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{{Infobox Radio station
{{short description|Radio station in El Paso, Texas}}
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| name = KQBU
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{{Infobox radio station
| image = File:KQBU(AM) UnivisionAmerica920 logo.jpg
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| name = KQBU
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| city = [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]], [[Texas]]
| above = Currently [[Silent (broadcasting)|silent]]
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| area =
| logo = File:KQBU LoneStarSports920 logo.png
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| branding = ''Univision America 920''
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| city = [[El Paso, Texas]]
| slogan =
| airdate =
| country = US
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| area =
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| frequency = 920 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
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| branding = ''Lone Star Sports 920''
| format = Spanish News/Talk
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| frequency = 920 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s ([[Daytime (astronomy)|day]])<br/>360 watts ([[night]])
| airdate = {{start date|1947}} (as KELP)
| class = B
| format = Silent (was [[Sports radio|sports]])
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| facility_id = 67065
| power = {{ubl|1,000 watts day|360 watts night}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|31|44|09|N|106|22|24|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| class = B
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| facility_id = 67065
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| former_callsigns = KELP (unknown dates)<br>KYSR (1982-1985)<br/>KDXX (1985-1987)<br/>KBNA (1987-2002)<br/>KZMR (2/02-4/02)<br/>KAJZ (4/02-11/02)<br/>KBNA (2002-2004)<br/>KLTO (12/15-22/04)<br/>KBNA (2004-2007)<ref name="fcc1" />
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| coordinates = {{coord|31|44|09|N|106|22|24|W}}
| owner = [[Univision Communications]]
| callsign_meaning = "Que Buena" (former format)
| licensee = Tichenor License Corporation
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| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KELP (1947–1982)|KYSR (1982–1985)|KDXX (1985–1987)|KBNA (1987–2002)|KZMR (2002)|KAJZ (2002)|KBNA (2002–2004)|KLTO (2004)|KBNA (2004–2007)<ref name="fcc1" />}}
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| affiliations =
| owner = [[Grupo Radio Centro]]
| website = [http://corporate.univision.com/media-property/univision-america-el-pasolas-cruces/ Univision America 920 Website]
| licensee = 97.5 Licensee TX, LLC
| affiliations = [[Univision America]]
| sister_stations = [[KAMA (AM)|KAMA]], [[KBNA-FM]], [[XHTO-FM]] ''(operated from the US)'', other GRC stations in Ciudad Juárez
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://player.listenlive.co/60101}}
| website = {{URL|https://lonestarsports920am.com}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}


'''KQBU''' (920 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], "[[Univision America]] El Paso") is a [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to serve [[El Paso, Texas]], United States. The station is owned by [[Univision Communications]] and the [[broadcast license]] is held by the Tichenor License Corporation.
'''KQBU''' (920 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is an [[AM radio|AM]] radio station [[city of license|licensed]] to serve [[El Paso, Texas]], United States. The station is owned by 97.5 Licensee TX, LLC, an American subsidiary of [[Grupo Radio Centro]] (GRC).


==History==
920 was activated in 1947 as a 1,000 watt daytime only station KELP. In 1954 it was sold to Gordon McLendon, who added a couple of towers in order to add night authority with 500 watts power. The old tower site was 4530 Delta Drive on the property used for the city of El Paso sewage treatment plant.
KQBU received its first license, as KELP, and signed on in 1947 as a 1,000 watt daytime-only station. After ownership by Paso Broadcasting Company and Trinity Broadcasting Corporation, it was sold to Gordon McLendon in 1954. McLendon added a couple of transmission towers in order to add night authority with 500 watts power, as well as to add an antenna for [[KVIA-TV|a new TV station, KILT]]. The old tower site was 4530 Delta Drive on the property used for the city of El Paso sewage treatment plant.


In 1957, KELP and its TV station were sold to KELP Radio Corporation, which changed the TV station's calls to KELP-TV. Sales of KELP-AM-TV to Northern Pacific Radio Corporation (in 1961) and John B. Walton (in 1966), and of the AM station to [[Clear Channel Communications]] (in 1977), followed.
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The station was relocated to its current site in 1989-1990 by then station engineer David Stewart and the then director of Engineering Marvin Fiedler. The phasing equipment was designed by Harry Seabrooke at Silliman and Silliman, and build by Fiedler and Stewart.


