KPAS

KPAS
Fabens, Texas; United States;
Frequency	103.1 MHz
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
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	976
Class	A
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	91 meters (299 ft)
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Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

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.

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]

References

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External links

Facility details for Facility ID 976 (KPAS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KPAS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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Defunct	KDSH-LP – Borger KHSP-LP – Killeen KKVI – Overland KPAS – Fabens
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