KPAS

KPAS
Fabens, Texas; United States;
Frequency	103.1 MHz
Branding	Inspirational Gospel Radio
Programming
Format	Christian radio
Ownership
Owner	Algie A. Felder
History
First air date	1979
Last air date	June 2023
Former call signs	KLMF-FM (1979–1982)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	976
Class	A
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	91 meters (299 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	31°35′42.4″N 106°11′59.9″W / 31.595111°N 106.199972°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

KPAS (103.1 FM) was a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio music format.^[2] Licensed to Fabens, Texas, United States. The station was last owned by Algie A. Felder.^[3] It went on the air in 1979 as KLMF-FM, became KPAS in 1982, and ceased operations after losing its transmitter in a 2023 lightning strike.

History

The station was assigned the call letters KLMF-FM on July 30, 1979. On July 7, 1982, the station changed its call sign to KPAS.^[4]

KPAS went silent in June 2023, after the station's transmitter was destroyed by a lightning strike. It never returned to the air; the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) canceled its license in November 2024.^[5]

History of call letters

The call letters KPAS previously belonged to an AM station in Banning, California, which began broadcasting November 9, 1949.^[6]

In September 1953, the FCC authorized assignment of the license of KPAS of Banning, California, from Byron-Wood Motors to Henry Chester Darwin, for $6,100.^[7]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KPAS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
^ "KPAS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
^ "kpas Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2024). "FCC Report 11/17: WCCO On The Move". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
^ "New KPAS Plans Start Next Sunday at Banning" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 3, 1947. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
^ Associated Press, "Radio License Shifted", San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Friday 18 September 1953, Volume LX, Number 16, page 22.