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KLNT
Laredo, Texas United States
Broadcast area	Laredo, Texas Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Frequency	1490 kHz
Branding	Radio Vida
Programming
Format	Spanish christian
Ownership
Owner	Iglesia Cristiana Restauración y Vida^[a]
History
First air date	May 19, 1952
Former call signs	KVOZ (1952–1988) KDOS (1988–1998)
Call sign meaning	"Laredo's Newstalk" (former station format)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	42149
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	27°29′43″N 99°28′16″W / 27.49540°N 99.47124°W / 27.49540; -99.47124
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	radiovida.com

KLNT (1490 AM) is a Spanish christian radio station that serves the Laredo, Texas, United States and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico border area.

History

1490 AM signed on in 1952 as the original KVOZ. It broadcast with 250 watts. Barely a year after signing on, KVOZ attempted a move to 1240 kHz that was contingent on KGBS, the existing station at 1240 (now defunct), surrendering its license; this was denied. Power was increased to 1,000 watts in 1970.

In 1988, KVOZ finally got its move and headed for newly built 890 AM. 1490 was relaunched as KDOS at that time and became KLNT in 1998, coinciding with a relaunch as a news/talk station.

KLNT went silent on December 6, 2020, due to technical issues with the station's transmitter.^[2] It returned in August 2021. The station flipped to Spanish-language Christian radio programming in October 2021 after being acquired.^[3]

Notes

^ Misspelled as "Cristinia" in the FCC

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KLNT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "BLSTA - 20201216AAF Request for Silent STA". December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ Venta, Lance (October 22, 2021). "Station Sales Week of 10/22: Family Stations & Relevant Radio Swap in Baltimore and Orlando". RadioInsight.

Facility details for Facility ID 42149 (KLNT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KLNT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

Radio stations in the Laredo metropolitan area (Texas)

By AM frequency

By FM frequency

LPFM	92.1 106.5
Translators	104.1

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.55

By call sign

Defunct

KAZF 91.9
KMAE 106.5

U.S. radio stations in South Texas: Bay City-Freeport; Corpus Christi; Eagle Pass; Kingsville-Alice-Falfurrias; Laredo; McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen; San Antonio; Victoria

Other nearby regions – Mexico: Nuevo Laredo

See also: List of radio stations in Texas

v t e Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Texas
Stations	KABA – Louise KAIQ – Wolfforth KAJE - Ingleside KAMA – El Paso KAMA-FM – Deer Park KAMM - University Park KBDR – Mirando City KBEX - Dalhart KBIB – Marion KBIC – Raymondville KBNA-FM – El Paso KBNL – Laredo KBNR – Brownsville KBOC – Bridgeport KBRZ-FM – Victoria KBZO - Lubbock KCHX – Odessa KCOT – Cotulla KCZO – Carrizo Springs KDFM – Falfurrias KDFT – Ferris KDRN – Del Rio KDXX – Lewisville KEPI – Eagle Pass KEPX – Eagle Pass KESS-FM – Benbrook KEWP – Uvalde Estates KEYH – Houston KFLC – Fort Worth KFTG – Pasadena KFZO – Denton KGBT – Harlingen KGBT-FM – McAllen KGFZ - Burke KGSR - Cedar Park KGVL – Greenville KHFZ – Pittsburgh KHRO – El Paso KHVU – Houston KIBL – Beeville KINE – Kingsville KINT – El Paso KIRT – Mission KJOZ - Conroe KLAR – Laredo KLAT – Houston KLBD – Premont KLDS – Falfurrias KLEY-FM – Jourdanton KLFZ – Jacksonville KLIT – Ranchitos Las Lomas KLJA – Georgetown KLOL – Houston KLQB – Taylor KLTD - Temple KLTN – Houston KLVL – Pasadena KLZT – Bastrop KMFR – Pearsall KMVK – Fort Worth KMXO – Merkel KMYO - Comfort KNOR – Krum KNTE – Bay City KNVO-FM – Port Isabel KOIR – Edinburg KOKE-FM - Thorndale KOPY - Alice KOVE-FM – Galveston KOYE – Frankston KPCO-FM – Cooper KPMB – Plainview KQBO – Rio Grande City KQFX - Borger/Amarillo KQLM – Odessa KQQK – Beaumont KQUE – Houston KRCM – Shenandoah KRGE – Weslaco KRGX – Rio Grande City KRIO – McAllen KRIO-FM – Roma KROB – Robstown KROM – San Antonio KRVA – Cockrell Hill KSAH – Universal City KSAH-FM – Pearsall KSJT-FM – San Angelo KSML-FM – Huntington KSTV – Stephenville KSVE – El Paso KTAE - Elgin KTAM – Bryan KTJM – Port Arthur KTLH – Hallsville KTNO – Plano KTNZ – Amarillo KTXO - Goldsmith KTXX-FM - Bee Cave KTXZ – West Lake Hills KTYR – Trinity KUBR – San Juan KUNO – Corpus Christi KVER – El Paso KVFM – Beeville KVIV – El Paso KVJM – Hearne KVJY – Pharr KVOZ – Del Mar Hills KVUD – Bay City KVUJ – Lake Jackson KVVO-LP – Abilene KVVT – Sulphur Springs KWEL – Midland KWMF – Pleasanton KWOW – Clifton KWRA-LP – Waco KXBJ – El Campo KXOI – Crane KXTN – San Antonio KXVR-LP – Corpus Christi KXZX-LP – Juilliard KXZY-LP – Waco KYLP-LP – Greenville KYST – Texas City KZAM – Pleasant Valley KZDC – San Antonio KZEP-FM - San Antonio KZIP - Amarillo KZNX – Creedmoor KZZA – Muenster
Defunct	KERB-FM – Kermit KJNZ – Hereford KJOJ-FM – Freeport KMUL – Farwell KOZA – Odessa KPDB – Big Lake KXPL – El Paso
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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