KESS-FM

KESS-FM
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 (Simulcast of KDXX)
Ownership
Owner
KDXX, KLNO
Also part of the Univision Cluster: TV Stations KUVN and KSTR
History
First air date
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)
Call sign meaning
ESSpanol
Technical information
Facility ID21599
ClassC1
ERP74,000 watts
HAAT320 meters (1050 ft)
Links
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
WebsiteKDXX Online

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]