KNTE (101.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bay City, Texas. The station broadcasts a Regional Mexican format simulcast with KTJM in Port Arthur, and is owned by Estrella Radio License of Houston LLC, a subsidiary of MediaCo, formerly Estrella Media.KNTE, fcc.gov. Accessed December 19, 2013
History The station began broadcasting on September 25, 1995, holding the call sign KXGJ and airing a country music format branded "Pure Country"."Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 12, No. 47. November 22, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2020. In 2002, Liberman Broadcasting purchased the station, along with KIOX-FM in El Campo, Texas, for $3.15 million."Transaction Brief", The M Street Journal. July 24, 2002. p. 15. Retrieved August 3, 2020."State-By-State Transactions", Radio & Records. July 19, 2002. pp. 6, 13. Retrieved August 3, 2020. The station began airing a tropical music format.Devine, Cathy (2003) The M Street Radio Directory. 12th Edition. p. 554. Retrieved August 4, 2020. Its ERP was later increased to 35 kilowatts, and it began targeting SW Houston and Fort Bend County. On April 3, 2012, the station's call sign was changed to KNTE.Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2020. On July 11, 2014, KNTE changed its format to regional Mexican, branded as "La Ranchera 101.7".Venta, Lance. "Liberman Shuffles Houston Duo", Radio Insight. July 11, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
On December 14, 2020, sister station KJOJ-FM in Freeport, Texas suffered catastrophic failure, resulting in that facility going silent. KNTE was then changed from simulcasting Houston station KEYH "La Ranchera" to simulcasting KTJM, in order to replace most of KJOJ-FM's over the air coverage area.
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External links KNTE's official website