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Broadcast area | Las Vegas Valley |
Frequency | 99.3 MHz |
Branding | Latino Beats 99.3 |
Programming | |
Format | Spanish urban |
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KISF, KLSQ | |
History | |
First air date | 2000 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 11614 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 8,800 watts |
HAAT | 690 meters (2,260 ft) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
KRGT (99.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station located in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, broadcasting to the Las Vegas, Nevada, area. KRGT airs a Spanish urban format branded as "Latino Beats 99.3". This station also routinely plays English language pop hits by non-Hispanic artists. Its studios are in Spring Valley, Nevada, and its transmitter is on Black Mountain southeast of the Las Vegas Valley. KRGT is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by previous owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until 2024.
The station signed on in 2000 as KPXG. The station permit had existed for years and had been planned as a 6,000-watt operation. Changes were made to run it as a minimal 100 watt operation. The station was owned by Claire "Reis" Benesara, manager of KDWN radio in its pre-Beasley days.
The engineering department of HBC (predecessor of present-day Uforia Audio Network) moved several stations around in frequency and moved the station to Angel Peak where it operates as a class C zero station. Dana Demerjiana was GM, Eric Martel was the engineering manager, and David Stewart of HBC corporate organised the upgrade (basically an HBC specialty).
KRGT was one of eighteen radio stations that TelevisaUnivision sold to Latino Media Network in a $60 million deal announced in June 2022, approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that November, [2] and completed on December 30, 2022. [3] Under the terms of the deal, Univision agreed to continue programming the station for up to one year under a local marketing agreement.
On January 1, 2024, KRGT rebranded to “Latino Beats 99.3”. [4]
KBTQ is a radio station broadcasting a Latin ballad format. Licensed to Harlingen, Texas, United States, the station serves the McAllen area. The station is currently owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until giving full operations to the station and its sister stations KGBT and KGBT-FM to the owner in the spring of 2023.
KRXV and KHWY are radio stations, licensed to Yermo, California and Essex, California. They collectively broadcast a Hot AC format branded as Highway Vibe which also simulcasts on KHYZ-HD2. The stations are owned by Richard Heftel's Heftel Broadcasting Company, with studios in Barstow, California.
KESS-FM is a commercial radio station licensed to Benbrook, Texas, and serving communities in the western sections of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned and operated by the Uforia Audio Network, a division of TelevisaUnivision. It has a Spanish-language contemporary hit radio format, simulcast with co-owned 107.9 KDXX in Lewisville, Texas.
KISF is a commercial radio station located in Las Vegas, Nevada. KISF airs a regional Mexican music format, and is the Las Vegas affiliate for El Bueno, La Mala, Y El Feo in the morning and El Free-Guey in the afternoon. Its studios are in Spring Valley and its transmitter is on Black Mountain in Henderson. KISF is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, the station was programmed by previous owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until 2024.
Uforia Audio Network is the radio broadcasting and music events division of TelevisaUnivision USA. Formerly known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation and Univision Radio, it is the eighth-largest radio broadcaster in the United States, and the largest specifically catering to Hispanic and Latino Americans. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles.
KDXX is a Uforia Audio Network Spanish-language contemporary hit radio formatted commercial radio station serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Texas. The station is licensed to Lewisville, Texas, and is simulcast with 107.1 KESS-FM Benbrook. The studios are located in the Univision 23 Studios in the Arts District in Downtown Dallas.
KLAT is a commercial radio station in Houston, Texas. It is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until 2024, and airs a Spanish-language sports radio format from the TUDN Radio Network. The station serves as the Spanish language flagship radio station of the Houston Astros baseball team and the Houston Rockets basketball team and also airs Houston Dynamo FC soccer games.
KGBT-FM is an American radio station in McAllen, Texas, owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until giving full operations to the station and its sister stations KGBT and KBTQ to the owner in the spring of 2023, which offers a Regional Mexican music format. The station has had a Regional Mexican format since 1997. It is a sister to KGBT and a former sister of KGBT-TV. Its studios are located in McAllen, Texas, while its transmitter is located in La Feria, Texas.
KFZO is a commercial radio station licensed to the city of Denton, Texas, serving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station airs a regional Mexican radio format and is owned and operated by Latino Media Network. The station's studios and offices are located in the Univision building in the Arts District of Dallas. The station is an affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks Spanish Language Radio Network.
TelevisaUnivision is a Mexican-American media company headquartered in New York and Mexico City that owns American Spanish language broadcast network Univision and free-to-air channels in Mexico such as Las Estrellas, Canal 5, Foro, and NU9VE alongside a collection of specialty television channels and production studios. 45% of the company is held by the Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company Grupo Televisa, which was a major programming partner for Univision until the company sold their content assets to Univision in 2022.
WRTO is an AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois. It currently broadcasts a Spanish-language sports format. It is owned by the Latino Media Network. Under a local marketing agreement (LMA), it was programmed by previous owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until giving full operations of the station to the owner in the fall of 2023.
KLSQ is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Spanish sports radio format. Licensed to Whitney, Nevada, it serves the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The station is owned by the Latino Media Network. Under a local marketing agreement (LMA), it was programmed by previous owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until 2024.
WQBA is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish talk/sports format. Licensed to Miami, Florida, United States, the station is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was operated by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until 2024. It features programming from TUDN Radio. Previous call letters were WMIE, owned by Susquehanna Broadcasting.
KOND is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Hanford, California, United States and serves the Fresno area. The station is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until 2024. KOND broadcasts a Regional Mexican format.
KHOV-FM is a radio station on 105.1 MHz in Wickenburg, Arizona, serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is owned by TelevisaUnivision through its Uforia brand and carries a simulcast with sister station KHOT-FM, playing the Regional Mexican format.
KRDA is licensed to Clovis, California. It serves the Fresno, California, area. It is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until 2024. KRDA broadcasts a Spanish adult contemporary format.
KLLE is located in the North Fork, California, area and broadcasts in the Fresno area known as "Zona Mx". It is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until 2024, and broadcasts a regional Mexican format. Prior to its current format, it broadcast a Spanish adult contemporary format and before that, a format known as "Raggaeton", an Hispanic form of reggae, along with a mix of hip hop under the same call sign of KLLE.
KQLL is a commercial radio station located in Henderson, Nevada, broadcasting to the Las Vegas metropolitan area on the AM dial with a simulcast on K272EE 102.3 FM. KQLL airs an oldies music format. The station is currently owned by Summit Media.
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WVIV-FM is a Spanish radio station licensed to Lemont, Illinois, serving the Chicago metropolitan area. It is owned by TelevisaUnivision. The station is a part of TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network brand. The station's studios are located at 625 North Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, and the transmitter is atop the Oakbrook Terrace Tower in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.
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