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KVMX-FM
Placerville, California
Broadcast area	Sacramento, California
Frequency	92.1 MHz
Branding	La Ranchera
Programming
Format	Classic Regional Mexican
Affiliations	Las Vegas Raiders Spanish Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Lotus Communications (Lotus Sacramento Corp.)
Sister stations	KSAC, KSAC-FM
History
First air date	December 9, 1982 (1982-12-09)
Former call signs	KHTN (1981–90) KWWN (1990–92) KZSA (1992–2004) KRLL (2004) KREL (2004–05) KBDB-FM (2005) KXCL (2005–07) KCCL (2007–13) KMJE (2013–14) KMJE-FM (2014–17) KMJE (2017–19)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	36028
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°38′10.50″N 120°38′14.00″W / 38.6362500°N 120.6372222°W / 38.6362500; -120.6372222
Repeater(s)	105.5 KSAC-FM (Dunnigan)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.larancherasuperstation.com

KVMX-FM (92.1 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Placerville, California, United States, and serving the Sacramento area with a Classic Regional Mexican format, branded as "La Ranchera". The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications, who bought the then-KMJE from Results Radio on September 3, 2013 and took over ownership on December 10, 2013. It is also broadcasting on AM at 890, known as KSAC, which signed on as KMJE in the summer of 2014.^[2]

History

Classic country: 2004-2005

From November 17, 2003 - March 15, 2005, the station was known as "Real Country 92.1" under the call letters KRLL, and later KREL.

Adult hits: 2005

From March 15, 2005 to August 1, 2005, the station was known as "92-1 Bob FM" under the call letters KBDB-FM.

'80s hits: 2005-2007

From August 1, 2005 to January 5, 2007, the station was known as "Flash 92-1" under the call letters KXCL.

Classic hits: 2007-2013

From January 5, 2007 to May 29, 2013, that station was known as "K-Hits" under the call letter KCCL. The classic hits format then moved to 101.5 FM.

Spanish adult contemporary: 2013-2017

In 2013, the station was sold to Lotus Communications. On December 10, 2013, the station became "Vive 92.1" initially with Spanish Holiday music programming. During this period, the call letters were KMJE, and later KMJE-FM.

Regional Mexican: 2017-present

In July 2017, KMJE dropped the Vive branding in favor of a Regional Mexican format under the name "La Buena." The station changed its call sign to KVMX-FM on March 1, 2019. The name was later changed to "La Ranchera."

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KVMX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "92.1 KMJE Sacramento Sold" from Radio Insight (September 3, 2013)

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 739941 (KVMX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KVMX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in the Sacramento, California, metropolitan area

By AM frequency

By FM frequency

LPFM	93.3 95.7 96.5 97.5 98.9 102.9
Translators	95.1 95.7 98.1 102.9 104.5 104.7 105.7 105.9 107.1

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.55

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

By call sign

Internet

Hella Radio 87.7 FM

Defunct

Radio stations in the Sacramento Valley: Chico; Red Bluff; Redding; Sacramento; Yuba City-Marysville

Other nearby regions: Modesto; Reno; San Francisco; Santa Rosa; Stockton; Susanville/Sierra Nevada

