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| Broadcast area | Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex/Sherman/Denison |
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| Frequency | 1700kHz |
| Branding | Jalapeño 1700 AM |
| Programming | |
| Languages | Spanish andEnglish |
| Format | Tejano |
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| History | |
First air date | 1951 (1951)[2] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Derived fromKLIF |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 86684 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 33°25′23″N96°39′45″W / 33.42306°N 96.66250°W /33.42306; -96.66250 (day) 33°7′17″N96°34′55″W / 33.12139°N 96.58194°W /33.12139; -96.58194 (night) |
| Translators | K239DA (95.7MHz, Richardson)[4] |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
KKLF (1700AM) is acommercialradio stationlicensed toRichardson, Texas. Although the station's signal covers portions of theDallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, it mainly serves areas ofNorth Texas that are north and east of the Metroplex. This station broadcasts on theAM expanded band. It is owned by Claro Communications, Ltd., with Gerald Benavides as the licensee. It broadcasts aTejanoradio format, using the monikers "Jalapeño Radio". TheDJs speak bothSpanish andEnglish.
KKLF transmits with a daytime power of 5,000 watts, & a nighttime power of 1,000 watts to avoid interfering with other stations on1700 AM. Thetransmitter is off West Forest Grove Road inLucas, Texas.[1] KKLF is licensed byiBiquity for digitalHD Radio transmission but is not currently transmitting a digital signal. Because the license to broadcast HD Radio is perpetual, the station could resume digital broadcasts at any time. Programming can also be heard on 60-wattFM translatorK239DA at95.7MHz in Richardson.[4]
KKLF originated as the expanded band "twin" of an existing station on the standard AM band.
KDSX was first licensed in 1948 to the Grayson Broadcasting Corporation in Denison, originally for daytime-only on1220kHz. In 1951, the station moved to 950 kHz, and in 1954, its community-of-license was changed toDenison-Sherman.[2] KDSX first aired aTop 40 format. It also spawned FM station KDSX-FM in 1967 (nowKYDA inAzle, Texas).
On March 17, 1997, theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that 88 stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KDSX authorized to move from 950 to 1700 kHz.[5]
A construction permit for the expanded band station was assigned the call letters KTBK on June 1, 1998.[6] The FCC's policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to 5 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.[5] It was ultimately decided to transfer full operations to the expanded band station, and on January 10, 2006, the license for original station on 950 kHz, after successively changing its call letters to KKLF, KYNG and KZRA, was cancelled.[7]
In 2005, the station on 1700 AM changed its own call letters to KKLF, and also relocated to Richardson.
In 2011,Cumulus Media put KKLF and 11 other stations into a trust run by Scott Knoblauch (via Volt Radio, LLC) in preparation for Cumulus' acquisition ofCitadel Broadcasting.[8] As a result, the station's simulcast of KLIF ended in favor of an all-comedy format via the24/7 Comedy Radio network.[9] Originally, the current format would have launched on February 1, 2012, but it was delayed due to numerous missteps. KKLF officially changed formats to all-comedy on February 14.
In November 2013, KKLF was sold to Claro Communications through licensee Gerald Benavides, who previously owned DFW low-powered stationKVFW-LD; the purchase was consummated on March 5, 2014, at a price ofUS$1.25 million. On March 14, 2014, the station flipped from Comedy toTejano music as "Kick 1700". In November 2016, the station switched formats and started broadcastingclassic hits, sports and news in Spanish with a new name as Banda 13 Radio.
In an application forSTA filed with theFCC, Claro stated that a residence is near the KKLF night tower. The night tower site is the site for a proposed daytime operation with 10,000 watts with the same 90-degree-tall tower as is used for night operations. Because of the residence, KKLF has been granted an STA authorizing 1,000 watts unlimited operation.
KDSX Denison, Tex - Granted CP to change from 1220 kc 1kw, day to 950 kc 500w DA-2, change transmitter location and install DA.
Says Gimarc, the deal in Dallas isn't necessarily permanent, at least not yet. At present KKLF is a Cumulus station, but it must sell the station following its acquisition of Citadel; the chain simply has too many local frequencies. And KKLF's an interesting spot on the AM dial: Originally licensed in Richardson it's not easy to pick up south of, say, LBJ. "We're bringing Comedy to North Dallas," Gimarc says. "Inside your building, I doubt you could pick up the signal because it doesn't have that much oomph. It's more of a McKinney-Sherman-Allen-Addison area kind of thing." Ah, The Golden Quadrangle.