City | League City, Texas |
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Broadcast area | Houston, Texas |
Branding | Red de Radio Amistad |
Frequency | 1400 kHz |
Translator(s) | 101.5 K268CW (Houston) |
First air date |
1400: April 27, 1927 (In Galveston, Texas as KFLX) 101.5: November 18, 2016 |
Format | Ethnic Christian radio |
Language(s) | Spanish |
Power | 1400: 1,000 watts day/night |
ERP | 101.5: 250 watts |
HAAT | 101.5: 330 meters |
Class |
1400: C 101.5: D |
Facility ID |
1400: 27703 101.5: 144563 |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°17′24″N 94°50′12″W / 29.29000°N 94.83667°W |
Callsign meaning | Keeping Him Close By or Houston Christian Broadcasters |
Former callsigns | KFLX (1927-1933) KLUF (1933-1957) KILE (1957-1991) |
Owner | Houston Christian Broadcasters, Inc. |
Sister stations | KHCB-FM KHCH KALD |
Website | www.radioamistad.net and www.khcb.org |
KHCB (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to League City, Texas, United States, and serving the Houston area. The station is currently owned by Houston Christian Broadcasters, Inc. 1400 originally was licensed to Galveston, Texas as KFLX, changing to the Island's legendary "Big 14 KILE" Top 40 format on September 2, 1957. Houston Christian Broadcasters purchased this facility in 1991, changing KILE to KHCB (AM) and moving its format to Spanish Christian. The facility was relocated to the mainland, near Texas City, Texas in 2009.