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KJFA (AM)
KDNF (840 AM) is a radio station licensed to Belen, New Mexico, United States, which also serves the Albuquerque area. The station is owned by Sheila and Derek Underhill, through licensee KD Radio Inc. KDNF airs a classic country format branded as "Genuine Country 840". The transmitter tower for KDNF is located in South Valley, New Mexico. History This station (originally KARS) used to broadcast at 860 kHz at 1,300 watts during the day and 185 watts at night. The signal in Albuquerque had been a bit weak there during daytime hours and was even harder (but not impossible) to hear at night due to its transmitter being located near Belen (about 40 miles south of Albuquerque) and using low levels of power. However, the station mostly served the Valencia County area and did not really target Albuquerque. KARS featured a variety of programming over the years, from Classic Country and Spanish-language programming, as well as community information for Belen and other parts of V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belen, New Mexico
Belén (; ) is the second most populated city in Valencia County, New Mexico, the United States, after its county seat, Los Lunas. The population was 7,360 as of the 2020 Census. Belén is Spanish for Bethlehem. It gained the nickname "Hub City" after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway completed a line through it in 1907. The city is geographically near the center of New Mexico, and is a significant transportation hub that includes access to rails, Interstate Highway 25, and air at Valencia County's only public airport. Belén is at the southern end of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located 35 miles south of Albuquerque. History Belén was founded in 1740 as ''Nuestra Señora de Belén'' (Our Lady of Bethlehem) by a group of colonists led by Diego Torres and Antonio Salazar, who had received permission to settle the tract of land known as the Belén Grant. The early settlers in the Belén grant included several genízaro families. The ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Rock
Modern rock is an umbrella term used to describe rock music that is found on college and commercial rock radio stations. Some radio stations use this term to distinguish themselves from classic rock, which is based in 1960s–1980s rock music. Radio format Modern rock (also known as alternative radio) is a Rock music, rock Radio format, format commonly found on commercial Radio broadcasting, radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre. Generally beginning with hardcore punk but referring especially to alternative rock music since the 1980s, the phrase "modern rock" is used in the US to differentiate the music from classic rock, which focuses on music recorded in the 1960s through to the early 1990s. A few modern rock radio stations existed during the 1980s, such as KROQ-FM in Los Angeles, XETRA-FM in San Diego, WHTG-FM (now WKMK) on the Jersey Shore, WLIR on Long Island, WFNX (101.7 FM), WFNX in Boston, and KQAK The Quake in San Francisco. Modern rock wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Stations In New Mexico ...
The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of New Mexico, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats. List of radio stations Defunct * KARA * KAVE * KCRX * KHIP * KHOB * KICA * KKYC * KLEA * KLEA-FM * KLLT * KOOT * KPAD-LP * KPKJ * KQGC * KRDD * KRIK * KRSN * KSRL-LP * KYGR * KZPI * KZRM References {{Navboxes , title = New Mexico radio station regional navigation boxes , list = {{Albuquerque Radio {{Carlsbad Radio {{Clovis Radio {{Four Corners Radio {{Las Cruces Radio {{Roswell Radio {{Santa Fe Radio {{TaosNM Radio Radio stations New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KABG
KABG (98.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Los Alamos, New Mexico, and serving the Santa Fe and Albuquerque radio markets. It is owned by American General Media and airs a classic hits radio format, playing Top 40 hits mostly from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. The radio studios and offices are located in Northeast Albuquerque. The transmitter is on Sandia Crest at an effective radiated power (ERP) of 14,000 watts. History This station signed on in 1956 as KRSN-FM. For nearly three decades, the station broadcast at low wattage and only covered Los Alamos. It would enter the Albuquerque radio market in November 1985, when the transmitter moved to the Valles Caldera National Preserve in Jemez Springs, New Mexico at an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations where the station would operate until 2022. It launched as KKHJ with an adult contemporary format after upgrading to a 100,000 watt signal. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HD Radio
HD Radio (HDR) is a trademark for in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcast technology. HD radio generally simulcast, simulcasts an existing analog radio station in digital format with less noise and with additional text information. HD Radio is used primarily by FM broadcasting, FM radio stations in the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, Mexico and the Philippines, with a few implementations outside North America. HD Radio transmits the digital signals in unused portions of the same band as the analog AM and FM signals. As a result, radios are more easily designed to pick up both signals, which is why the HD in HD Radio is sometimes referred to stand for "hybrid digital", not "high definition". Officially, HD is not intended to stand for any term in HD Radio, it is simply part of iBiquity's trademark, and does not have any meaning on its own. HD Radios tune into the station's analog signal first and then look for a digital signal. The European DRM system shares c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Univision Radio
