KVLM

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Radio station in Tarzan, Texas

title: "KVLM" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-midland–odessa", "christian-radio-stations-in-texas", "radio-stations-established-in-1977", "1977-establishments-in-texas", "vcy-america-stations", "martin-county,-texas"] description: "Radio station in Tarzan, Texas" topic_path: "society/religion" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVLM" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Tarzan, Texas ::

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Field	Value
name	KVLM
airdate
frequency
city	Tarzan, Texas
country	US
area	Midland–Big Spring–Odessa
format
owner	VCY America, Inc.
affiliations	SRN News
erp	100,000 watts
haat	245 m
facility_id	71650
licensing_authority	FCC
class	C1
webcast	Listen live
website
callsign_meaning	VCY Lamesa
former_callsigns
sister_stations	KVCE
network	VCY America
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KVLM (104.7 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Tarzan, Texas, United States, and serving the Midland-Big Spring-Odessa region. It broadcasts a Christian radio format and is owned by VCY America, Inc. The station airs a mix of Christian talk and teaching shows and Christian music. SRN News provides updates.

KVLM's transmitter is on FM 829 in Tarzan, Texas.

History

The station signed on the air on June 1, 1977, as originally KCOT, broadcasting on 104.7 MHz. It was a sister station of KPET 690 AM. It was sold in 1983 to a group that controlled KBYG Big Spring. The signal was expanded to 100 kilowatts from an 800-foot tower.

Another station started at 100.3 FM in the area in 1987. In 1988, the two stations exchanged frequencies. This was reversed in 1996 when the southern signal for Lamesa, Big Spring and Midland returned to 104.7.

On August 21, 2002, Graham Brothers Communications announced that it would sell KTXC to Drewry Communications for $740,000. The deal marked Drewry's re-entry into radio, as the company had previously sold KSWO radio (now KKRX) in the company's homebase of Lawton, Oklahoma to Perry Publishing & Broadcasting Company in 1998.

On August 10, 2015, Raycom Media announced that it would purchase Drewry Communications for $160 million. The deal was completed on December 1, 2015. KTXC, along with KEYU-FM in Amarillo, were Raycom's first radio stations since the company sold WMC AM-FM in Memphis, Tennessee to Infinity Broadcasting Corporation in 2000.

On June 25, 2018, Gray Television announced its intent to acquire Raycom for $3.65 billion, pending regulatory approval. The sale was completed on January 2, 2019.

In 2021, it was announced that VCY America would acquire the station for $650,000. The sale was completed on April 14, 2022. The station changed its call sign to KVLM on April 26.

Effective September 18, 2023, the station moved its community of license from Lamesa to Tarzan.

References

[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=71650 KVLM] fcc.gov. Accessed October 19, 2012
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"[https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/208226/gray-tv-sells-its-only-radio-property-vail-co-fm-p Gray TV Sells Its Only Radio Property; Vail, CO FM Pair Gets New Owners]", ''All Access Music Group''. June 8, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
Jacobson, Adam. "[https://www.rbr.com/gray-sells-that-former-drewery-fm-the-buyer-is-faith-focused/ Gray Sells That Former Drewery FM. The Buyer Is Faith-focused]", ''Radio & Television Business Report''. June 9, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
"[https://radioink.com/2021/06/08/a-big-tv-company-sells-its-radio-property/ A Big TV Company Sells Its Radio Property]", ''Radio Ink''. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
"[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/209304/vcy-america-acquires-ktxc-from-gray-television/ VCY America Acquires KTXC From Gray Television]", ''Radio Insight''. June 8, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
[https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/consummationDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076f91801fe9bd0180289a5a5a0574&id=25076f91801fe9bd0180289a5a5a0574 "Notification of Consummation"], Licensing and Management System, [[Federal Communications Commission]], 14 April 2022, Retrieved 14 April 2022.
[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=71650 "Call Sign History"], CDBS Public Access, [[Federal Communications Commission]], Retrieved 26 April 2022.

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