KCOM

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = KCOM

| logo = 150px

| city = Comanche, Texas

| area = Brownwood, Texas

| branding = Comanche Country

| airdate = October 1998

| frequency = 1550 kHz

| translator = K261EZ (100.1 MHz, Comanche)

| format = News

| power = 250 watts (day)
54 watts (night)

| class = D

| facility_id = 2866

| coordinates = {{coord|31|53|54|N|98|35|14|W}}

| callsign_meaning = COManche

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Robert Elliott Jr.

| licensee = Villecom LLC

| sister_stations = KYOX

| webcast =

| website = https://www.kcomradio.com/

| affiliations =

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KCOM (1550 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Comanche, Texas, United States. The station is owned by Robert Elliott Jr., and the license is held by Villecom LLC.

History

In October 1998, Arrowhead Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Texas West Media, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 10, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on February 1, 1999.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-19981026GH) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=276098 |date=February 1, 1999}}

In February 2005, Texas West Media, Inc. (David B. Bacon, president/director) reached an agreement to sell this station to Cherry Creek Radio (Joseph D. Schwartz, CEO/president), through their CCR-Stephenville III, LLC, holding company, for a reported sale price of $164,000.{{cite news |date=April 11, 2005 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA516252.html |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Deals - 4/11/2005}} The deal was approved by the FCC on August 2, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on September 30, 2005.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-20050218ACF) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1045998 |date=September 30, 2005}} At the time of the sale, the station aired a country music format.

Effective November 6, 2015, KCOM (along with co-owned KSTV, KSTV-FM, and KYOX) was sold to Robert Elliott, Jr.'s Villecom LLC for $1.11 million.

References

External links

[http://www.kyoxfm.com KCOM official website]

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Category:Comanche County, Texas

Category:Radio stations established in 1998