Uforia Audio Network () is the radio broadcasting and music events division of TelevisaUnivision (United States), TelevisaUnivision USA. Formerly known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation and Univision Radio, it is the eighth-largest radio broadcaster in the United States, and the largest specifically catering to Hispanic and Latino Americans. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles. History Univision, previously known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. (between 2000 and September 22, 2003) and Heftel Broadcasting Corp, was the result of a February 14, 1997 merger of Tichenor Media System, Inc., a private company based in Dallas, Texas, and Cecil Heftel, Heftel Broadcasting, a public company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tichenor had been in broadcasting since the 1940s. McHenry Tichenor operated a station (KGBS on 1240, later KGBT on 1530) in Harlingen, Texas. In 1950, they added KUNO Corpus Christi, Texas. Later station purchases were KIFN in Phoenix, Arizona; WGMA in Hollyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KYLZ (FM)
KYLZ (101.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is owned by Vanguard Media and airs an urban contemporary radio format mixed with some recent hits, branded as "The Hustle 101.3". The radio studios are in Northeast Albuquerque (a mile north of Central Avenue). KYLZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,700 watts. The transmitter is on 140th Street SW at Central Avenue SW (U.S. Route 66) near Interstate 40 in Albuquerque. Programming KYLZ features hip-hop hits mostly from the 1990s and 2000s with a few recent hits. It often promotes itself as "hip-hop without the pop", emphasizing the absence of dance-pop or R&B hits often heard on other rhythmic contemporary stations. Mornings feature the "Rise and Grind" show. Afternoons (12pm-3pm) feature the "Midday Mayhem" with local comedians Robert "Buck D" Gipson and Tyler “Intern Ty” Lovely. From 4-7pm is the "Shut up and Talk Radio/TV" program. The station also hosts a local rap battle called " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Active Rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge of mainstream rock and album-oriented rock. Format background There is no concrete definition of the active rock format. Sean Ross, editor of ''Airplay Monitor'', described active rock in the late 1990s as album-oriented rock (AOR) "with a greater emphasis on the harder end of the spectrum".Toby Eddings, "Active rock finds an Asylum at 93.5", ''The Sun News'', February 7, 1999 ''Radio & Records'' defined the format as based on current rock hits in frequent rotation and targeted to males ages 18–34, akin to the approach of contemporary hit radio (CHR) stations. An active rock station may include songs by classic hard rock artists whereas a modern rock Modern rock is an umbrella term used to describe rock music that is found on colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KRKE (AM)
KRKE (1100 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Peralta, New Mexico, serving the Albuquerque radio market. The station also feeds FM translator K229CL on 93.7 FM. The station airs a 1980s hits format. The new format launched at noon on Friday October 14, 2022. History The earliest record for an original construction permit was filed on February 2, 2004, by Bret D. Huggins to broadcast a 50 kW daytime signal on 1120 kHz. However, it was not granted until November 30, 2018. Huggins then sold the permit to Vanguard Media owner Don Davis for $25,000 in June 2020. On March 15, 2021, it was assigned call letters KVVD. In September 2021 a modification was filed to move the broadcast to 1100 kHz at 1000 watts daytime only. It was licensed on February 28, 2022. K229CL 93.7 An original construction permit was granted on October 23, 2013. It was licensed to Telebeeper of New Mexico and signed on with 40 watts ERP in summer 2014 with the license granted on August 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KDRF
KDRF (103.3 MHz) is a radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is owned by Cumulus Media and has an adult hits format as "Ed FM" and uses the slogan "Playing Stuff We Like." Its studios are located in Downtown Albuquerque and the transmitter tower is located atop Sandia Crest east of the city. History Early history: 1987-1992 The 103.3 frequency signed on in 1987 as KIDI with a Spanish-language contemporary music format. In January 1992 the Guadalajara Chili Pepper Company sold KIDI to Ramar Communications for $1 million along with a construction permit for TV channel 50 (then identified as KBQE). Country: 1992-2001 By September 1992 it switched to a country music format as KASY ("Y-103/Cat Country") to challenge KRST. In March 1996, Ramar Communications sold KASY-FM to Citadel Broadcasting for five million dollars. The following month Citadel also acquired KRST and KRZY AM & FM from Crescent Communications for 23 million dollars and by October of that year Citadel di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
