KURV


KURV is a radio station, broadcasting from Edinburg, Texas, that serves the Rio Grande Valley border area. Though the station's city of license is Edinburg, where its transmitter sites are, its studios are located along North Jackson Road in McAllen, Texas. It is owned by R Communications.

History

KURV began broadcasting October 19, 1947, with 250 W power. It was owned by J.C. Looney. A sister station, KURV-FM, began broadcasting December 25, 1947, on 104.9 MHz with 1 kW effective radiated power; that station later went dark, with the frequency becoming today's KJAV-FM.