KCAS (91.5 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve McCook, Texas. McCook is a dispersed rural community about 20 miles northwest of the county seat, Edinburg, in Hidalgo County, Texas.[2] The station is owned and operated by Faith Baptist Ministries and the broadcast license is held by Faith Baptist Church, Inc.

KCAS
Broadcast areaRio Grande Valley
Frequency91.5 MHz
Programming
FormatConservative Religious
Ownership
Owner
  • Faith Baptist Ministries
  • (Faith Baptist Church, Inc.)
History
Call sign meaning
Know Christ As Savior
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID85028
ClassA
ERP2,500 watts
HAAT109 meters (358 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
26°28′51″N 98°23′45″W / 26.48083°N 98.39583°W / 26.48083; -98.39583
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.kcasradio.org

KCAS broadcasts a conservative religious radio format to the McAllen, Texas, and the Rio Grande Valley.[3] News programming on KCAS is provided by SRN News.

History

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This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 21, 1998.[4] The new station was assigned the KCAS call sign by the FCC on March 2, 1998.[5] KCAS received its license to cover from the FCC on April 11, 2001.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCAS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Garza, Alicia A. "McCook, Texas". The Handbook of Texas. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  4. ^ "Application Search Details (BPED-19970107MB)". FCC Media Bureau. January 21, 1998.
  5. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  6. ^ "Application Search Details (BLED-20010105AAJ)". FCC Media Bureau. April 11, 2001.
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