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{{Infobox Radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KMKI
| name = KTNO
| image =
| logo =
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| city = [[Plano, Texas]]
| logo_size =
| area = [[Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex]]
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| city = [[Plano, Texas]]
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| branding = ''The Word 100.7''
| area = [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]
| slogan =
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| branding = ''Radio Luz Dallas''
| airdate = July 15, 1939 as KWFT
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1939|7|15|p=y}}
| frequency = 620 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| frequency = {{Frequency|620|[[Hertz#SI multiples|kHz]]}}
| format = [[Christian]] [[Talk radio|Talk]]<br /><small>([[KWRD-FM]] simulcast)</small>
| translator = {{Radio Relay|102.5 [[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]]|K273BJ|[[Dallas]]}}
| power = 5,000 [[Watt]]s ([[Daytime (astronomy)|Daytime]])<br>4,500 watts ([[Night]]time)
| format = [[Christian radio]]
| erp =
| language = [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish]]
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| class = B
| power = {{ubl|5,000 [[watt]]s (day)|4,500 watts (night)}}
| callsign_meaning = [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] Character [[Mickey Mouse|'''M'''ic'''k'''ey Mouse]] ([[Radio Disney]] era)
| erp =
| former_callsigns = KWFT (1939-1994)<br>[[KAAM]] (1995-1998)
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| class = B
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| owner = [[Salem Media Group]]
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
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| licensee = Inspiration Media of Texas, LLC
| facility_id = 49320
| webcast =
| callsign_meaning = Latino
| website = {{URL|www.thewordfm.com}}
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KWFT (1939–1995)|KAAM (1995–1998)|KMKI (1998–2015)|KEXB (2015–2019)}}
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| affiliations =
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| owner = [[Salem Media Group]]
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| sister_stations = [[KLTY-FM|KLTY]], [[KSKY]], [[KTNO]], [[KWRD-FM]], [[K273BJ]]
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| licensee = Inspiration Media of Texas, LLC
| webcast = [https://luzdallas.com/listenlive Listen live]
| website = [https://luzdallas.com/ luzdallas.com]
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| affiliations =
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| sister_stations = {{hlist|[[KLTY]]|[[KSKY]]|[[KWRD-FM]]}}
}}
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'''KMKI''' (620 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Plano, Texas]], serving the [[Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex]]. The station is owned by [[Salem Media Group]]. <ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/93236/salem-acquires-disney-stations-in-boston-dallas/ Salem Acquires Disney Stations in Boston and Dallas] - ''Radio Insight''</ref>
'''KTNO''' (620 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Plano, Texas]], and serving the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]. The station airs a [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish]] [[Christian radio|Christian]] [[radio format]] known as "Radio Luz Dallas" and is owned by the [[Salem Media Group]].<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/181194/radio-luz-moves-in-dallas/ Radio Luz Moves in Dallas] - ''Radioinsight''</ref> [[radio studio|Studios]] and offices are on North Belt Line Road in [[Irving, Texas|Irving]].<ref>[https://620amkexb.com/content/all/contact-us 620amKEXB.com/contact-us]</ref> The [[transmitter]] is located on County Road 409 in [[McKinney, Texas|McKinney]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=ktno&nav= Radio-Locator.com/KTNO]</ref>


==History==
==History==
===KWFT in Wichita Falls 1939-1994===
===KWFT in Wichita Falls (1939–1994)===
KMKI originally had its start in [[Wichita Falls, Texas]], as '''KWFT'''. KWFT radio existed from 1939 to 1994 on an AM frequency of 620 [[kilohertz]]. It was the first radio station to continuously operate in the city and was a regional channel that could be heard across a large geographical area of [[Texas]] and [[Oklahoma]], as well as some bordering states during the daytime. The station was a [[CBS]] affiliate.
The station originally had its start in [[Wichita Falls, Texas]], as KWFT. It [[sign-on|signed on]] in 1939 on 620 [[kilocycle]]s and broadcast in Wichita Falls until 1994. KWFT was the first radio station to continuously operate in the city and was a regional channel that could be heard across a large geographical area of [[Texas]] and [[Oklahoma]] during the daytime. The station was a [[CBS]] [[Network affiliate]].


