K204GP-FM 88.7 (KRBG) & K223AU-FM 92.5 (KXLV) -- Dumas TX USA
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N 63° 43.070 W 149° 15.382
6V E 388542 N 7067540
The small town of Dumas, TX (home of the Ding-Dong Daddy <-- NOT MAKING THAT UP), has two low-power FM translators bringing the distant stations from Amarillo to this part of West Texas
Waymark Code: WM173EB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
Views: 3

Two tall cell towers also host a couple of low-power FM radio station translators to serve the citizens of Dumas, TX, an otherwise nondescript West Texas Cattle town that became famous after the famous Bob Wills song "I'm a Ding-Dong Daddy from Dumas became an early radio hit: (visit link)

From radio-locator.com: (visit link)

"K204GP-FM 88.7 MHz
Dumas, Texas
"Radio by Grace"

Parent Station: KRBG-FM
Parent Station Format: Religious
Parent Website: (visit link)

Parent Audio Feed:
(visit link)

Parent Station Address:
4111 Plains Blvd.
Amarillo, TX 79106

K204GP-FM Technical Details:

Station Status Licensed Class D FM Translator
Digital Status Analog only
Parent Station KRBG-FM

Effective Radiated Power 140 Watts
Height above Ground Level 93 meters (305 feet)
Height above Sea Level 1196 meters (3924 feet)

Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 35° 55' 13" N, 101° 57' 56" W

License Granted August 26 2019
License Expires August 01 2029
Last FCC Update August 02 2021

Previous Call Signs:
K252EC first used 6/23/2004
K255BO first used 9/5/2006
K201IA first used 7/29/2008
K204GP first used 8/26/2019"

Info for parent station KRBG-FM, which is going from 9500 watts to 100,000 watts if they finish their new transmitter: (visit link)

"KRBG-FM 88.7 MHz
Umbarger, Texas
"Radio by Grace"
Station Format: Religious

Website: (visit link)

Audio Feed: (visit link)

Station Owner:
Grace Community Church of Amarillo

Station Address:
4111 Plains Blvd.
Amarillo, TX 79106
Phone: 806-350-4444
Fax: 806-353-1542

KRBG-FM Technical Details:

Station Status Licensed Class C3 Non-Commercial FM Station
Digital Status Analog only

Effective Radiated Power 9500 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 114 meters (374 feet)
Height above Ground Level 110 meters (361 feet)
Height above Sea Level 1267 meters (4157 feet)

Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 34° 53' 50" N, 102° 14' 10" W

License Granted October 05 2009
License Expires August 01 2029
Last FCC Update August 02 2021

This station may also be operating under this Construction Permit:
Status Construction Permit for a Class C1 Non-Commercial FM Station

Effective Radiated Power 100,000 Watts
Antenna Pattern Directional

Transmitter Location 34° 53' 50" N, 102° 14' 09" W

Construction Permit Granted June 18 2020
Construction Permit Expires June 18 2023
Last FCC Update August 02 2021"

The second station broadcasting from these towers in Dumas is K223AU-FM, whose parent station is KXLV-FM in Amarillo.

Also from radio-locator.com: (visit link)

"K223AU-FM 92.5 MHz
Dumas, Texas
"K-Love"
Parent Station Format: Christian Contemporary

Parent Website: (visit link)

Parent Audio Feed: You can listen to this station on their website

Parent Station Address:
7355 North Oracle Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85704

K223AU-FM Technical Details:

Station Status Licensed Class D FM Translator
Digital Status Analog only
Parent Station KXLV-FM

Effective Radiated Power 140 Watts
Horizontal Height above Avg. Terrain 105.9 meters (347 feet)
Height above Ground Level 99 meters (325 feet)
Height above Sea Level 1202 meters (3944 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional

Transmitter Location 35° 55' 15" N, 101° 57' 53" W

License Granted November 06 2006
License Expires August 01 2029
Last FCC Update August 02 2021"

And the parent station: (visit link)

"KXLV-FM 89.1 MHz
Amarillo, Texas
"K-Love"
Station Format: Christian Contemporary

Website: (visit link)

Audio Feed: You can listen to this station on their website

Station Owner:
Educational Media Foundation

Station Address:
7355 North Oracle Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85704
Phone: 707-528-9236
Fax: 707-528-9246

KXLV-FM Technical Details:

Station Status Licensed Class C2 Non-Commercial FM Station
Digital Status Analog only

Effective Radiated Power 27,500 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 122.2 meters (401 feet)
Height above Ground Level 108 meters (354 feet)
Height above Sea Level 1196 meters (3924 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional

Transmitter Location 35° 15' 41" N, 101° 52' 54" W

License Granted December 10 2021
License Expires August 01 2029
Last FCC Update December 10 2021

KXLV-FM also broadcasts its primary channel from these 4 transmitters
K222BE 92.3 FM Borger, TX (75 watts)
K223AU 92.5 FM Dumas, TX (140 watts)
K228EB 93.5 FM Pampa, TX (62 watts)
K280EU 103.9 FM Amarillo, TX (99 watts)"
Call signs/Frequencies/Channels/Broadcaster:
K204GP-FM 88.7 (KRBG) K223AU-FM 92.5 (KXLV)


URL reference to transmitter tower/antenna: [Web Link]

Backup transmitter tower/antenna: no

Legacy transmitter tower/antenna: no

URL Webcam: Not listed

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