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KCAS
CityMcCook, Texas
CountryUS
AreaRio Grande Valley
Frequency91.5 MHz
FormatConservative Religious
Erp2,500 watts
Haat109 meters (358 ft)
ClassA
Facility id85028
Coordinates26°28′51″N 98°23′45″W
Callsign meaningKnow Christ As Savior
OwnerFaith Baptist Ministries
LicenseeFaith Baptist Church, Inc.
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.kcasradio.org
AffiliationsVCY America
Licensing authorityFCC

KCAS (91.5 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve McCook, Texas. McCook is a dispersed rural community about 20 miles northwest of the county seat, Edinburg, in Hidalgo County, Texas.[1] The station is owned and operated by Faith Baptist Ministries and the broadcast license is held by Faith Baptist Church, Inc.

KCAS broadcasts a conservative religious radio format to the McAllen, Texas, and the Rio Grande Valley.[2] News programming on KCAS is provided by SRN News.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 21, 1998.[3] The new station was assigned the KCAS call sign by the FCC on March 2, 1998.[4] KCAS received its license to cover from the FCC on April 11, 2001.[5]

References

  1. ^ Garza, Alicia A. "McCook, Texas". The Handbook of Texas. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  3. ^ "Application Search Details (BPED-19970107MB)". FCC Media Bureau. January 21, 1998.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  5. ^ "Application Search Details (BLED-20010105AAJ)". FCC Media Bureau. April 11, 2001.