K219LT-FM 91.7 (KBKN) & K228DP-FM 93.5 (KENW) -- Clayton NM USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 36° 27.485 W 103° 11.296
13S E 662345 N 4036283
Two low-power FM translators broadcast distant stations to listeners in Clayton NM from this tower along the US64/87 just outside the city limit of Clayton NM
Waymark Code: WM17D3J
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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Can't miss this tall broadcast tower - its on the right as you come around the curve into Clayton NM from Raton.

From radio-locator.com: (visit link)

"K219LT-FM 91.7 MHz
Clayton, New Mexico

Parent Station: KBKN-FM
Parent Station Format: Religious
Parent Website:
(visit link)
Parent Audio Feed:
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Parent Station Address:
P O Drawer 2440
Tupelo, MS 38803

K219LT-FM Technical Details:

Station Status Licensed Class D FM Translator
Digital Status Analog only
Parent Station KBKN-FM
Effective Radiated Power 140 Watts

Horizontal Height above Avg. Terrain 76 meters (249 feet)
Height above Ground Level 56 meters (184 feet)
Height above Sea Level 1599 meters (5246 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 36° 27' 29" N, 103° 11' 18" W

License Granted September 20 2012
License Expires October 01 2029
Last FCC Update October 05 2021

Previous Call Signs:
K217CM first used 10/21/1996
K219LT first used 9/20/2012"

The parent station listing is also on radio-locator.com here: (visit link)

"KBKN-FM 91.3 MHz
Lamesa, Texas
Station Format: Religious
Website:
(visit link)
Audio Feed:
(visit link)

Station Owner:
La Promesa Foundation

Station Address:
P O Drawer 2440
Tupelo, MS 38803
Phone: 432-682-5476
Fax: 432-684-5588

KBKN-FM Technical Details:

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

Effective Radiated Power 250 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 48 meters (157 feet)
Height above Ground Level 41 meters (135 feet)
Height above Sea Level 954 meters (3130 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 32° 45' 34" N, 101° 57' 11" W

License Granted December 04 2003
License Expires August 01 2029
Last FCC Update August 02 2021

KBKN-FM also broadcasts its primary channel from these 2 transmitters:
K210BX 89.9 FM Van Horn, TX (42 watts)
K219LT 91.7 FM Clayton, NM (140 watts)"

The second FM-translator on this tower is K228DP-FM 93.5, whose parent station is KENW-FM -- a Public Broadcasting Service radio station operated by Eastern New Mexico State University in Portales, NM.

From radio-locator.com: (visit link)

"K228DP-FM 93.5 MHz
Clayton, New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University
"Public Radio for Eastern New Mexico"

Parent Station Format: Public Radio
Parent Website:
(visit link)
Parent Audio Feed:
(visit link)

Parent Station Address:
52 Broadcast Center
Portales,, NM 88130

K228DP-FM Technical Details:

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


Horizontal Effective Radiated Power 170 Watts
Horizontal Height above Avg. Terrain 78 meters (256 feet)
Horizontal Height above Ground Level 61 meters (200 feet)
Horizontal Height above Sea Level 1604 meters (5262 feet)

Antenna Pattern Directional
Transmitter Location 36° 27' 29" N, 103° 11' 18" W

License Granted October 03 1995
License Expires October 01 2029
Last FCC Update October 05 2021"

And for the parent station KENW-FM 89.5: (visit link)

"KENW-FM 89.5 MHz
Portales, New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University
"Public Radio for Eastern New Mexico"Station
Format: Public Radio

Website:
(visit link)

Audio Feed:
(visit link)

Station Owner: Eastern New Mexico University

Station Address:
52 Broadcast Center
Portales,, NM 88130
Phone: 575-562-2112
Fax: 575-562-2590
KENW-FM Technical Details:

Station Status Licensed Class C1 Non-Commercial FM Station
Digital Status Analog only

Effective Radiated Power 100,000 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 180 meters (591 feet)
Height above Ground Level 186 meters (610 feet)
Height above Sea Level 1426 meters (4678 feet)

Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 34° 15' 08" N, 103° 14' 22" W
License Granted December 04 2006
License Expires October 01 2029
Last FCC Update October 05 2021

KENW-FM also broadcasts its primary channel from these 8 transmitters:
K201IW 88.1 FM Las Vegas, NM (41 watts)
K207EQ 89.3 FM Ruidoso, NM (49 watts)
K215DT 90.9 FM San Augustin, NM (104 watts)
K216BJ 91.1 FM Roswell, NM (250 watts)
K219DP 91.7 FM Fort Sumner, NM (106 watts)
K221DM 92.1 FM Wagon Mound, Etc., NM (163 watts)
K228DP 93.5 FM Clayton, NM (170 watts)
K258AO 99.5 FM Midland, TX (140 watts)"
Call signs/Frequencies/Channels/Broadcaster:
K219LT-FM 91.7 K228DP-FM 93.5


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Backup transmitter tower/antenna: no

Legacy transmitter tower/antenna: no

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