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KVMV
McAllen, Texas United States

Broadcast area	Rio Grande Valley
Frequency	96.9 MHz
Branding	96.9 KVMV
Programming
Format	Christian adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	World Radio Network, Inc.
History
First air date	March 9, 1972^[1]
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73749
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	350 m (1,148 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	26°4′53.00″N 97°49′44.00″W / 26.0813889°N 97.8288889°W / 26.0813889; -97.8288889
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	kvmv.org

KVMV (96.9 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to McAllen, Texas, which serves the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The station broadcasts a Christian adult contemporary radio format,^[3] switching to Christmas music from Black Friday to Christmas Day. The station is currently owned by World Radio Network, Inc.^[4]

History

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The station first came on the air on March 9, 1972, branding as KVMV-FM 97. In the early 2010s, KVMV changed their branding to 96.9 KVMV.

In 2002, K268AP-FM in Falfurrias, Texas became a simulcast of KVMV.

Christmas Music

For the 2018 holiday season, the station flipped to Christmas music on November 23, 2018.

For the 2019 holiday season, the station flipped to Christmas music on November 29, 2019.

For the 2020 holiday season, the station flipped to Christmas music on November 27, 2020.

For the 2021 holiday season, the station flipped to Christmas music on November 26, 2021.

For the 2022 holiday season, the station flipped to Christmas music on November 25, 2022.

For the 2023 holiday season, the station flipped to Christmas music on November 24, 2023.

For the 2024 holiday season, the station will flip to Christmas music on November 29, 2024.

References

^ "Christian Radio Station Celebrates Anniversary". The Monitor. March 8, 1974. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
^ "Facility Technical Data for KVMV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "KVMV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 73749 (KVMV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KVMV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in McAllen, Brownsville, and Harlingen, Texas (Rio Grande Valley)

By AM frequency

By FM frequency

LPFM	94.9 96.5 KGDQ-LP KVCZ-LP 99.9 100.7 102.3 105.1 104.7 105.9
Translators	94.1 96.5 98.1 98.9

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.4
162.55

By call sign

Defunct

KZSP (95.3 FM)

U.S. radio stations in South Texas: Bay City-Freeport; Corpus Christi; Eagle Pass; Kingsville-Alice-Falfurrias; Laredo; McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen; San Antonio; Victoria

Other nearby regions – Mexico: Ciudad Camargo; Matamoros; Reynosa

See also: List of radio stations in Texas

v t e Religious radio stations in the state of Texas
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EWTN Radio affiliates	Guadalupe Radio Network: KLPF – Midland KATH – Frisco KBKN – Lamesa KBMD – Marble Falls KJMA – Floresville KVDG – Midland (Spanish) KJON – Carrollton (Spanish) KWMF – Pleasanton (Spanish) Other affiliates: KDJW – Amarillo KEDC – Hearne KINF-LP – Palestine KOOV — Kempner KPIA-LP – Huntsville KYAR – Lorena
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Defunct	KDSH-LP – Borger KHSP-LP – Killeen KKVI – Overland
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