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KQQK
KQQK (107.9 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican radio format. It is licensed to Beaumont, Texas, and is owned by MediaCo. It calls itself "El Norte 107.9." The studios and offices are on Bering Drive in Houston.
KQQK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 90,000 watts broadcasting from a tower at 565 meters (1,853 feet) in height above average terrain (HAAT). The transmitter is off Cleveland Street in Devers, Texas. The power, height and location allow KQQK to cover the Golden Triangle of Texas (Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange) as well as part of the Greater Houston radio market.
On July 10, 1967, the station signed on the air as KJET-FM. It was originally on 107.7 MHz, powered at only 5,000 watts, as the FM simulcast to "K-Jet" 1380 KJET (now licensed to Shenandoah and targeting Houston as KRCM).
KJET was a daytimer, required to be off the air at night. So KJET-FM carried its R&B programming for the African-American community after sunset. KJET-FM originally served only the Golden Triangle (Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange) from a transmitter site at 4945 Fannett Rd. near Tyrrell Park in Beaumont.
After 6 years as the FM side to "K-Jet", KJET-FM changed its call sign to KWIC on March 5, 1973. It played the progressive rock format that many young FM's of the day had begun to program. The station rebranded as "Quick 108", a play on the new call letters of KWIC. Even though "108" was not an actual part of the licensed band (channel 300/107.9 MHz is the highest allocation allowed by law), most stations of the time period rounded up their setting to the next full number as it appeared on the older analog radio dials. KJET, Inc., which owned KWIC and KJET, filed paperwork to change its corporate name to Gibson Broadcasting Company, which was granted and finalized on October 23, 1973.
In November 1975, KWIC flipped to a disco format, which would evolve to top 40 by 1977. In 1985, it returned to album rock to fill the void when KZOM flipped to adult contemporary as KKMY the year before.
In 1986, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted KWIC a significant upgrade to Class C1 status at the maximum 100,000 watts from the original Fannett site. It required moving its operating channel up one notch to 107.9 MHz. This was done in conjunction with then KGOL at 107.3 in Lake Jackson, Texas also moving up one channel to 107.5 MHz, in order for that station to compete in the Houston area as a classic rock station. The signal upgrade was put to KWIC's advantage as well.
In 1989, KWIC was granted an FCC construction permit to move to the 2,000 foot Devers tower and provide service to Houston. The upgrade was finalized in 1991 and the station began including Houston in its station identification.
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KQQK
KQQK (107.9 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican radio format. It is licensed to Beaumont, Texas, and is owned by MediaCo. It calls itself "El Norte 107.9." The studios and offices are on Bering Drive in Houston.
KQQK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 90,000 watts broadcasting from a tower at 565 meters (1,853 feet) in height above average terrain (HAAT). The transmitter is off Cleveland Street in Devers, Texas. The power, height and location allow KQQK to cover the Golden Triangle of Texas (Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange) as well as part of the Greater Houston radio market.
On July 10, 1967, the station signed on the air as KJET-FM. It was originally on 107.7 MHz, powered at only 5,000 watts, as the FM simulcast to "K-Jet" 1380 KJET (now licensed to Shenandoah and targeting Houston as KRCM).
KJET was a daytimer, required to be off the air at night. So KJET-FM carried its R&B programming for the African-American community after sunset. KJET-FM originally served only the Golden Triangle (Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange) from a transmitter site at 4945 Fannett Rd. near Tyrrell Park in Beaumont.
After 6 years as the FM side to "K-Jet", KJET-FM changed its call sign to KWIC on March 5, 1973. It played the progressive rock format that many young FM's of the day had begun to program. The station rebranded as "Quick 108", a play on the new call letters of KWIC. Even though "108" was not an actual part of the licensed band (channel 300/107.9 MHz is the highest allocation allowed by law), most stations of the time period rounded up their setting to the next full number as it appeared on the older analog radio dials. KJET, Inc., which owned KWIC and KJET, filed paperwork to change its corporate name to Gibson Broadcasting Company, which was granted and finalized on October 23, 1973.
In November 1975, KWIC flipped to a disco format, which would evolve to top 40 by 1977. In 1985, it returned to album rock to fill the void when KZOM flipped to adult contemporary as KKMY the year before.
In 1986, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted KWIC a significant upgrade to Class C1 status at the maximum 100,000 watts from the original Fannett site. It required moving its operating channel up one notch to 107.9 MHz. This was done in conjunction with then KGOL at 107.3 in Lake Jackson, Texas also moving up one channel to 107.5 MHz, in order for that station to compete in the Houston area as a classic rock station. The signal upgrade was put to KWIC's advantage as well.
In 1989, KWIC was granted an FCC construction permit to move to the 2,000 foot Devers tower and provide service to Houston. The upgrade was finalized in 1991 and the station began including Houston in its station identification.