On December 19, 1947, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] approved the sale of KWFT from Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Carrigan, Laura Lou Carrigan and Mrs. Elizabeth Carrigan Simpson to Edward H. Rowley, H.J. Griffith and Kenyon Brown, operating as KWFT, Incorporated.<ref>{{cite news|title=KWFT Wichita Falls Sale Gets Approval of FCC|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-12-22-BC.pdf|accessdate=28 October 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=December 22, 1947}}</ref>
On December 19, 1947, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] approved the sale of KWFT from Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Carrigan, Laura Lou Carrigan and Mrs. Elizabeth Carrigan Simpson to Edward H. Rowley, H.J. Griffith and Kenyon Brown, operating as KWFT, Incorporated.<ref>{{cite news|title=KWFT Wichita Falls Sale Gets Approval of FCC|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-12-22-BC.pdf|access-date=28 October 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=December 22, 1947}}</ref>


In 1953, KWFT joined other radio stations in the [[United States]] by plunging into the new medium of [[television]]. '''KWFT-TV''' signed on the air onto channel 6 on March 1 and was the first television station in the city. It was an affiliate of the CBS television network. KWFT later sold the TV station in 1956 at which time channel 6 became '''KSYD-TV''' and later '''[[KAUZ-TV]]''' in 1963, continuing as the CBS affiliate for the Wichita Falls-Lawton market.
In 1953, KWFT joined other radio stations in the [[United States]] by plunging into the new medium of [[television]]. KWFT-TV signed on the air on March 1 and was the first television station in the Wichita Falls. Just as its AM counterpart was a CBS radio affiliate, KWFT-TV was an affiliate of the CBS television network. KWFT sold the TV station in 1956 at which time it became KSYD-TV and later [[KAUZ-TV]] in 1963, continuing as the CBS affiliate for the Wichita Falls-[[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]] market.


KWFT Radio continued for many years after the divesture of the TV station as a radio station emphasizing local and national news, weather, farm reports and middle-of-the-road music format. However, the emergence of a preponderance of FM stations in Wichita Falls offering country and rock music formats during the 1970s and 1980s greatly cut into KWFT's audience and advertising dollars, leading to the sale of the station in the mid-1990s to a new owner who signed off KWFT's last broadcast at 11:59 p.m. on December 24, 1994.
KWFT Radio focused on local and national news, weather, farm reports and [[middle of the road (music)|middle of the road music]]. However, as FM radio became more popular for music listening in the 1980s, it cut into KWFT's audience and advertising dollars, leading to the sale of the station in the mid-1990s to a new owner who had other plans for the station. KWFT signed off at 11:59&nbsp;p.m. on December 24, 1994.


===AM 620's move to DFW: KAAM and Radio Disney===
===KAAM and KMKI in Dallas===
About two years later, the 620 frequency formerly assigned to Wichita Falls returned to the airwaves in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as '''[[KAAM]]'''. Eventually the station was sold to Disney and renamed '''KMKI''' with the [[Radio Disney]] format.
About two years later, the 620 frequency formerly [[city of license|licensed]] to Wichita Falls returned to the airwaves licensed to Plano, a suburb in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The new [[call sign]] was [[KAAM]]. It was owned by Collin County Radio L.C. and it aired an [[adult standards]] format.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1997/B-Radio-All-BC-YB-1997.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997 page B-448]</ref>


KAAM was sold to [[The Walt Disney Company]] for $12 million and switched to the [[Radio Disney]] [[children's radio]] format on August 1, 1998.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sayewitz|first1=Ronni|title=Radio Disney eyes doubling its stations by '99|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/1998/08/10/story6.html|access-date=June 8, 2016|work=Dallas Business Journal|publisher=American City Business Journals|date=August 9, 1998}}</ref> KAAM was renamed KMKI (from Disney Character [[Mickey Mouse]]). Until Radio Disney's move from [[Dallas]] to [[Burbank, California]], KMKI was the network's [[flagship station]].
The KWFT calls were later reassigned to a [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate ([[KBBL-TV|KWFT]]) in [[Eureka Springs, Arkansas]]; that station has since switched its calls to '''KBBL-TV''', though they still use '''KWFT-LP''' for a repeater.


