KLEA (AM)

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KLEA
Frequency 630 kHz
BrandingTrue Country 630
Programming
Format Defunct (formerly country)
Ownership
OwnerLea County Broadcasting Co.
KLEA-FM
History
First air date
December 25, 1952 (1952-12-25)
Last air date
June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30)
Call sign meaning
 Lea County
Technical information
Facility ID 36853
Class D
Power
  • 500 watts day
  • 69 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 32°56′30″N103°19′12″W / 32.94167°N 103.32000°W / 32.94167; -103.32000

KLEA (630 AM; "True Country") was a radio station broadcasting a country music format. [1] Licensed to Lovington, New Mexico, United States, the station was owned by Lea County Broadcasting Co. [2]

KLEA signed on December 25, 1952. [3] The station shut down on June 30, 2017; [4] on October 31, 2017, KLEA ceased all remaining operations. [5] The license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), [5] which cancelled it on November 9, 2017. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  2. ↑ "KLEA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-292. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ "'Voice of Lovington' KLEA signs off for the last time". Hobbs News-Sun . July 6, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Re: KLEA(AM), Lovington, NM (Facility ID 36853) and KLEA-FM, Lovington, NM (Facility ID 36852) Discontinuance of Operations" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 27, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Station Search Details (DKLEA)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved November 9, 2017.


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