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KQBO(FM)
Call Sign History
KQBO from 06/30/2003
KCTM from 09/28/1981
791227AQ from ???
107.5 MHz

Rio Grande City, TX
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KQBO Channel: 298C2 107.5 MHz
Rio Grande City, Texas
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 60885
FRN: 0006109847
Fac. Service: FM

Status: LIC
73.215 Station
Application Accepted: 11/23/2011
Application Granted: 12/09/2011
File Number: BMLH-20111123OFT
License Expires: 08/01/2029
Prefix Type: This is a modification of a license for a commecial FM station
Application Type: Minor Modification

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Facility Type: FM STATION
Class: C2, A Zone II station; with 25kW-50kW ERP and a class contour distance 39km-52km

Site Location: 26-31-02.2 N 98-39-08.1 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 26-31-01.0 N 98-39-07.0 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 12 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 2.8 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 303 m (994 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 425 m (1394 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 300 m (984 ft.)

Calculated Site Elevation: 125 m. (410 ft.)
Height Overall*: 584 m (1916 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: Shivley 6810-6-DA, six sections
Antenna ID: 43499
Polarization:

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 43499
KQBO FM File: BMLH-20111123OFT
Shivley - 6810-6-DA, six sections
Service: FM
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.524100.535200.515300.566
400.685500.849601.000701.000
801.000901.0001001.0001101.000
1201.0001301.0001401.0001501.000
1601.0001701.0001801.0001901.000
2001.0002101.0002200.9702300.822
2400.6762500.5482600.4382700.345
2800.2922900.2523000.2523100.315
3200.3943300.4893400.5023500.511
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1056488

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
Telemundo Rio Grande Valley, LLC
Structure Address:
3.5 Km East Of Highway 755 On State Road 490
Rio Grande City, TX
County Name: Starr County
ASR Issued: 01/23/2014
Date Built: 10/09/1999
Site Elevation: 125 m (410 ft.)
Structure Height: 584 m (1916 ft.)
Height Overall: 584 m (1916 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 709 m (2326 ft.)
FAA Determination: 12/08/1997
FAA Study #: 97-ASW-2542-OE
FAA Circular #: 70/7460-1J
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 4, 9, 13
26-31-02.0 N 98-39-08.0 W (NAD 83)
26-31-00.8 N 98-39-06.9 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KQBO(FM) Licensee Information

Sound Investments Unlimited, Inc.
102 KCTM-FM
103 Road
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
Phone: 956-522-5962
Corporation
20111123OFT Applicant Information

Gustavo Valadez Jr.
Date: 11/23/2011
Application Certifier
Sound Investments Unlimited, Inc.
102 KCTM-FM 103 Road
Rio Grande City, TX 78582-9805
Applicant
W. Jeffrey Reynolds
Du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc.
201 Fletcher Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34237-6019
Technical Consultant
Barry D. Wood
Wood, Martin & Hardy, PC

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Study Date: 7/06/2025; Study Duration: 0.1015 Seconds.
Database Sources:
07/04/2025 FCC LMS,
7/1/2025 FCC ASR,
7/1/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
7/1/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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