On August 20, 1982, KELP became KYSR. In 1987 the station became KBNA, marking its first Spanish-language format.
KQBU broadcasts a [[ranchero music]] format.<ref name="arb1">{{cite web |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |title=Station Information Profile}}</ref>


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The station was relocated to its current site in 1989-1990 by then-station engineer David Stewart and then-director of Engineering Marvin Fiedler. The phasing equipment was designed by Harry Seabrooke at Silliman and Silliman, and built by Fiedler and Stewart.
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In January 2009 owners [[Univision Radio]] partnered with [[El Paso Media Group]] to provide an [[English language]] morning [[talk radio]] format. Infighting between competing factions resulted in a host lineup change in early April 2009 and Univision canceling the talk radio format on April 15, 2009.{{citation needed|date=April 2009}}


===Expanded Band assignment===
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The station was assigned the KQBU [[call sign]] by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on December 11, [[2007 in radio|2007]].<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=67065&Callsign=KQBU |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref>
On March 17, 1997, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "[[AM expanded band#United States|Expanded Band]]" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700&nbsp;kHz, with KBNA authorized to move from 920 to 1680&nbsp;kHz.<ref name="five">[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x004848309&view=1up&seq=276 "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations"] (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.</ref> However, the station never procured the Construction Permit needed to implement the authorization, so the expanded band station was never built.

===Later history===
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[[Univision Radio]] would come into owning KBNA as well as [[KBNA-FM]] 97.5 and [[KAMA (AM)|KAMA]] on 750 AM. In January 2009, Univision partnered with El Paso Media Group to provide an English language morning [[talk radio]] format, known as TalkBack Radio. Infighting between competing factions resulted in a host lineup change in early April 2009 and Univision canceling the talk radio format on April 15, 2009.{{citation needed|date=April 2009}}

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The station was assigned the KQBU [[call sign]] on December 11, [[2007 in radio|2007]].<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=67065 |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref> By 2016, KQBU was airing national programs from the Univisión América talk network.

In 2016, Univision Radio exited El Paso by selling its stations to affiliates of Mexican radio broadcaster [[Grupo Radio Centro]] for $2 million, with GRC taking over operations via LMA on November 8.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/109099/grupo-radio-centro-acquires-univisions-el-paso-cluster/|work=RadioInsight|date=November 10, 2016|first=Lance|last=Venta|title=Grupo Radio Centro Acquires Univision's El Paso Cluster|access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref> Rafael Márquez, a United States citizen, owns 75 percent of the licensee, 97.5 Licensee TX, LLC, with the remainder being owned by Grupo Radio Centro TX, LLC. Under GRC ownership, KQBU has been a simulcast of [[KBNA-FM]].

On September 13, 2018, KQBU dropped the KBNA-FM simulcast and changed their format to sports, branded as "Lone Star Sports 920".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/170520/lone-star-920-brings-cbs-sports-radio-to-el-paso/ Lone Star 920 Brings CBS Sports Radio to El Paso] Radioinsight - September 13, 2018</ref>

On September 19, 2022, KQBU ceased operations, due to the station losing its tower site.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/242466/lone-star-sports-920-el-paso-goes-dark/ Lone Star Sports 920 El Paso Goes Dark] Radioinsight - September 19, 2022</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{AM station data|KQBU}}
{{AM station data|67065|KQBU}}
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=37772 FCC History Cards for KQBU] (covering 1946-1980 as KELP)
*[http://epmediagroup.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/talkback-radio-920-am-kbqu-launches-222009/ KQBU TalkBack Radio launch announcement]
*[http://epmediagroup.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/talkback-radio-920-am-kbqu-launches-222009/ KQBU TalkBack Radio launch announcement]
*[http://elpasotimes.typepad.com/mediabuzz/2009/04/radio-shenanigans-over.html Radio shenanigans over]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090625213356/http://elpasotimes.typepad.com/mediabuzz/2009/04/radio-shenanigans-over.html Radio shenanigans over]


