KNAL (FM)

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.

KNAL

Port Lavaca, Texas
Broadcast area	Victoria, Texas
Frequency	93.3 MHz
Branding	93.3 The Wolf
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Victoria Radioworks, LLC
Sister stations	KITE, KVIC
History
First air date	April 13, 1978 (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
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	12179
Class	C1
ERP	100 kilowatts
HAAT	97 meters
Transmitter coordinates	28°42′21.60″N 96°48′3.60″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	none

History

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.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 12179 (KNAL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KNAL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database