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In May 2014, [[Mediabase]] moved KMKI, along with other Radio Disney stations, to the [[Top 40|Top 40/CHR]] panel, even though Radio Disney was considered a children's station.<ref>[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/128957/mediabase-announces-panel-changes Mediabase Announces Panel Changes] (Published April 22, 2014, Retrieved August 8, 2014)</ref>
Up until Radio Disney's move from [[Dallas]] to [[Burbank, California]], KMKI was the network's [[flagship station]].


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Sometime in May 2014, [[Mediabase]] has moved KMKI, along with other Radio Disney-affiliated stations to the [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40/CHR]] panel. Although Radio Disney is still considered a Children's station.<ref>[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/128957/mediabase-announces-panel-changes Mediabase Announces Panel Changes] (Published April 22, 2014, Retrieved August 8, 2014)</ref>


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On August 13, 2014, Disney put KMKI and 22 other [[Radio Disney]] stations up for sale, in order to focus on digital distribution of the Radio Disney network. KMKI's affiliation was scheduled to be discontinued on or after September 26, 2014.<ref name=b&c-radiodisneysell2014>{{cite news|last1=Lafayette|first1=Jon|title=Exclusive: Radio Disney Moving Off Air to Digital|url=http://broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/exclusive-radio-disney-moving-air-digital/133166|access-date=August 13, 2014|date=August 13, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Radioinsight">{{cite web |url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/89717/radio-disney-to-sell-all-but-one-station/ |title=Radio Disney To Sell All But One Station |date=August 13, 2014 |access-date=August 13, 2014 |last=Venta |first=Lance |publisher=Radioinsight }}</ref><ref name=billboard-selling>{{cite magazine|title=Radio Disney to Sell the Majority of Its Stations|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/6214509/radio-disney-to-sell-the-majority-of-its-stations|magazine=Billboard|access-date=13 August 2014|ref=13 August 2014}}</ref> But the Disney Corp. decided to keep the programming on KMKI until it found a buyer.
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[[File:Radio Disney Dallas.png|200px|thumb|Final Radio Disney logo for KMKI.]]


KMKI has a license to broadcast a digital signal using iBiquity's "[[HD Radio]]" but suspended transmission in the months before the sale announcement. Because the license to broadcast digital "HD Radio" is perpetual, the station could resume digital broadcasts at any time.
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On August 13, 2014, Disney put KMKI and twenty-two other [[Radio Disney]] stations up for sale, in order to focus more on digital distribution of the Radio Disney network. Originally, KMKI's affiliation would be discontinued on or after September 26, 2014,<ref name=b&c-radiodisneysell2014>{{cite news|last1=Lafayette|first1=Jon|title=Exclusive: Radio Disney Moving Off Air to Digital|url=http://broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/exclusive-radio-disney-moving-air-digital/133166|accessdate=August 13, 2014|date=August 13, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Radio Insight">{{cite web |url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/89717/radio-disney-to-sell-all-but-one-station/ |title=Radio Disney To Sell All But One Station |date=August 13, 2014 |accessdate=August 13, 2014 |last=Venta |first=Lance |publisher=Radio Insight }}</ref><ref name=billboard-selling>{{cite web|title=Radio Disney to Sell the Majority of Its Stations|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/6214509/radio-disney-to-sell-the-majority-of-its-stations|website=Billboard|accessdate=13 August 2014|ref=13 August 2014}}</ref> but Disney has decided to keep the programming on KMKI until the sale of this and other RD stations take place. KMKI has a license to broadcast a digital signal using iBiquity's "[[HD Radio]]" but has suspended transmission of such months prior to the sale announcement.


