KRNH

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KRNH
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Broadcast area Kerrville, Texas
Fredericksburg, Texas
Frequency 92.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding92.3 The Ranch
Programming
Format Country
Subchannels HD2: "The Hill Country Patriot" 104.3/102.1 (News-talk)
HD3: KFXE simulcast "96.5/93.9 The Raptor" (Classic rock)
HD4: "106.5 The Fox" (Country)
Ownership
Owner
  • Lyndell Grubbs
  • (Radio Ranch, Ltd.)
KKVR KFXE
History
First air date
October 1990
Former call signs
KITE (1990–2000)
Former frequencies
92.1 MHz (1990–1994)
Call sign meaning
RaNcH [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 41061
Class C2
ERP 20,000 watts
HAAT 203 meters
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen live (HD4)
Website 923theranch.com
www.hillcountrypatriot.com (HD2)
hillcountryfox.com (HD4)

KRNH (92.3 FM, "The Ranch") is a radio station licensed to Kerrville, Texas. The station broadcasts a country music format and is owned by Lyndell Grubbs, through licensee Radio Ranch, LLC. [3]

History

The station began broadcasting in October 1990, holding the call sign KITE and airing a soft adult contemporary format. [4] [5] It originally broadcast at 92.1 MHz, but moved to 92.3 MHz in 1994, concurrent with a power increase. [4] [6] Its format shifted to mainstream AC in 1997. [7] In 1998, the station adopted a classic rock format. [8] In 2000, the station was sold to Lyndell Grubbs's Radio Ranch, LLC, for $245,000. [9] In September 2000, the station's call sign was changed to KRNH and it adopted a country music format, with programming from ABC Radio's Real Country network. [10] [11]

Subchannels

Hill Country Patriot

In March 2018, KRNH launched a news-talk format branded as "The Hill Country Patriot" on its HD2 subchannel, which is simulcast on translators at 104.3 FM in Kerrville and 102.1 FM in Fredericksburg, Texas. [12]

Broadcast translators for KRNH-HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
K282BI104.3 FM Kerrville, Texas 140641250199  m (653  ft)D LMS
K271CH102.1 FM Fredericksburg, Texas 14063625097 m (318 ft)D LMS

The Raptor

On October 1, 2020, KRNH launched a classic rock format on its HD4 subchannel, branded as "106.5 The Raptor", which is simulcast on 106.5 K293CY. [13]

The Fox

On July 1, 2024, KRNH-HD4 changed their format from classic rock (which moved to KFXE 96.5 FM Ingram and KRNH-HD3) to country, branded as "106.5 The Fox". [14]

Broadcast translator for KRNH-HD4
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
K293CY106.5 FM Kerrville, Texas 140628250199  m (653  ft)D LMS

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  14. Raptor & Fox Swap Spots in Hill Country Radioinsight - July 17, 2024