KESS-FM

For the Lewisville, Texas, radio station that held the call sign KESS-FM at 107.9 FM from 2003 to 2013, see KFZO.
KESS-FM
Simulcast of KDXX
Broadcast areaWestern areas of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Frequency107.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingLatino Mix 107.9 y 107.1
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatCHR/Latin pop
Ownership
Owner
KDXX, KLNO
Also part of the Univision Cluster: TV Stations KUVN and KSTR
History
First air date
1987; 37 years ago (1987) (as KFII)
Former call signs
  • KFII (1987–1988)
  • KYOT (1988–1992)
  • KCYT (1992–1995)
  • KCKK (1995)
  • KMRT (1995–1998)
  • KDXT (1998–2003)
  • KDXX (2003–2012)
  • KFZO (2012–2013)
Technical information
Facility ID21599
ClassC1
ERP74,000 watts
HAAT320 meters (1,050 ft)
Links
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitewww.univision.com/dallas/kdxx

KESS-FM (107.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Benbrook, Texas, and serving communities in the western sections of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned and operated by the Uforia Audio Network, a division of TelevisaUnivision. It has a Spanish-language contemporary hit radio format, simulcast with co-owned 107.9 KDXX in Lewisville, Texas.

KESS has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. The transmitter is off Tin Top Estates Road in Horseshoe Bend.[1] While simulcast partner KDXX has a signal covering Dallas, Fort Worth and communities north of the Metroplex, into Oklahoma, KESS has a signal covering communities west of Fort Worth. KESS broadcasts using HD Radio technology.[2]

  1. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KESS
  2. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=10 Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Dallas-Ft. Worth