See also: List of radio stations in California

Notes: 1. Audio from channel 6 TV station

v t e Spanish-language radio stations in the state of California
Stations	KAEH – Beaumont KAFY – Bakersfield KATD – Pittsburg KBAA – Grass Valley KBBF – Santa Rosa KBBU – Modesto KBHH – Kerman KBKY – Merced KBLO – Corcoran KBRG – San Jose KBTW – Lenwood KBUA – San Fernando KBUE – Long Beach KBYN – Arnold KCAL – Redlands KCCL – Woodland KCFA – Arnold KCHJ – Delano KCVR – Columbia KEBN – Garden Grove KEBT – Lost Hills KEPD – Ridgecrest KERU-FM – Blythe KEXA – King City KEYQ – Fresno KEZY – San Bernardino KFFW-LP - Atwater KFSD – Escondido KFSG – Roseville KFSO-FM – Visalia KGED - Fresno KGEN – Tulare KGEN-FM – Hanford KGRB – Jackson KGST – Fresno KGZO – Shafter KHCV – Mecca KHDC – Chualar KHHM – Shingle Springs KHMU – Buttonwillow KHPY – Moreno Valley KHSQ – Trinidad KIDI-FM – Lompoc KIQI – San Francisco KIQQ-FM – Newberry Springs KIQS – Willows KIST-FM – Carpinteria KIWI – Mcfarland KJDJ – San Luis Obispo KJOR – Windsor KLAX-FM – East Los Angeles KLBN – Fresno KLOC – Turlock KLJR-FM – Santa Paula KLLE – North Fork KLLI – Los Angeles KLMG – Esparto KLMM – Morro Bay KLNV – San Diego KLOB – Thousand Palms KLOK-FM – Greenfield KLOQ-FM – Winton KLQV – San Diego KLTX – Long Beach KLUN – Paso Robles KLVE – Los Angeles KLYY – Riverside KMAK – Orange Cove KMBX – Soledad KMEN – Mendota KMIX – Tracy KMJV – Soledad KMLA – El Rio KMLM-FM – Grover Beach KMPG – Hollister KMPO – Modesto KMQA – East Porterville KMRO – Camarillo KMYX-FM – Arvin KMZR – Atwater KNTO – Chowchilla KODV – Barstow KOKO-FM – Kerman KOND – Hanford KOXR – Oxnard KPRC-FM – Salinas KPSL-FM – Bakersfield KPST-FM – Coachella KQLB – Los Banos KRAY-FM – Salinas KRCD – Inglewood KRCV – West Covina KRCX-FM – Marysville KRDA – Clovis KRHM-LP – Bakersfield KRQK – Lompoc KRRS – Santa Rosa KSAC-FM – Dunnigan KSCA – Glendale KSDO – San Diego KSEA – Greenfield KSGZ – Greenfield KSEH – Brawley KSES-FM – Seaside KSFN – Piedmont KSJV – Fresno KSMY – Lompoc KSOL – San Francisco KSPA – Ontario KSPE – Santa Barbara KSQL – Santa Cruz KSRT – Cloverdale KSSC – Ventura KSSD – Fallbrook KSSE – Arcadia KSXY – Forestville KTAP – Santa Maria KTGE – Salinas KTMZ – Pomona KTNQ – Los Angeles KTOR – Gerber KTQX – Bakersfield KTSE-FM – Patterson KUBO – Calexico KUFW – Kingsburg KUNA-FM – La Quinta KVMX-FM – Placerville KVON – Napa KVTR – Victorville KVUH – Laytonville KVVF – Santa Clara KVVZ – San Rafael KWAC – Bakersfield KWIZ – Santa Ana KWKW – Los Angeles KWQQ – Hemet KWRN – Apple Valley KWST – El Centro KXLM – Oxnard KXOL-FM – Los Angeles KXRS – Hemet KXSB – Big Bear Lake KXSE – Davis KXSM – Chualar KXTS – Geyserville KXVV – Victorville KXXZ – Barstow KXZM – Felton KZER – Santa Barbara KZNB – Petaluma KZSF – San Jose KZSZ – Colusa
Defunct	KDBV – Salinas KDDF – Mecca KESQ – Indio KFVR – Crescent City KNCR – Fortuna KSKD – Livingston
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in California See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Lotus Communications

Radio stations

Tucson, Arizona	KCMT KFFN KFMA KLPX KMXZ-FM KTKT
Bakersfield, California	KCHJ KIWI KPSL-FM KQKZ KWAC
Fresno, California	KGST KHIT-FM KKBZ KLBN KSEQ
Los Angeles, California	KFWB KIRN KTMZ KWKW
Sacramento, California	KSAC KSAC-FM KVMX-FM
Boise, Idaho	KJOT KQXR KRVB KTHI
Las Vegas, Nevada	KENO KKGK KLAV KOMP KRLV KWID KWWN KXPT
Reno, Nevada	KDOT KFOY KHIT KOZZ-FM KPLY KTHX-FM KXZZ
Seattle, Washington	KNWN KNWN-FM KPLZ-FM KVI
London, UK	Top Music

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-'''KVMX-FM''' (92.1 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Placerville, California]], United States, and serving the [[Sacramento]] area with a [[regional Mexican]] format, branded as "La Ranchera". The station is currently owned by [[Lotus Communications]], who bought the then-KMJE from Results Radio on September 3, 2013 and took over ownership on December 10, 2013. It is also broadcasting on AM at 890, known as KSAC, which signed on as KMJE in the summer of 2014.<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/84887/92-1-kmje-sacramento-stunting/ "92.1 KMJE Sacramento Sold"] from Radio Insight (September 3, 2013)</ref>
+'''KVMX-FM''' (92.1 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Placerville, California]], United States, and serving the [[Sacramento]] area with a Classic [[Regional Mexican]] format, branded as "La Ranchera". The station is currently owned by [[Lotus Communications]], who bought the then-KMJE from Results Radio on September 3, 2013 and took over ownership on December 10, 2013. It is also broadcasting on AM at 890, known as KSAC, which signed on as KMJE in the summer of 2014.<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/84887/92-1-kmje-sacramento-stunting/ "92.1 KMJE Sacramento Sold"] from Radio Insight (September 3, 2013)</ref>
 ==History==

Revision as of 19:39, 23 September 2024