KVMX-FM

KVMX-FM
Placerville, California; United States;
Broadcast area	Sacramento, California
Frequency	92.1 MHz
Branding	La Ranchera
Programming
Format	Regional Mexican
Affiliations	Las Vegas Raiders Spanish Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Lotus Communications; (Lotus Sacramento Corp.);
Sister stations	KSAC, KSAC-FM
History
First air date	December 9, 1982
Former call signs	KHTN (1981–90); KWWN (1990–92); KZSA (1992–2004); KRLL (2004); KREL (2004–05); >KBDB-FM (2005); KXCL (2005–07); KCCL (2007–13); KMJE (2013–14); KMJE-FM (2014–17); KMJE (2017–19);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	36028
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°38′10.5″N 120°38′14″W / 38.636250°N 120.63722°W
Repeater(s)	105.5 KSAC-FM (Dunnigan)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.larancherasuperstation.com

KVMX-FM (92.1 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Placerville, California, United States, and serving the Sacramento area with a regional Mexican format, branded as "La Ranchera". The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications, who bought the then-KMJE from Results Radio on September 3, 2013, and took over ownership on December 10, 2013. It is also broadcasting on AM at 890, known as KSAC, which signed on as KMJE in the summer of 2014.^[2]

History

Classic country: 2004-2005

From November 17, 2003 - March 15, 2005, the station was known as "Real Country 92.1" under the call letters KRLL, and later KREL.

Adult hits: 2005

From March 15, 2005, to August 1, 2005, the station was known as "92-1 Bob FM" under the call letters KBDB-FM.

'80s hits: 2005-2007

From August 1, 2005, to January 5, 2007, the station was known as "Flash 92-1" under the call letters KXCL.

Classic hits: 2007-2013

From January 5, 2007, to May 29, 2013, that station was known as "K-Hits" under the call letter KCCL. The classic hits format then moved to 101.5 FM.

Spanish adult contemporary: 2013-2017

In 2013, the station was sold to Lotus Communications. On December 10, 2013, the station became "Vive 92.1" initially with Spanish Holiday music programming. During this period, the call letters were KMJE, and later KMJE-FM.

Regional Mexican: 2017-present

In July 2017, KMJE dropped the Vive branding in favor of a Regional Mexican format under the name "La Buena." The station changed its call sign to KVMX-FM on March 1, 2019. The name was later changed to "La Ranchera."

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KVMX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "92.1 KMJE Sacramento Sold" from Radio Insight (September 3, 2013)

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 739941 (KVMX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KVMX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[1] "Facility Technical Data for KVMX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "92.1 KMJE Sacramento Sold" from Radio Insight (September 3, 2013)

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