===Sale to Salem===
In January 2015 KMKI suffered an equipment failure that caused the station to apply for a Special Temporary Authority. "Radio Disney states that a pattern-switch contactor has failed and the antenna system has been placed in night pattern. Thus, KMKI(AM) is requesting STA to operate during daytime hours with the nighttime pattern and the power reduced as necessary to keep monitor points within the daytime licensed limits. There is no proposed change to the nighttime operation. Accordingly, the request for STA IS HEREBY GRANTED. Station KMKJ(AM) may operate during daytime hours with its nighttime pattern but must reduce the daytime power to 890 watts." - Jerome J. Manarchuck. Audio Division. Media Bureau [FCC]
[[File:KEXB 620AM logo.jpg|thumb|620AM KEXB logo used from 2015 until 2019.]]
On June 5, 2015, the [[Salem Media Group]] announced it would acquire KMKI for $3 million.<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/93236/salem-acquires-disney-stations-in-boston-dallas/ Salem Acquires Disney Stations in Boston & Dallas] - ''Radioinsight''</ref> The station was sold to Salem on September 15, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/145622/oregon-fm-license-sold-puerto-rico-am-donated|title = Oregon FM License Sold, Puerto Rico AM Donated}}</ref> As a result, the station discontinued its Radio Disney programming and went [[dark (broadcasting)|dark]]. 620 AM returned to the air on September 18, 2015, [[simulcast]]ing the [[Christian radio]] programming of [[sister station]] [[KWRD-FM]]. On September 25, 2015, KMKI began simulcasting co-owned [[KBDT|KVCE]], broadcasting a business and financial news/talk format.<ref>[http://www.dfw.com/2015/09/25/1034907_biz-talk-kvce1160-am-moving-to.html Biz-talk KVCE/1160 AM moving to 620 AM - DFW.com]</ref> On October 1, 2015, KMKI changed its call letters to KEXB (standing for Experts in Business), and took over the business news/talk format from KVCE.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=49320&Callsign=KEXB|title = Call Sign History}}</ref> Radio Disney programming for the region later moved to [[KSPF|KLUV]]'s HD3 digital subchannel after the network's seven-month absence from the DFW [[media market|radio market]].


KEXB carried [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] radio shows such as [[Bloomberg Radio]] and [[Ray Lucia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=KEXB Program Guide|url=http://www.620amkexb.com/program-guide-weekdays/|website=620amKEXB.com|access-date=22 March 2017}}</ref> It also aired [[brokered programming]] from financial planners who paid for time on the station and advertised their services. [[Salem Radio Network|SRN News]] began most hours.
===Sale to Salem, End of Radio Disney Affiliation===

On June 5, 2015, it was announced that Salem Media Group will acquire KMKI for $3 million. It is unknown what the new format will be once the sale is closed and the Radio Disney affiliation is discontinued.<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/93236/salem-acquires-disney-stations-in-boston-dallas/ Salem Acquires Disney Stations in Boston and Dallas] - ''Radio Insight''</ref> The Sation was sold to [[Salem Media Group]] on September 16, 2015. And as a result, The Station discontinued it's Radio Disney affiliate and went silent. <ref>http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/145622/oregon-fm-license-sold-puerto-rico-am-donated</ref> 620 AM returned to the air on September 18, 2015, simulcasting programming from [[KWRD-FM]]. September 25, 2015 KMKI began broadcasting the audio formerly broadcast on 1160 KVCE. The station is not broadcasting an ID required by the FCC, instead it is broadcasting the ID of 1160 KVCE.
===Flip to Spanish Christian===

[[File:KTNO RadioLuz620 logo.png|thumb|Logo before translator sign on]]

In 2019, Salem announced it would sell co-owned KTNO to Catholic broadcaster [[Immaculate Heart Media, Inc.]]<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/179681/immaculate-heart-media-acquires-nine-more-stations-in-eight-markets-from-salem/ More On Immaculate Heart Media’s Purchase Of Nine Stations From Salem] - ''Radioinsight'' (published August 16, 2019, retrieved November 16, 2024)</ref> On October 21, 2019, Salem discontinued its Financial News/Talk format on AM 620 and moved its Spanish Christian format known as "Radio Luz" from KTNO to KEXB.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/181194/radio-luz-moves-in-dallas/ Radio Luz Moves in Dallas] - ''Radioinsight'' (published October 21, 2019)</ref><ref>[https://620amkexb.com/ 620AM KEXB - Experts in Business] official website (accessed October 21, 2019)</ref> In addition, KEXB's call sign was switched to KTNO, while the [[KEXB (AM)|KEXB]] call letters were warehoused on the former KTNO.

