KCPP (1140

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) is a

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licensed to

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, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It carries a

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Catholic-based format and is owned by the La Promesa Foundation. By day, KCPP is powered at 5,000

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s, however

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is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations XEMR

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, and WRVA

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. So KCPP reduces its power at night to 710 watts to avoid interference. It uses a

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at all times. The daytime signal covers the southern section of the Metroplex. The nighttime signal covers a small area mostly south of

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History

As "KCLE" until the end of August 2008, it had aired a

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since

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, despite some changes. The

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swap with 1460 took place on September 1. Sometime in the first half of 2008, it increased daytime power to 5,000

s to cover the southern half of the Dallas/Fort Worth area as well as Corsicana and

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. In February 2009 the station was operated via a

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by RV Ministries Inc. under the name Radio Vida "La Voz del Evangelio", with transmission time of 12 hours. "Radio Vida" also broadcasts on 89.9 FM in Cooper, Texas.Web Site of Radio Vida
/ref> In August 2011, it switched from its former Spanish language programming to become a 24-hour, all-talk affiliate of the

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. KHFX's Texas

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s of SIGA Broadcasting included

KTMR KTMR (1130 AM) is a radio station licensed to Converse, Texas serving nearby San Antonio as a Spanish radio station, airing a variety of talk programs, with regional Mexican music mornings, and Sports programming on weekends. It is currently un ...

(1130 AM, Converse),

KLVL KLVL (1480 AM) is a terrestrial radio station, paired with an FM relay translator. KLVL is licensed to Pasadena, serving the Greater Houston area. K235CS (94.9 FM; Channel 235) is licensed to Houston, serving northwest Houston, Cypress-Fairba ...

(1480 AM,

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KGBC KGBC (1540 AM) is a broadcast radio station in the United States. Licensed to Galveston, Texas, and owned by SIGA Broadcasting, KGBC has a Tejano music format. The station first signed on in 1947. It also has an FM translator, K269GS is licens ...

(1540 AM,

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), KAML (990 AM, Kenedy- Karnes City), and

KFJZ KFJZ (870 AM) is a radio station broadcasting in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex with a financial news/talk format via the BizTalkRadio. This station is licensed in Fort Worth, Texas and is owned and operated by SIGA Broadcasting Corporation ...

(870 AM,

). KCPP is now co-owned with stations KIXL in Austin, KRDY in San Antonio,

KSHJ KSHJ (1430 Hertz, kHz) is a Catholic Church, Catholic Religious broadcasting, religious radio station in Houston, Texas. It is part of the Guadalupe Radio Network, and is owned by La Promesa Foundation. Some programming from EWTN Radio is also ...

in Houston, and

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in Tyler-Longview.

References

External links

Official website

DFW Radio/TV History
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