KBUC (102.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a tejano music format.[2] Licensed to Raymondville, Texas, United States, the station serves the McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen area. The station is owned by Grupo Multimedios, through licensee Leading Media Group Corp. The station has obtained a construction permit from the FCC for a power increase to 37,000 watts.[3] KBUC also served as the flagship station for the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. KBUC formerly broadcast a country music format but flipped on August 15, 2011, at 5:00 p.m.

KBUC
Broadcast areaRio Grande Valley
Frequency102.1 MHz
BrandingSuper Tejano 102.1
Programming
FormatTejano
Ownership
Owner
  • Radio United
  • (Leading Media Group Corp.)
KURV, XHCAO-FM, XHRYS-FM, XHAVO-FM, XHRR-FM
History
First air date
1983
Former call signs
  • KSOX-FM (1981–1999)
  • KILM (1999–2005)
  • KTFM (2005)
  • KLEY-FM (2005)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID18654
ClassC2
ERP18,000 watts
HAAT231 meters (758 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
26°38′9″N 97°50′10″W / 26.63583°N 97.83611°W / 26.63583; -97.83611
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitesupertejano1021.com

History

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The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station to Sendero Multimedia, Inc. on December 15, 1980.[4] The station was assigned the call sign KSOX-FM on November 16, 1981, and received its license to cover on April 21, 1983.[5] On April 22, 1994, the station changed its call sign to KILM. The station's license and that of Mirando City, Texas-based KBDR were assigned by Sendero on April 3, 2003, to R Communications, LLC at a purchase price of $8,000,000.[6][7] The station once more changed its call sign on January 19, 2005, to KTFM, on January 26, 2005, to KLEY-FM, and on February 2, 2005, to the current KBUC.[8]

R Communications sold KBUC and three sister stations to Grupo Multimedios effective February 10, 2021, for $6 million.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBUC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "KBUC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  4. ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Texas radio's MBM Revolution buys again". rbr.com. May 9, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  8. ^ "KBUC Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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