KVLM (104.7

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to Tarzan, Texas, and serving the Midland- Big Spring-

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. It broadcasts a

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format and is owned by VCY America, Inc. The station airs a mix of

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shows and Christian music.

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provides updates. KVLM has an

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(ERP) of 100,000

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s, the current maximum for U.S. FM stations. The

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is on FM 829 in Tarzan, Texas.

History

The station

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the air on . It was originally KCOT, broadcasting on 104.7 MHz. It was a

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of KPET

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, 1979. p. C-217. Retrieved April 15, 2022. It was sold in 1983 to a group that controlled KBYG 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 to

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for $740,000. The deal marked Drewry's re-entry into radio, as the company had previously sold KSWO radio (now KKRX) in the company's homebase of

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to Perry Publishing & Broadcasting Company in 1998. On August 10, 2015,

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announced that it would purchase Drewry Communications for $160 million. The deal was completed on December 1, 2015. KTXC, along with KEYU-FM in Amarillo, were Raycom's first radio stations since the company sold WMC AM- FM in

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in 2000. On June 25, 2018,

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announced its intent to acquire Raycom for $3.65 billion, pending regulatory approval. The sale was completed on January 2, 2019. In 2021, it was announced that

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would acquire the station for $650,000. The sale was completed on April 14, 2022. The station changed its call sign to KVLM on April 26."Call Sign History"
CDBS Public Access,

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, Retrieved 26 April 2022. Effective September 18, 2023, the station moved its community of license from Lamesa to Tarzan.

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