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Radio station in Bay City, Texas

KNTE
Bay City, Texas

Frequency	101.7 MHz
Branding	La Raza 98.5 y 101.7
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish
Format	Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner	Estrella Media (Estrella Radio License of Houston LLC)
Sister stations	Radio: KTJM, KQQK, KEYH TV: KZJL
History
First air date	September 25, 1995 (29 years ago) (1995-09-25)
Former call signs	KXGJ (1995–2012)
Call sign meaning	El NorTE (previous branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	2131
Class	C1
ERP	35,000 watts
HAAT	450 m (1,476 ft)
Repeater(s)	KTJM Port Arthur
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	La Raza 98.5/101.7

KNTE (101.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Bay City, Texas. The station broadcasts a radio format The studios of Regional Mexican music, simulcast with sister station 98.5 KTJM Port Arthur, and is owned by Estrella Radio License of Houston LLC, a subsidiary of Estrella Media.

History

The station began broadcasting on September 25, 1995, holding the call sign KXGJ and airing a country music format branded "Pure Country". In 2002, Liberman Broadcasting purchased the station, along with 96.9 KIOX-FM in El Campo, Texas, for $3.15 million. The station began airing a tropical music format. Its ERP was later increased to 35 kilowatts, and it began targeting SW Houston and Fort Bend County. On April 3, 2012, the station's call sign was changed to KNTE. On July 11, 2014, KNTE changed its format to regional Mexican, branded as "La Ranchera 101.7".

On December 14, 2020, sister station 103.3 KJOJ-FM in Freeport, Texas suffered catastrophic failure, resulting in that facility going silent. KNTE was then changed from simulcasting Houston station 850 KEYH "La Ranchera" to simulcasting 98.5 KTJM, in order to replace most of KJOJ-FM's over the air coverage area.

References

^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010, Broadcasting & Cable, 2010. p. D-515. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
"Facility Technical Data for KNTE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
KNTE, fcc.gov. Accessed December 19, 2013
"Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 12, No. 47. November 22, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
"Transaction Brief", The M Street Journal. July 24, 2002. p. 15. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
"State-By-State Transactions", Radio & Records. July 19, 2002. pp. 6, 13. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
Devine, Cathy (2003) The M Street Radio Directory. 12th Edition. p. 554. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
Venta, Lance. "Liberman Shuffles Houston Duo", Radio Insight. July 11, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links

KNTE's official website
Facility details for Facility ID 2131 (KNTE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KNTE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in Bay City/Freeport, Texas (Matagorda and Brazoria County)

By AM frequency

1390

By FM frequency

Translators	90.3 98.7

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

By call sign

Defunct

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: Austin; Beaumont–Port Arthur; Bryan–College Station; Houston

See also: List of radio stations in Texas

v t e Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Texas
Stations	KABA – Louise KAIQ – Wolfforth KAJE - Ingleside KAMA – El Paso KAMA-FM – Deer Park KAMM - University Park KBDR – Mirando City KBEX - Dalhart KBIB – Marion KBIC – Raymondville KBNA-FM – El Paso KBNL – Laredo KBNR – Brownsville KBOC – Bridgeport KBRZ-FM – Victoria KBZO - Lubbock KCHX – Odessa KCOT – Cotulla KCZO – Carrizo Springs KDFM – Falfurrias KDFT – Ferris KDRN – Del Rio KDXX – Lewisville KEPI – Eagle Pass KEPX – Eagle Pass KESS-FM – Benbrook KEWP – Uvalde Estates KEYH – Houston KFLC – Fort Worth KFTG – Pasadena KFZO – Denton KGBT – Harlingen KGBT-FM – McAllen KGFZ - Burke KGSR - Cedar Park KGVL – Greenville KHFZ – Pittsburgh KHRO – El Paso KHVU – Houston KIBL – Beeville KINE – Kingsville KINT – El Paso KIRT – Mission KJOZ - Conroe KLAR – Laredo KLAT – Houston KLBD – Premont KLDS – Falfurrias KLEY-FM – Jourdanton KLFZ – Jacksonville KLIT – Ranchitos Las Lomas KLJA – Georgetown KLOL – Houston KLQB – Taylor KLTD - Temple KLTN – Houston KLVL – Pasadena KLZT – Bastrop KMFR – Pearsall KMVK – Fort Worth KMXO – Merkel KMYO - Comfort KNOR – Krum KNTE – Bay City KNVO-FM – Port Isabel KOIR – Edinburg KOKE-FM - Thorndale KOPY - Alice KOVE-FM – Galveston KOYE – Frankston KPCO-FM – Cooper KPMB – Plainview KQBO – Rio Grande City KQFX - Borger/Amarillo KQLM – Odessa KQQK – Beaumont KQUE – Houston KRCM – Shenandoah KRGE – Weslaco KRGX – Rio Grande City KRIO – McAllen KRIO-FM – Roma KROB – Robstown KROI - Seabrook/Houston KROM – San Antonio KRVA – Cockrell Hill KSAH – Universal City KSAH-FM – Pearsall KSJT-FM – San Angelo KSML-FM – Huntington KSTV – Stephenville KSVE – El Paso KTAE - Elgin KTAM – Bryan KTJM – Port Arthur KTLH – Hallsville KTNO – Plano KTNZ – Amarillo KTXO - Goldsmith KTXX-FM - Bee Cave KTXZ – West Lake Hills KTYR – Trinity KUBR – San Juan KUNO – Corpus Christi KVER – El Paso KVFM – Beeville KVIV – El Paso KVJM – Hearne KVJY – Pharr KVOZ – Del Mar Hills KVUD – Bay City KVUJ – Lake Jackson KVVO-LP – Abilene KVVT – Sulphur Springs KWEL – Midland KWMF – Pleasanton KWOW – Clifton KWRA-LP – Waco KXBJ – El Campo KXOI – Crane KXTN – San Antonio KXVR-LP – Corpus Christi KXZX-LP – Juilliard KXZY-LP – Waco KYLP-LP – Greenville KYST – Texas City KZAM – Pleasant Valley KZDC – San Antonio KZEP-FM - San Antonio KZIP - Amarillo KZNX – Creedmoor KZZA – Muenster
Defunct	KERB-FM – Kermit KJNZ – Hereford KJOJ-FM – Freeport KMUL – Farwell KOZA – Odessa KPDB – Big Lake KXPL – El Paso
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Texas

Stations

Defunct

See also: adult contemporary; classic hits; college; country; news/talk; NPR; oldies; religious; rock; sports; top 40; urban; other radio stations in Texas

See also: Classical; Jazz; Religious; Spanish; Smooth Jazz; Other

v t e Estrella Media
Radio stations	KBOC KBUA KBUE KEBN KEYH KJOJ-FM KNOR KNTE KQQK KRQB KTJM KVNR KWIZ* KZZA
Television stations	KETD KRCA KSDX-LD KVPA-LD KZJL WASA-LD WESV-LD WGEN-TV WVFW-LD
Television networks	Estrella TV
Other assets	Liberman Broadcasting tower (Era, Texas)
* Sale to Universal Church pending
Website: estrellamedia.com

28°48′01″N 96°07′33″W / 28.8002°N 96.1258°W / 28.8002; -96.1258

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