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KMUL-FM

KMUL-FM (103.1 FM) was a radio station in Muleshoe, Texas, United States. It broadcast from 1966 to 2012 and was last owned by Tallgrass Broadcasting.

History

John Burroughs, Leola Randolph, and Gilbert Lamb, the owners of KMUL AM, filed with the Federal Communications Commission on July 28, 1964, to build an FM radio station in Muleshoe. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the application on June 16, 1965, and a license to cover was requested in February 1966.[2]

In 2007, the KMUL stations were acquired by Tallgrass Broadcasting, which owned KICA-AM-FM and KKYC serving Clovis, New Mexico. One of the owners in Tallgrass was former TV news anchor and documentarian Bill Kurtis.[3] Tallgrass went into receivership in 2010 after ceasing to pay a loan.[4]

KMUL-FM was taken silent by its receiver on May 1, 2012, for financial reasons.[5] On April 17, 2013, Tallgrass surrendered the broadcast license and informed the FCC that it had no intention to reactivate the facility.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMUL-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "History Cards for KMUL-FM". Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Wilson, Kevin (April 18, 2007). "Partners purchase station". Clovis News Journal.
  4. ^ Rosenthal, Phil (May 25, 2010). "Receiver appointed for Bill Kurtis' radio-station group". Chicago Tribune.
  5. ^ Scanlan, Lisa A. (July 9, 2012). "In re: KMUL-FM, Muleshoe, TX / Facility ID No. 61586 / Silent since May 1, 2012 / Request for Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent". Federal Communications Commission.
  6. ^ Powell, Russell C. (April 17, 2013). "Re: Tallgrass Broadcasting, Inc. / KMUL-FM Muleshoe, TX / Facility I.D. # 61586".