KZMP (AM)

KZMP

City	University Park, Texas
Broadcast area	Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Branding	La Ranchera 106.7/1540
Slogan	La Autentica Musica Mexicana
Frequency	1540 kHz
First air date	1949 (as KCUL)
Format	Regional Mexican (KZZA simulcast)
Language(s)	Spanish
Power	32,000 watts (day) 750 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	63551
Former callsigns	KCUL (1949-1967) KBUY (1967-1976) KRXV (1976-1978) KMZK (1978-1979) KTIA (1979-1983) KUQQ (1983-1985) KMIA (1985-1988) KSVZ (1988-1989) KSGB (1989-1993) KTNO (1993-1997) KPAD (1997)
Owner	Liberman Broadcasting (Liberman Broadcasting of Dallas License LLC)
Sister stations	KBOC, KNOR, KZMP-FM, KZZA Also part of the Liberman cluster: TV Station KMPX
Website	labonita1067.estrellatv.com

KZMP (1540 AM) is a radio station that serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned by Liberman Broadcasting. On September 4, 2016, KZMP now simulcasts KZZA-FM "La Ranchera 106.7".

History

This station began as KCUL in 1949, licensed to Fort Worth, Texas. KCUL featured a Variety format through the 1950s. The station was named after investor A. B. Culbertson, although other sources mention a connection with Fort Worth-area optometrist L. H. Luck, because "K-C-U-L" was "Luck" spelled backwards. In the mid 1950s, KCUL switched to a country music format; blocks of Spanish language programming in 1958. By 1964, the radio station had picked up a sister station on the FM dial and hired Marcos Rodriguez,Sr. father of Marcos A. Rodriguez to be morning DJ and afternoon salesperson. At the time, FM radio in America was in its infancy. Listeners did not listen to FM very much and broadcasters weren't sure the technology was going to last.

On New Year's Day, 1967, KCUL-AM and its FM sister station were sold by East-West Broadcasting to John Walton and was rebranded "Classical Country" KBUY, maintaining its Country format with Western music added. It became the first full-time Country/Western station in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; the format adjustment was described as "an 'uptown' version of its predecessor, KCUL."

In 1976, the station was once again rebranded as KRXV (callsign derived from Roman numerals XV {15} and their then-branding "Radio 15"), this time with an All-News format that lasted for only 14 months. KRXV employed Marcos A. Rodriguez as a board operator and Jim Miklaszewski now an NBC News correspondent as News Director. Hal Eisner, currently a longtime TV newsman in Los Angeles who currently works at FOX's KTTV also worked there. The format then changed to beautiful music as "Radio 15," a joint operation between actor James "Jimmy" Stewart and Oklahoma News Network owner William Schuller. In 1978, the callsign was changed to KMZK (calls were an acronym of sorts for "muzik."), but the easy-listening format and branding remained the same.

Between 1979 and 1983, the station was revamped as KTIA with a Spanish format and again as KUQQ. KTIA was founded by a partnership led by Johnny Gonzalez, one of three former KESS advertisers, but their purchase tragically coincided with the prime rate going to 20%; the business went bust and the station went dark for almost a year. The callsign KMIA was established on June 25, 1985, but the station didn't sign on until three months later. The format from that period until 1986 was Spanish, Tropical, and Caribbean music. Then the format changed to urban contemporary gospel with some Spanish religious programming. The callsign was said to have stood for Ministry In Action) as "Faith 1540".

From 1988 to 1993, formats were bounced from Religious to Spanish as KSVZ (1988), KSGB (1989), and KTNO (1993). Then in 1997, it was rebranded as KPAD with a Motivational format, airing syndicated programming from the Personal Achievement Radio service (the callsign standing for Personal Achievement in Dallas). But the motivation format didn't last long, and the callsign was changed to KZMP as a simulcast of KTCY until 2003. Along the way, KTCY and KZMP-FM swapped calls. In 2006, KZMP, along with 3 other stations were sold by Entravision Communications to Liberman.

