KSAH-FM (104.1 MHz) is a

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, licensed to Pearsall, Texas, and serving the

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. KSAH-FM and

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KSAH 720 AM

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a Classic

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, specializing in Norteño music. The station is owned by

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with the license held by Alpha Media Licensee, LLC Debtor in Possession. The studios and offices are located on Eisenhauer Road in Northeast San Antonio. KSAH-FM has an

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(ERP) of 100,000

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s, the current maximum for FM stations. The

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is off

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, about 40 miles south of San Antonio. Programming is also heard on 20,000 watt

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KSAH-1-FM in Charlotte, Texas. Like KSAH-FM, it broadcasts on 104.1 MHz.

History

The station

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the air in 1991 as 94.1 KRIO. In 1998, it changed its

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to KKMG and moved to its current dial position at 104.1 MHz. Then on September 11, 2002, the call letters switched to KMFR and on April 12, 2004, back to KRIO. Beginning in 2010, KRIO began simulcasting with KSAH 740. On February 10, 2011, the station changed its call sign to the current KSAH-FM. Beginning in 2012 and continuing for six years, the simulcast was discontinued when KSAH 740 switched to a Spanish-language

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format, using

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. When that network was discontinued in 2018, the two stations resumed their simulcast.

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* Mexican-American culture in San Antonio SAH-FM SAH-FM Radio stations established in 2002 2002 establishments in Texas Alpha Media radio stations {{Texas-radio-station-stub