{{El Paso Radio}}
{{El Paso Radio}}
{{El Paso}}
{{Univision Communications}}


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Latest revision as of 08:04, 24 November 2024

KQBU
Currently silent
Frequency920 kHz
BrandingLone Star Sports 920
Programming
FormatSilent (was sports)
Ownership
Owner
KAMA, KBNA-FM, XHTO-FM (operated from the US), other GRC stations in Ciudad Juárez
History
First air date
1947 (1947) (as KELP)
Former call signs
  • KELP (1947–1982)
  • KYSR (1982–1985)
  • KDXX (1985–1987)
  • KBNA (1987–2002)
  • KZMR (2002)
  • KAJZ (2002)
  • KBNA (2002–2004)
  • KLTO (2004)
  • KBNA (2004–2007)[1]
Call sign meaning
"Que Buena" (former format)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID67065
ClassB
Power
  • 1,000 watts day
  • 360 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
31°44′09″N 106°22′24″W / 31.73583°N 106.37333°W / 31.73583; -106.37333
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitelonestarsports920am.com

KQBU (920 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to serve El Paso, Texas, United States. The station is owned by 97.5 Licensee TX, LLC, an American subsidiary of Grupo Radio Centro (GRC).

History

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KQBU received its first license, as KELP, and signed on in 1947 as a 1,000 watt daytime-only station. After ownership by Paso Broadcasting Company and Trinity Broadcasting Corporation, it was sold to Gordon McLendon in 1954. McLendon added a couple of transmission towers in order to add night authority with 500 watts power, as well as to add an antenna for a new TV station, KILT. The old tower site was 4530 Delta Drive on the property used for the city of El Paso sewage treatment plant.

In 1957, KELP and its TV station were sold to KELP Radio Corporation, which changed the TV station's calls to KELP-TV. Sales of KELP-AM-TV to Northern Pacific Radio Corporation (in 1961) and John B. Walton (in 1966), and of the AM station to Clear Channel Communications (in 1977), followed.

On August 20, 1982, KELP became KYSR. In 1987 the station became KBNA, marking its first Spanish-language format.

The station was relocated to its current site in 1989-1990 by then-station engineer David Stewart and then-director of Engineering Marvin Fiedler. The phasing equipment was designed by Harry Seabrooke at Silliman and Silliman, and built by Fiedler and Stewart.

Expanded Band assignment

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On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KBNA authorized to move from 920 to 1680 kHz.[3] However, the station never procured the Construction Permit needed to implement the authorization, so the expanded band station was never built.

Later history

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Univision Radio would come into owning KBNA as well as KBNA-FM 97.5 and KAMA on 750 AM. In January 2009, Univision partnered with El Paso Media Group to provide an English language morning talk radio format, known as TalkBack Radio. Infighting between competing factions resulted in a host lineup change in early April 2009 and Univision canceling the talk radio format on April 15, 2009.[citation needed]

The station was assigned the KQBU call sign on December 11, 2007.[1] By 2016, KQBU was airing national programs from the Univisión América talk network.

In 2016, Univision Radio exited El Paso by selling its stations to affiliates of Mexican radio broadcaster Grupo Radio Centro for $2 million, with GRC taking over operations via LMA on November 8.[4] Rafael Márquez, a United States citizen, owns 75 percent of the licensee, 97.5 Licensee TX, LLC, with the remainder being owned by Grupo Radio Centro TX, LLC. Under GRC ownership, KQBU has been a simulcast of KBNA-FM.

On September 13, 2018, KQBU dropped the KBNA-FM simulcast and changed their format to sports, branded as "Lone Star Sports 920".[5]

On September 19, 2022, KQBU ceased operations, due to the station losing its tower site.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KQBU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
  4. ^ Venta, Lance (November 10, 2016). "Grupo Radio Centro Acquires Univision's El Paso Cluster". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  5. ^ Lone Star 920 Brings CBS Sports Radio to El Paso Radioinsight - September 13, 2018
  6. ^ Lone Star Sports 920 El Paso Goes Dark Radioinsight - September 19, 2022
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