KCLR (AM)

KCLR

Ralls, Texas United States
Broadcast area	Lubbock metropolitan area
Frequency	1530 kHz
Branding	La Nueva Radio Cristiana
Programming
Format	Defunct (Spanish Christian talk)
Ownership
Owner	Paulino Bernal Evangelism
History
First air date	1963 (1963)
Last air date	November 2013 (2013-11)
Technical information
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts (Daytime) 1,000 watts (Critical hours)
Transmitter coordinates	33°40′0″N 101°22′44″W

KCLR (branded as La Nueva Radio Cristiana) was a radio station in Ralls, Texas, serving the Lubbock metropolitan area with a Spanish language Christian talk radio format. The station broadcast on AM frequency 1530 kHz and was last under the ownership of Paulino Bernal Evangelism.

History

The station was founded in 1963 by Phil Crenshaw and Gaylon O. Gilbert. The original power of that station was 1,000 watts, with power being raised to 5,000 watts non-critical hours (two hours after sunrise and two hours before sunset) in 1968. Because it shared the same frequency as clear-channel station WCKY in Cincinnati, Ohio, KCLR operated only during the daytime hours. The station sought the letters KCLR, for "K-Clear", because of its placement on a clear channel.

The original owners sold the station to F.T. Wilson in 1969, who then sold the station to Pete C. Rodriguez in 1978. Rodriguez himself later sold the station to Paulino Bernal, in 1990. Bernal surrendered the license for KCLR and five other stations to the Federal Communications Commission on November 7, 2013.

External links

• FCC Station Search Details: DKCLR (Facility ID: 52351)
• FCC History Cards for KCLR (covering 1961-1980)