KRVF
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KRVF is a country music
formatted radio station
licensed to Kerens, Texas
. This station transmits on rimshot frequency 106.9 FM and is owned and operated by LKCM Radio Group.
KRVF is a simulcast of the main "The Ranch" station KFWR-FM in Mineral Wells, Texas
.
The station is an affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys
radio network.
in 1993, the station was given a second revival as KRVA with a Spanish
music format installed by Spanish Radio pioneer Marcos Rodriguez, Sr.. Four years later, it was changed to KZDF under the same format, then in 1999, the KRVA callsign was re-established and has simulcasted WFAA-TV
's evening news in Spanish. In 2003, the station was bought by LKCM (from First Broadcasting) and was changed to KRVF and broadcasts Texas/Red Dirt music. It is the "sister" station to KFWR The Ranch in Ft. Worth, Texas.
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...
formatted radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Kerens, Texas
Kerens, Texas
Kerens is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,681 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Kerens is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land....
. This station transmits on rimshot frequency 106.9 FM and is owned and operated by LKCM Radio Group.
KRVF is a simulcast of the main "The Ranch" station KFWR-FM in Mineral Wells, Texas
Mineral Wells, Texas
Mineral Wells is a city in Palo Pinto and Parker counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 16,946 at the 2000 census. The city is named for mineral springs in the area, which were highly popular in the early 1900s...
.
The station is an affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
radio network.
History
This station began as KAMA in 1962 with an unknown format, then that same year the station went dark. On New Year's DayNew Year's Day
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in 1993, the station was given a second revival as KRVA with a Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
music format installed by Spanish Radio pioneer Marcos Rodriguez, Sr.. Four years later, it was changed to KZDF under the same format, then in 1999, the KRVA callsign was re-established and has simulcasted WFAA-TV
WFAA-TV
WFAA, channel 8, is an ABC-affiliated television station serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, one of the top ten media markets in North America. The station is the flagship of Belo Corporation and the largest ABC affiliate not owned and operated by the network...
's evening news in Spanish. In 2003, the station was bought by LKCM (from First Broadcasting) and was changed to KRVF and broadcasts Texas/Red Dirt music. It is the "sister" station to KFWR The Ranch in Ft. Worth, Texas.