KMVL (1220 AM) is a

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broadcasting an

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format. KMVL is licensed, along with its 2 FM translators, to

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. KMVL is owned by Leon Hunt and is co-owned with its FM

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, KMVL-FM, also licensed to Madisonville.

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is a Mexican

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frequency, on which XEB in

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is the dominant Class A station.

Translator

History

KMVL commenced broadcasting on March 1, 1988. KMVL was synchrocast on an experimental license co-channel in

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, as KM2XVL, which ran 170 watts during the day and 11 watts at night. The Huntsville facility was licensed in 2000, and was located off of Phelps Drive, east of Sam Houston State, and

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.KM2XVL
fcc.gov. Retrieved October 26, 2012 KM2XVL's license was cancelled by the

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on August 2, 2021.

References

External links

* Adult standards radio stations in the United States MVL {{Texas-radio-station-stub