KLEA (AM)

KLEA (630 AM; "True Country") was a radio station broadcasting a country music format.[1] Licensed to Lovington, New Mexico, United States, the station was owned by Lea County Broadcasting Co.[2]

See also: KLEA (disambiguation)
DKLEA
CityLovington, New Mexico
Frequency630 kHz
BrandingTrue Country 630
Programming
FormatDefunct (formerly Country)
Ownership
OwnerLea County Broadcasting Co.
KLEA-FM
History
First air date
December 25, 1952 (1952-12-25)
Last air date
June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30)
Call sign meaning
LEA County
Technical information
Facility ID36853
ClassD
Power500 watts day
69 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
32°56′30″N 103°19′12″W

KLEA signed on December 25, 1952.[3] The station shut down on June 30, 2017;[4] on October 31, 2017, KLEA ceased all remaining operations.[5] The license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),[5] which cancelled it on November 9, 2017.[6]

References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  2. "KLEA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  3. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-292. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  4. "'Voice of Lovington' KLEA signs off for the last time". Hobbs News-Sun. July 6, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  5. "Re: KLEA(AM), Lovington, NM (Facility ID 36853) and KLEA-FM, Lovington, NM (Facility ID 36852) Discontinuance of Operations" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 27, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  6. "Station Search Details (DKLEA)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 9, 2017.


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