==Signal==
Unlike most of the area's FM stations, which transmit their signals from [[Cedar Hill, Texas|Cedar Hill]], KTNO transmits its signal along County Road 409 in McKinney. Therefore, KTNO's signal is much stronger in much of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex as well as the cities of [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]], and [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville]], to as far north as [[Ada, Oklahoma]], but is considerably weaker south of the Metroplex.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.thewordfm.com/ The Word 100.7 (official website)]
* [http://www.luzdallas.com Radio Luz Dallas - Official website]
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*[http://www.dfwretroplex.com DFW Radio/TV History]
* [https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=45364 FCC History Cards for KTNO]
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Latest revision as of 19:55, 5 January 2025

KTNO
Broadcast areaDallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Frequency620 kHz
BrandingRadio Luz Dallas
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatChristian radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
July 15, 1939 (85 years ago) (1939-07-15)
Former call signs
  • KWFT (1939–1995)
  • KAAM (1995–1998)
  • KMKI (1998–2015)
  • KEXB (2015–2019)
Call sign meaning
Latino
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49320
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 4,500 watts (night)
Translator(s)102.5 MHz K273BJ (Dallas)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteluzdallas.com

KTNO (620 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Plano, Texas, and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The station airs a Spanish Christian radio format known as "Radio Luz Dallas" and is owned by the Salem Media Group.[2] Studios and offices are on North Belt Line Road in Irving.[3] The transmitter is located on County Road 409 in McKinney.[4]

History

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KWFT in Wichita Falls (1939–1994)

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The station originally had its start in Wichita Falls, Texas, as KWFT. It signed on in 1939 on 620 kilocycles and broadcast in Wichita Falls until 1994. KWFT was the first radio station to continuously operate in the city and was a regional channel that could be heard across a large geographical area of Texas and Oklahoma during the daytime. The station was a CBS Network affiliate.

On December 19, 1947, the Federal Communications Commission approved the sale of KWFT from Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Carrigan, Laura Lou Carrigan and Mrs. Elizabeth Carrigan Simpson to Edward H. Rowley, H.J. Griffith and Kenyon Brown, operating as KWFT, Incorporated.[5]

In 1953, KWFT joined other radio stations in the United States by plunging into the new medium of television. KWFT-TV signed on the air on March 1 and was the first television station in the Wichita Falls. Just as its AM counterpart was a CBS radio affiliate, KWFT-TV was an affiliate of the CBS television network. KWFT sold the TV station in 1956 at which time it became KSYD-TV and later KAUZ-TV in 1963, continuing as the CBS affiliate for the Wichita Falls-Lawton market.

KWFT Radio focused on local and national news, weather, farm reports and middle of the road music. However, as FM radio became more popular for music listening in the 1980s, it cut into KWFT's audience and advertising dollars, leading to the sale of the station in the mid-1990s to a new owner who had other plans for the station. KWFT signed off at 11:59 p.m. on December 24, 1994.

KAAM and KMKI in Dallas

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About two years later, the 620 frequency formerly licensed to Wichita Falls returned to the airwaves licensed to Plano, a suburb in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The new call sign was KAAM. It was owned by Collin County Radio L.C. and it aired an adult standards format.[6]

KAAM was sold to The Walt Disney Company for $12 million and switched to the Radio Disney children's radio format on August 1, 1998.[7] KAAM was renamed KMKI (from Disney Character Mickey Mouse). Until Radio Disney's move from Dallas to Burbank, California, KMKI was the network's flagship station.

