KNAL (93.3 FM; 93.3 The Wolf) is a radio station licensed to Port Lavaca, Texas, United States, and serves Victoria and the Gulf Coast area. The station is currently owned by Victoria Radioworks, LLC., and airs a country music format.[2]

KNAL
Broadcast areaVictoria, Texas
Frequency93.3 MHz
Branding93.3 The Wolf
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerVictoria Radioworks, LLC
KITE, KVIC
History
First air date
April 13, 1978 (46 years ago) (1978-04-13) (as 95.9 KGUL-FM)
Former call signs
KGUL-FM (1978–1983)
KAOC (1983–1985)
KKBH (1985–1987)
KPLV (1987–2001)
KRNX (2001)
KITE (2001–2014)
Call sign meaning
Victoria Barge KaNAL
(taken from sister 1410 KNAL which paid homage to the waterway at 1949 sign-on)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID12179
ClassC1
ERP100 kilowatts
HAAT97 meters
Transmitter coordinates
28°42′21.60″N 96°48′3.60″W / 28.7060000°N 96.8010000°W / 28.7060000; -96.8010000
Links
Public license information
Websitenone

History

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KNAL was originally proposed by Daniel Andrus, who owned the AM facility in Port Lavaca, 1560 KGUL, under the licensee name of Calhoun County Broadcasting. The facility signed on as the FM sister to KGUL on April 13, 1978, as KGUL-FM. The original transmission site was located on U.S. Highway 87, 1.5 miles west of Port Lavaca, Texas, and a main studio location at 213 Colorado Street in Port Lavaca.

The facility was originally operating on channel 240 (95.9 MHz), but relocated to channel 227 (93.3 MHz) in the early 80s to allow 95.7 at Houston (known as KIKK-FM at the time) to relocate from Shell Plaza in downtown Houston to the Senior Road tower near Missouri City. This allowed other spectrum changes. For example, in 1995 a new sign-on of 95.9 KHMC occurred in nearby Goliad, Texas.

Victoria Radio Works acquired the facility in October 1998.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNAL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KNAL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
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