station, KTUF (nowKTKX at 106.7 FM).[7] The move also included a power increase to 100,000 watts and a change in community of license to San Antonio. The new, more-powerful signal allowed KBUC-FM to be heard for many miles around the San Antonioradio market. KBUC-AM-FM continued airing country music and personality DJs, plus news from theABC Information Network.
In 1986, KBUC-AM-FM were bought by TK Communications. On September 2, 1988, TK changed the FM station'scall sign to KZVE, becoming a Spanish-languageadult contemporary station known as "K-Suave" ("K-Soft"). In addition, KBUC (AM) became KXTN, airing aTejano music format.[8][9]
In 1991, TK decided to swap the formats on the two stations, given that 1310 had significantly higher ratings than the FM counterpart, with 1310 AM becoming Spanish AC as KZVE, while 107.5 FM switched to Tejano. The AC format stayed on AM 1310 until 1997, when it began simulcasting 107.5 FM. In addition, 1310 changed its call letters to KXTN, while 107.5 simply added an "-FM"suffix, becoming KXTN-FM.
In 2003, Univision, which owns scores of radio and TV stations in some of the largestHispanicmedia markets, bought KXTN-AM-FM.
On April 12, 2019, at 5:00 p.m., KXTN-FM dropped its longtime Tejano format and flipped to Rhythmic AC with a focus onclassic hip-hop, branded as "Vibe 107.5". The first song on "Vibe" was "Return of the Mack" byMark Morrison. The call sign was changed to KVBH on April 16, 2019. In June 2019, Xavier Castro ("the Freakin' Rican"), former longtime morning host at sister stationKBBT, began hosting mornings on the station.[10]
KVBH broadcasts in theHD Radio format. Its HD2 subchannel carries the former Tejano format that previously aired on the main 107.5 signal and now broadcast onKXTN. KXTN and KVBH-HD2 are the Spanish-language FMflagship station for theSan Antonio Spursbasketball team. During game broadcasts, KVBH-HD2 continues to air Tejano music through the Uforiaapp, while the digital signal carries the Spurs'play-by-play.
Since 2009, the station had rebroadcast on a subchannel of co-ownedKDXX (previously KFZO and KESS-FM) inLewisville viaHD Radio on 107.9 HD-2. KFZO serves theDallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. However, on June 29, 2013, with KESS-FM suddenly flipping formats on the main station fromRhythmic Top 40 toRegional Mexican as (previously on KFZO), the KXTN simulcast was replaced with the "Hot" format on 107.9-HD2 for over two weeks.
KXTN-FM programming was heard on the subchannels of these Univision-owned Texas radio stations:
| Location | Callsign | Nickname | Frequency |
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| Dallas-Ft.Worth, Texas | KFZO | Stream Tejano Dallas | 107.1-HD2 |
| Dallas-Ft.Worth, Texas | KESS-FM | Stream Tejano Dallas | 107.9-HD2 |
| Houston, Texas | KLTN | Stream Tejano Houston | 102.9-HD2 |
| Austin, Texas | KLJA | Stream Tejano Austin | 107.7-HD2 |
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