KVCE
Encyclopedia
KVCE is a radio station
in Highland Park
, Texas
that services the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
. The station is currently owned by Dallas Broadcasting, LLC.
The station operates on 1160 kHz with 35,000 watts during the day and 1,000 watts at night and is under ownership of Dallas Broadcasting, controlled by Texas State Senator and Houston-based radio station owner Dan Patrick. Patrick's afternoon talk show airs on KVCE, in addition to being heard on his Houston-area station, KSEV
.
KVCE began in 2001 as KBIS under an all-Motown format still on 1150 kHz. When the station moved to 1160 it was revamped as Magic 1160, adding other soul songs
to the playlists, but the call sign didn't change to KMGS until June 2005.
On August 23, 2006, the call sign changed to KVCE, to make way for a News–Talk format, which began less than a month later.
On March 2, 2009, Biz Radio moved to KVCE 1160, Highland Park from KJSA
1110, Mineral Wells. KJSA switched to a country
format in the weeks preceding the Biz Radio move. KVCE has a slightly better signal in the prime DFW market, but only marginal change in quality in the Fort Worth area. KVCE is noticeably worse west and southwest Fort Worth than the KJSA signal. On January 3, 2011, KVCE flipped to a Business News/Talk format.
broadcasts of KFAQ
1170 of Tulsa, Oklahoma
at night because the primary lower digital sideband of KFAQ is between 1155 and 1160 kHz with about 1,256 Watts and the secondary lower digital sideband transmits between 1160 and 1165 kHz.
Radio station
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in Highland Park
Highland Park, Texas
Highland Park is a town in central Dallas County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,842 at the 2000 census. Located between the Dallas North Tollway and U.S. Route 75 , four miles north of downtown Dallas....
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
that services the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The area is divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington. Residents of the area...
. The station is currently owned by Dallas Broadcasting, LLC.
The station operates on 1160 kHz with 35,000 watts during the day and 1,000 watts at night and is under ownership of Dallas Broadcasting, controlled by Texas State Senator and Houston-based radio station owner Dan Patrick. Patrick's afternoon talk show airs on KVCE, in addition to being heard on his Houston-area station, KSEV
KSEV
KSEV is a talk station at 700 on the AM radio dial and is available throughout the Houston, Texas area. It broadcasts a mix of programming on topics including health, financial matters, local politics, and several syndicated talk radio programs...
.
History
The station was formerly on 1150 kHz as KVIL and used the call letters KVIX from October 1985 to August 1986. The calls changed back to KVIL until November 1994. The station was owned by Infinity until October 1996 when it was sold to Marcos Rodriguez who was its owner until August 2003. Marcos Rodriguez programmed it non-Spanish foreign language but due to the popular Pakistani and Indian music and talk 1150 became all-Pakistani oriented.KVCE began in 2001 as KBIS under an all-Motown format still on 1150 kHz. When the station moved to 1160 it was revamped as Magic 1160, adding other soul songs
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
to the playlists, but the call sign didn't change to KMGS until June 2005.
On August 23, 2006, the call sign changed to KVCE, to make way for a News–Talk format, which began less than a month later.
On March 2, 2009, Biz Radio moved to KVCE 1160, Highland Park from KJSA
KJSA
KVTT is an American radio station licensed to Mineral Wells, Texas. It is under ownership of Texoma Broadcasting, Inc. and is broadcasting a classic country format to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex...
1110, Mineral Wells. KJSA switched to a country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format in the weeks preceding the Biz Radio move. KVCE has a slightly better signal in the prime DFW market, but only marginal change in quality in the Fort Worth area. KVCE is noticeably worse west and southwest Fort Worth than the KJSA signal. On January 3, 2011, KVCE flipped to a Business News/Talk format.
Broadcasting issues
KVCE receives substantial interference from the HD RadioHD Radio
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broadcasts of KFAQ
KFAQ
KFAQ is a news/talk radio station in the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area. The station is owned by Journal Broadcast Group and airs a mix of local and national talk shows. The station is an ABC News Radio affiliate...
1170 of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
at night because the primary lower digital sideband of KFAQ is between 1155 and 1160 kHz with about 1,256 Watts and the secondary lower digital sideband transmits between 1160 and 1165 kHz.