KZIP (1310 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

Regional Mexican Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...

format. Licensed to

Amarillo, Texas Amarillo ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Potter County, Texas, Potter County, though most of the southern half of the city extends into Randall County, Texas, Randall County ...

, United States, the station serves the Amarillo area. The station is currently owned by Christian Ministries of the Valley, Inc. On April 17, 2017, KZIP changed their format to regional Mexican, branded as "La Caliente" (format moved from KQFX 104.3 Borger, which began stunting).Multiple Format Moves in Amarillo
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FM translator

In addition to the main station on 1310

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, KZIP is relayed by an

FM translator A broadcast relay station, also known as a satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), re-broadcaster (Canada), repeater ( two-way radio) or complementary station (Mexico), is a broadcast transmitter which repeats (or tr ...

in order to widen its broadcasts area and to provide listeners with

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high fidelity High fidelity (hi-fi or, rarely, HiFi) is the high-quality reproduction of sound. It is popular with audiophiles and home audio enthusiasts. Ideally, high-fidelity equipment has inaudible noise and distortion, and a flat (neutral, uncolored) ...

sound.

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External links

La Caliente 92.7 & 1310 Facebook
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