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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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KHVL

KHVL (1490 AM) is a radio station, paired with two FM relay translators. Licensed to Huntsville, Texas, 1490 KHVL & 104.9 K285GE primarily serve Huntsville and the surrounding Walker County rural areas. 94.1 K231DA relays KHVL's programming to extend the signal into Willis. The station's branding is The Lake and broadcasts a classic hits format.

Translators

Broadcast translators for KHVL
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info Notes
K231DA 94.1 FM Huntsville, Texas 200662 250 111 m (364 ft) D LMS First air date: June 20, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-06-20)
K285GE 104.9 FM Huntsville, Texas 141208 250 50 m (164 ft) D LMS June 13, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-06-13) (as 104.5 K283AW)

History

KHVL was granted its License to Cover by the Federal Communications Commission on November 1, 1938 as 1500 kHz KSAM @ 0.1 kilowatt daytime only. The facility was initially owned by the Sam Houston Broadcasting Association, H.G. Webster, President.

On April 14, 2022, KHVL changed its branding from "The Hits" to "The Lake", positioning as "More Music, More Fun" featuring a rock leaning classic hits playlist from the 1970s to the 1990s with more music from the 1990s coming.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KHVL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KHVL Reforms Into A Lake; Seeks Operations Manager". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-04-14.

30°41′40″N 95°33′4″W / 30.69444°N 95.55111°W / 30.69444; -95.55111