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| Broadcast area | Midland -Big Spring -Odessa |
| Frequency | 104.7MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | ConservativeChristian |
| Network | VCY America |
| Affiliations | SRN News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | VCY America, Inc. |
| KVCE | |
| History | |
First air date | June 1, 1977; 47 years ago (1977-06-01) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | K VCYLaMesa |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71650 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 245 meters (804 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
KVLM (104.7MHz) is anon-commercialFMradio stationlicensed toTarzan, Texas, and serving theMidland-Big Spring-Odessa region ofTexas. It broadcasts aChristian radioformat and is owned byVCY America, Inc.[2] The station airs a mix ofChristian talk and teaching shows and Christian music.SRN News provides updates.
KVLM has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000watts, the current maximum for U.S. FM stations. Thetransmitter is on FM 829 inTarzan, Texas.[3]
The stationsigned on the air on June 1, 1977; 47 years ago (1977-06-01). It was originally KCOT, broadcasting on 104.7 MHz. It was asister station ofKPET690 AM.[4] It was sold in 1983 to a group that controlledKBYG Big Spring. The signal was expanded to 100 kilowatts from an 800-foot tower.
Another station started at 100.3 FM in the area in 1987. In 1988, the two stations exchanged frequencies. This was reversed in 1996 when the southern signal for Lamesa, Big Spring and Midland returned to 104.7.
On August 21, 2002, Graham Brothers Communications announced that it would sell KTXC toDrewry Communications for $740,000.[5] The deal marked Drewry's re-entry into radio, as the company had previously sold KSWO radio (nowKKRX) in the company's homebase ofLawton, Oklahoma to Perry Publishing & Broadcasting Company in 1998.[6]
On August 10, 2015,Raycom Media announced that it would purchase Drewry Communications for $160 million.[7][8] The deal was completed on December 1, 2015.[9][10] KTXC, along withKEYU-FM inAmarillo, were Raycom's first radio stations since the company soldWMC AM-FM inMemphis, Tennessee toInfinity Broadcasting Corporation in 2000.
On June 25, 2018,Gray Television announced its intent to acquire Raycom for $3.65 billion, pending regulatory approval.[11][12] The sale was completed on January 2, 2019.[13]
In 2021, it was announced thatVCY America would acquire the station for $650,000.[14][15][16][17] The sale was completed on April 14, 2022.[18] The station changed its call sign to KVLM on April 26.[19]
Effective September 18, 2023, the station moved its community of license fromLamesa to Tarzan.
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