In May 2014, Mediabase moved KMKI, along with other Radio Disney stations, to the Top 40/CHR panel, even though Radio Disney was considered a children's station.[8]


On August 13, 2014, Disney put KMKI and 22 other Radio Disney stations up for sale, in order to focus on digital distribution of the Radio Disney network. KMKI's affiliation was scheduled to be discontinued on or after September 26, 2014.[9][10][11] But the Disney Corp. decided to keep the programming on KMKI until it found a buyer.

KMKI has a license to broadcast a digital signal using iBiquity's "HD Radio" but suspended transmission in the months before the sale announcement. Because the license to broadcast digital "HD Radio" is perpetual, the station could resume digital broadcasts at any time.

Sale to Salem

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620AM KEXB logo used from 2015 until 2019.

On June 5, 2015, the Salem Media Group announced it would acquire KMKI for $3 million.[12] The station was sold to Salem on September 15, 2015.[13] As a result, the station discontinued its Radio Disney programming and went dark. 620 AM returned to the air on September 18, 2015, simulcasting the Christian radio programming of sister station KWRD-FM. On September 25, 2015, KMKI began simulcasting co-owned KVCE, broadcasting a business and financial news/talk format.[14] On October 1, 2015, KMKI changed its call letters to KEXB (standing for Experts in Business), and took over the business news/talk format from KVCE.[15] Radio Disney programming for the region later moved to KLUV's HD3 digital subchannel after the network's seven-month absence from the DFW radio market.

KEXB carried syndicated radio shows such as Bloomberg Radio and Ray Lucia.[16] It also aired brokered programming from financial planners who paid for time on the station and advertised their services. SRN News began most hours.

Flip to Spanish Christian

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Logo before translator sign on

In 2019, Salem announced it would sell co-owned KTNO to Catholic broadcaster Immaculate Heart Media, Inc.[17] On October 21, 2019, Salem discontinued its Financial News/Talk format on AM 620 and moved its Spanish Christian format known as "Radio Luz" from KTNO to KEXB.[18][19] In addition, KEXB's call sign was switched to KTNO, while the KEXB call letters were warehoused on the former KTNO.

Signal

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Unlike most of the area's FM stations, which transmit their signals from Cedar Hill, KTNO transmits its signal along County Road 409 in McKinney. Therefore, KTNO's signal is much stronger in much of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex as well as the cities of Wichita Falls, and Greenville, to as far north as Ada, Oklahoma, but is considerably weaker south of the Metroplex.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTNO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio Luz Moves in Dallas - Radioinsight
  3. ^ 620amKEXB.com/contact-us
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KTNO
  5. ^ "KWFT Wichita Falls Sale Gets Approval of FCC" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 22, 1947. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  6. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997 page B-448
  7. ^ Sayewitz, Ronni (August 9, 1998). "Radio Disney eyes doubling its stations by '99". Dallas Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  8. ^ Mediabase Announces Panel Changes (Published April 22, 2014, Retrieved August 8, 2014)
  9. ^ Lafayette, Jon (August 13, 2014). "Exclusive: Radio Disney Moving Off Air to Digital". Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  10. ^ Venta, Lance (August 13, 2014). "Radio Disney To Sell All But One Station". Radioinsight. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  11. ^ "Radio Disney to Sell the Majority of Its Stations". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  12. ^ Salem Acquires Disney Stations in Boston & Dallas - Radioinsight
  13. ^ "Oregon FM License Sold, Puerto Rico AM Donated".
  14. ^ Biz-talk KVCE/1160 AM moving to 620 AM - DFW.com
  15. ^ "Call Sign History".
  16. ^ "KEXB Program Guide". 620amKEXB.com. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  17. ^ More On Immaculate Heart Media’s Purchase Of Nine Stations From Salem - Radioinsight (published August 16, 2019, retrieved November 16, 2024)
  18. ^ Radio Luz Moves in Dallas - Radioinsight (published October 21, 2019)
  19. ^ 620AM KEXB - Experts in Business official website (accessed October 21, 2019)
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