KBPO
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KBPO is a radio station
that is licensed to Port Neches, Texas
, USA. The station is on the air broadcasting spanish chrisitan format and to serves the Beaumont-Port Arthur area. The station is currently owned by Vision Latina Broadcasting.
is the neighbor city which shares the school district - Port Neches-Groves ISD. PNG is the abbreviation of the name and during the 1970s, PNG was a powerhouse high school football team, winning the Texas Class 4A (the largest) championship at Texas Stadium
in Irving in December 1975. Its original format was Country and Western (as it was called then). Later, under owner Les Ledet, the callsign was changed to KSUZ, after Les's daughter Suzette and the format was a MOR (Middle of the Road). The station was assigned the call letters KDLF on 1978-07-01 and went through several radio preachers. On 1993-09-17, the station changed its call sign to KUHD, and on 2007-03-15 to the current KBPO.
KBPO had been assigned to local 94.1 FM back in the early 1970s (formerly KLVI
-FM). The callsign meant several things; the actual point of BPO standing for Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange, but also had to joking meanings to those in local broadcasting. One was "Keeps Berry Pissed Off" in reference to local FCC engineer Barry Nadler, who "had it in" for the John Hicks family who owned KLVI
AM and FM. Tom Hicks
, one of the sons of John Hicks, later was CEO of AM-FM broadcasting and is still owner of the Dallas Stars
. The other was in reference to then KLVI/KBPO Chief Engineer Keesler; "Keesler's Big Put On".
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
that is licensed to Port Neches, Texas
Port Neches, Texas
Port Neches is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,601 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
, USA. The station is on the air broadcasting spanish chrisitan format and to serves the Beaumont-Port Arthur area. The station is currently owned by Vision Latina Broadcasting.
History
The station was originally licensed as KPNG, which stands for Port Neches-Groves; Port Neches is the community of license or COL. GrovesGroves
-Places:* Groves, Texas, a city in Texas in the United States* The Groves, an area of York, England* See :Category:Sacred groves for various places considered sacred groves* Pleasant Groves, Alabama, a town in Alabama in the United States...
is the neighbor city which shares the school district - Port Neches-Groves ISD. PNG is the abbreviation of the name and during the 1970s, PNG was a powerhouse high school football team, winning the Texas Class 4A (the largest) championship at Texas Stadium
Texas Stadium
Texas Stadium was a football stadium in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The stadium opened on September 17, 1971.Built to replace the aging Cotton Bowl, it was the home field of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, and had a seating capacity of 65,675...
in Irving in December 1975. Its original format was Country and Western (as it was called then). Later, under owner Les Ledet, the callsign was changed to KSUZ, after Les's daughter Suzette and the format was a MOR (Middle of the Road). The station was assigned the call letters KDLF on 1978-07-01 and went through several radio preachers. On 1993-09-17, the station changed its call sign to KUHD, and on 2007-03-15 to the current KBPO.
KBPO had been assigned to local 94.1 FM back in the early 1970s (formerly KLVI
KLVI
KLVI is a news-talk radio station in the Beaumont, Texas, metropolitan area. It is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications....
-FM). The callsign meant several things; the actual point of BPO standing for Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange, but also had to joking meanings to those in local broadcasting. One was "Keeps Berry Pissed Off" in reference to local FCC engineer Barry Nadler, who "had it in" for the John Hicks family who owned KLVI
KLVI
KLVI is a news-talk radio station in the Beaumont, Texas, metropolitan area. It is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications....
AM and FM. Tom Hicks
Tom Hicks
Thomas Ollis Hicks, Sr. , is an American 'leveraged buyout' businessman living in Dallas, Texas. Despite Forbes Magazine estimating Hicks' wealth at USD 1 billion in 2009, Hicks was unable to pay off joint loans of circa £200 million the following year...
, one of the sons of John Hicks, later was CEO of AM-FM broadcasting and is still owner of the Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
. The other was in reference to then KLVI/KBPO Chief Engineer Keesler; "Keesler's Big Put On".