On June 1, 2009, KZMP-AM struck an LMA with The Walt Disney Company and dropped its FM simulcast ("Radio Salaam Namaste") in favor of ESPN Deportes Radio.^[1]

Starting in the 2011 Major League Baseball season, KESN & KZMP has acquired rights to broadcast all Texas Rangers baseball games for the next four years. Its English broadcasts will be airing on KESN while the Spanish-language broadcasts air on this station.^[2] This is in addition to the FC Dallas Spanish audio broadcasts.

It was announced on August 7, 2013 that Disney, the owner of ESPN Deportes Radio, transferred the station's operations to Deportes Media. No changes in the station's programming lineup will occur.^[3] Despite this arrangement, KZMP-AM and KESN ESPN Radio 103.3 maintained a strong partnership.

On September 4, 2016; ESPN Deportes Radio has been dropped for a simulcast of sister station KZZA 106.7, as their Regional Mexican format was rebranded as "La Ranchera" the same day. The staff of ESPN Depoes Dallas has announced on their Facebook page that they are in search of a new station.^[4]

References

↑ ESPN re-launches ESPN Deportes Radio on 1540-AM KZMP in Dallas Market. - HispanicAd (released May 14, 2009)
↑ Rangers join ESPN 103.3 FM, 1540 AM - ESPN Dallas/Fort Worth (released December 8, 2010)
↑ Cumulus to LMA ESPN 103.3 Dallas - [www.radioinsight.com Radio insight] (released August 7, 2013)
↑ Cuando la pasión por nuestra profesión nos desborda... - ESPN Deportes Dallas Facebook page (posted September 12, 2016)

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for KZMP

Radio-Locator Information on KZMP

Radio stations in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex market

By AM frequency	540 570 620 660 700 730 770 820¹ 850² 870² 890 910 970 990 1040² 1080¹ 1110² 1140 1160 1190 1220 1270 1310 1340 1360 1390 1420 1440 1460 1480 1540 1570 1600 1630 1700

By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.5 88.5 88.7 89.1 89.3 89.5 89.7 90.1 90.5 90.9 91.3 91.7 92.1 92.1 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.5 94.9 95.3 95.9 96.3 96.7 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 98.7 99.1 99.5 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.7 102.1 102.5 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.5 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.1 106.7 106.9 107.1 107.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4 (Dallas) 162.525 (Corsicana) 162.525 (Mineral Wells) 162.55 (Fort Worth)

Digital radio	570 1080 1270 1700 88.5-1 89.3-1 92.5-1 92.5-2 94.1-1 94.5-1 96.3-1 96.3-2 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.5-1 97.9-1 97.9-2 98.7-1 98.7-2 98.7-3 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 100.3-3 101.1-1 102.1-1 102.1-2 102.9-1 102.9-2 103.7-1 103.7-2 105.3-1 105.3-2 105.3-3 106.1-1 106.1-2 107.1-1 107.5-1 107.5-2 107.5-3 107.9-1 107.9-2

By callsign	K273BJ KAAM KAND KATH KAWA KBEC KBFB KBOC KBXD KCBI KCLE KDFT KDGE KDKR KDMX KDXX KEC55 KEC56 KEGL KEOM KERA KESN KESS-FM KEXB KFCD KFJZ² KFLC KFWR KFXR KFZO KGGR² KHFX KHKS KHSE KHVN KHYI KJKK KJON² KJRN KKDA KKDA-FM KKGM KKLF KKXT KLAK KLIF KLIF-FM KLNO KLTY KLUV KMNY KMQX KMVK KNON KNOR KNTU KPIR KPLX KPYK KRLD¹ KRLD-FM KRNB KRVA KRVF KSCS KSKY KSOC KSQX KTCK KTCK-FM KTCU-FM KTFW-FM KTNO KTXG KTXV KVCE KVIL KVTT² KWRD-FM KXEZ KXI87 KYDA KYQX KZEE KZMP KZMP-FM KZPS KZZA WBAP¹ WNG651 WRR

Defunct	KTDK-FM 104.1 The Indie-Verse

Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 225 Sirius Channel 154 Nearby radio markets Abilene Brownwood Killeen–Temple Lawton Oklahoma City Paris Sherman–Denison Tyler–Longview Waco Wichita Falls See also List of radio stations in Texas ¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage. ² = Daytime-only AM radio station.

Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Texas

Stations	KABA – Louise KAIQ – Wolfforth KAMA – El Paso KAMA-FM – Deer Park KBDR – Mirando City KBIB – Marion KBIC – Raymondville KBNA-FM – El Paso KBNL – Laredo KBNR – Brownsville KBOC – Bridgeport KBRN – Boerne KBRZ-FM – Victoria KBZD – Amarillo KCHX – Odessa KCOR – San Antonio KCUL-FM – Marshall KCZO – Carrizo Springs KDFM – Falfurrias KDFT – Ferris KDXX – Lewisville KEPX – Eagle Pass KERB-FM – Kermit KESO – South Padre Island KESS-FM – Benbrook KEWP – Uvalde Estates KEYH – Houston KEYU-FM – Amarillo KFLC – Fort Worth KFTG – Pasadena KFZO – Denton KGBT – Harlingen KGBT-FM – McAllen KGVL – Greenville KHHL – Karnes City KHRO – El Paso KIBL – Beeville KINE – Kingsville KINT – El Paso KIRT – Mission KJAV - Alamo KJNZ – Hereford KJOJ-FM – Freeport KLAR – Laredo KLAT – Houston KLBD – Premont KLDS – Falfurrias KLEY-FM – Jourdanton KLIT – Ranchitos Las Lomas KLJA – Georgetown KLOL – Houston KLQB – Taylor KLTN – Houston KLTO – Del Rio KLVL – Pasadena KLZT – Bastrop KMFR – Pearsall KMJR – Portland KMVK – Fort Worth KMXO – Merkel KNOR – Krum KNTE – Bay City KNVO-FM – Port Isabel KOIR – Edinburg KOVE-FM – Galveston KOYE – Frankston KOZA – Odessa KPMB – Plainview KQBO – Rio Grande City KQLM – Odessa KQQK – Beaumont KQUE – Houston KRCM – Shenandoah KRDY – San Antonio KRGE – Weslaco KRGX – Rio Grande City KRIO – McAllen KRIO-FM – Roma KROB – Robstown KROM – San Antonio KRVA – Cockrell Hill KSAH – Universal City KSAH-FM – Pearsall KSJT-FM – San Angelo KSML-FM – Huntington KSTV – Stephenville KSVE – El Paso KTAE – Austin KTAM – Bryan KTJM – Port Arthur KTNO – University Park KTNZ – Amarillo KTTU-FM – Brownfield KTXC – Lamesa KTXZ – West Lake Hills KTYR – Trinity KUBR – San Juan KUNO – Corpus Christi KUVA – Uvalde KVER – El Paso KVFM – Beeville KVIV – El Paso KVJM – Hearne KVJY – Pharr KVOZ – Del Mar Hills KVVO-LP – Abilene KVVT – Sulphur Springs KWEL – Midland KWMF – Pleasanton KWOW – Clifton KWRA-LP – Waco KXBJ – El Campo KXOI – Crane KXPL – El Paso KXVR-LP – Corpus Christi KXYZ – Houston KXZX – Juilliard KXZY-LP – Waco KYLP – Greenville KYST – Texas City KZDC – San Antonio KZMP - University Park KZNX – Creedmoor KZZA – Muenster

Defunct	KMPA – Pittsburgh KMUL – Farwell KPDB – Big Lake KZXM – Bullard

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Liberman Broadcasting

Radio stations	KBOC KBUA KBUE KEBN KEYH KJOJ-FM KNOR KNTE KQQK KRQB KTJM KVNR KWIZ KZMP* KZMP-FM KZZA

Television stations	KETD KMPX KPNZ KRCA KSDX-LD KVPA-LD KZJL WASA-LD WESV-LD

Television networks	Estrella TV

Other assets	Liberman Broadcasting tower (Era, Texas)

* = Operated by Deportes Media under a LMA.

Coordinates: 32°50′13″N 96°46′39″W / 32.836885°N 96.777401°W / 32.836885; -96.777401

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