KBUC is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a tejano music

Tejano music

Tejano music or Tex-Mex music is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Mexican-American populations of Central and Southern Texas...

 format. Licensed to Raymondville, Texas

Raymondville, Texas

Raymondville is a city in and the county seat of Willacy County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,733 at the 2000 census. It may be included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas....

, USA, the station serves the McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen area. The station is currently owned by Border Media Partners, LLC through its licensee BMP RGV License Company, L.P., and features programming from Citadel Media. The station has obtained a construction permit from the FCC for a power increase to 37,000 watts. KBUC also serves as the flagship station for the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees

Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees

The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees are a professional ice hockey team based in Hidalgo, Texas, and play their home games at State Farm Arena. They are a member of the Central Hockey League, and two time Central Hockey League franchise of the year...

. KBUC formerly broadcaster a country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 format but flipped on August 15, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.

History

The Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 issued a construction permit

Construction permit

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 for the station to Sendero Multimedia, Inc. on 1980-12-15. The station was assigned the call sign

Call sign

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 KSOX-FM on 1981-11-16, and received its license to cover

Broadcast license

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 on 1983-04-21. On 1999-04-22, the station changed its call sign to KILM. The station's license and that of Mirando City, Texas

Mirando City, Texas

Mirando City is a census-designated place in Webb County, Texas, United States. The population was 493 at the 2000 census. The town gets its name from Nicolás Mirando, a Spanish land grantee. The population of Mirando City was highest in 1929, at an estimated 1500...

-based KBDR were assigned by Sendero on 2003-04-03 to the current owner, Border Media, at a purchase price of $8,000,000. The station once more changed its call sign on 2005-01-19, to KTFM, on 2005-01-26 to KLEY-FM, and on 2005-02-02 to the current KBUC.