KESO (92.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Christian radio format.[1] Licensed to South Padre Island, Texas, United States, the station serves the McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen area. The station is currently owned by the Rio Grande Bible Institute, Inc.[2]

KESO
Broadcast areaRio Grande Valley
Frequency92.7 MHz
BrandingRadio Esperanza
Programming
FormatSpanish Christian radio
Ownership
OwnerRio Grande Bible Institute, Inc. (Formerly owned by) MBM TEXAS VALLEY LLC, NOW MBM COMMUNICATIONS LLC
KOIR, KRIO (AM), KRIO-FM
History
First air date
1989 (as KJIB)
Former call signs
KOUA (1989-1989)
KJIB (1989-1995)
Technical information
Facility ID36650
ClassC2
ERP38,000 watts
HAAT131 meters (461 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
26°3′14″N 97°12′47″W / 26.05389°N 97.21306°W / 26.05389; -97.21306

Previously known as "Alternative 92.7" and "Digital 92.7", the station recently simulcast the Regional Mexican programming of XHRR.

History edit

The station was assigned the call sign KOUA on 1989-09-26. On 1989-10-12, the station changed its call sign to KJIB and again on 1995-12-18 to the current KESO.[3]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009.
  2. ^ "KESO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "KESO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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