KALH-LP (95.1
FM, "Variety 95.1 FM") is a
low-power FM radio station broadcasting a
variety format. Licensed to
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Alamogordo () is the seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States. A city in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains and to the west by Holloman Air Force Base. The population was ...
, United States, the station is currently owned by Southwestern Trails Cultural Heritage Association.
History
The
Federal Communications Commission issued a
construction permit
Planning permission or developmental approval refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions. It is usually given in the form of a building perm ...
for the station on August 24, 2004. The station was assigned the KALH-LP call sign on September 14, 2004, and was granted its
license to cover on January 6, 2006. KALH was named Country Station of the Year (2012) by New Music Weekly Magazine (Nashville).
KALH Radiowas founded in 2004 by Ken Bass. His mission to provide the community with the news they needed to know. He passed on March 27
th, 2021. His family controlled the board of directors of the nonprofit holding company until December 27, 2022. A new board of directors took control of the nonprofit with a focus on expanding community outreach, having student involvement, main street business involvement of Alamogordo's New York Avenue and Tularosa's Granada Avenue Cultural Arts Districts with a greater a focus on arts, culture and community heritage.
The station leadership transitioned on January 27, 2022, to a new board of directors and new management. Local news was rebranded from Spectrum news to the Alamogordo Town News radio edition sponsored b
AlamogordoTownNews.com.The station is being relocated to Alamogordo's historic New York Avenue with plans for it to eventually be housed in the renovated 1920's era Sands Theater.
The station is now managed by 2nd Life Media. Radio personality Anthony Lucero is the primary radio personality, and the operations is under the director of General Manager Chris Edwards of 2nd Life Media. The station remains a nonprofit community station with a focus on community affairs, student education and historic preservation.
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Radio stations established in 2006
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