KPAS
Radio station in Fabens, Texas
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KPAS (103.1 FM) was a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio music format.[2] Licensed to Fabens, Texas, United States. The station was last owned by Algie A. Felder.[3] It went on the air in 1979 as KLMF-FM, became KPAS in 1982, and ceased operations after losing its transmitter in a 2023 lightning strike.
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| Frequency | 103.1 MHz |
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| Branding | Inspirational Gospel Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Algie A. Felder |
| History | |
First air date | 1979 |
Last air date | June 2023 |
Former call signs | KLMF-FM (1979–1982) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 976 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters (299 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°35′42.4″N 106°11′59.9″W |
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Public license information | |
History
The station was assigned the call letters KLMF-FM on July 30, 1979. On July 7, 1982, the station changed its call sign to KPAS.[4]
KPAS went silent in June 2023, after the station's transmitter was destroyed by a lightning strike. It never returned to the air; the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) canceled its license in November 2024.[5]
History of call letters
The call letters KPAS previously belonged to an AM station in Banning, California, which began broadcasting November 9, 1949.[6]
In September 1953, the FCC authorized assignment of the license of KPAS of Banning, California, from Byron-Wood Motors to Henry Chester Darwin, for $6,100.[7]
