KMAE

KMAE (106.5 FM) was an American commercial radio station licensed in 2010 to serve the community of Bruni, Texas. The station's broadcast license was held by accordion player and Christian evangelist Paulino D. Bernal Sr. of McAllen, Texas.

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KMAE
CityBruni, Texas
Broadcast areaRural Webb County, Texas
Frequency106.5 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerPaulino D. Bernal Sr.
KCLR, KMFM, KPBM, KUBR, KVOZ
History
First air date
2010
Technical information
Facility ID171038
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT79 meters (259 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
27°32′41″N 98°52′28″W

KMAE served the Laredo, Texas, market, within rural Webb County, Texas, United States. Its transmitter was located in Bruni, Texas and broadcast on 106.5 FM with a power of 6 kW. The station's signal did not reach Laredo, Texas because of the presence of a pirate radio station across the border in Nuevo Laredo known as "Radio Voz 106.5", formally known as La Tremenda 106.5.[1]

History

In May 2007, Paulino D. Bernal Sr. applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on July 3, 2007, with a scheduled expiration date of July 3, 2010.[2] The new station was assigned call sign "KMAE" on June 23, 2010.[3] After construction and testing were completed in June 2010, the station was granted its broadcast license on July 13, 2010.[4]

The station began broadcasting under program test authority on June 29, 2010, then fell silent on July 2, 2010. In their July 16 silent notification filed with the FCC, the station cited financial reasons for the brief period of broadcasting, asserting that the station was "taken silent so that the licensee could conserve its limited financial resources." The Commission granted KMAE special temporary authority to remain silent on September 13, 2010, with a scheduled March 14, 2011, expiration date.[5] Under the terms of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as a matter of law a radio station's broadcast license is subject to automatic forfeiture and cancellation if they fail to broadcast for one full year.[6] As of November 15, 2011, more than four months past that July 3 deadline, the station has yet to notify the FCC that they have resumed broadcast operations.[7] KMAE's license was cancelled on June 26, 2013.[8]

Ownership

In addition to KMAE, Paulino Bernal was also the license holder for Texas radio stations KCLR, KMFM, KPBM, and KUBR.[9] Bernal also owns 100% of the stock in KVOZ (890 AM, Del Mar Hills, Texas) license holder Consolidated Radio, Inc.[10] Paulino Bernal Evangelism owned KAZF, KCZO, KPBB, KPBD, KPBE, KPBJ, KPMB, and KVFM in Texas plus KZPI in Deming, New Mexico.[11]

References
  1. "Programacion". Radio Voz 106.5.
  2. "Application Search Details (BNPH-20070501ABV)". FCC Media Bureau. July 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau. June 23, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  4. "Application Search Details (BLH-20100702CUR)". FCC Media Bureau. July 13, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  5. "Application Search Details (BLSTA-20100719AFB)". FCC Media Bureau. September 13, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  6. "Silent AM and FM Broadcast Station Lists". The FCC Encyclopedia. Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  7. "FM silent stations, silent over 2 months". Federal Communications Commission. November 15, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  8. Station Search Details fcc.gov. Accessed December 14, 2013
  9. "Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations (BOR-20111201QEI)". FCC Media Bureau. December 1, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  10. "Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations (BOR-20111201QHI)". FCC Media Bureau. December 1, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  11. "Ownership Report For Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station (BOA-20110601AHN)". FCC Media Bureau. June 1, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
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