KVUD

KVUD
Simulcasts KHVU
Bay City, Texas;
Frequency	89.5 MHz
Branding	Vida Unida 91.7
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish
Format	Christian adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Hope Media Group; (KSBJ Educational Foundation);
Sister stations	KHVU, KSBJ, KXBJ, KHIH, KEHH
History
First air date	August 17, 2005
Former call signs	KZBJ (2003–2021)
Call sign meaning	"Vida Unida"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	91535
Class	C3
ERP	13,000 watts
HAAT	138.2 meters
Transmitter coordinates	28°48′0.00″N 96°7′32.00″W / 28.8000000°N 96.1255556°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	Vida Unida

KVUD (89.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Christian adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Bay City, Texas, United States, the station is currently owned by the KSBJ Educational Foundation.^[2] KVUD is licensed to use HD Radio, but is not currently broadcasting in HD.^[3] Its studios are located in Humble. KVUD's transmission site is located northeast of Palacios in extreme southwestern Matagorda County.

History

KSBJ Educational Foundation was granted a license to cover for the facility on August 17, 2005. It was originally licensed as a Class C2 facility with its broadcast tower in the city limits of Bay City, but downgraded to the current C3 classification, with 13 kilowatts ERP, and moved further southwest in Matagorda County in order to accommodate the move of parent station KSBJ into the Houston city limits.^[4]

On August 20, 2021, KZBJ's callsign was changed to KVUD. On September 16, 2021, Hope Media Group announced that NGEN Radio would be moved exclusively to digital distribution on its website and app on November 8, at which point a new, undisclosed format would launch on KHVU, KVUD, and KVUJ.^[5] On August 31, 2021, Hope Media Group registered the trademark Vida Unida, presumably the new format for these stations.^[6] On November 10, the stations flipped to Spanish Christian adult contemporary "Vida Unida".