KMIC
| City | Houston, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
| Branding | Radio Aleluya |
| Frequency | 1590 kHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | 93.3 K227BD Bellaire, Texas |
| First air date |
1590: 1947 (as KATL) 93.3: TBD |
| Format | Religious |
| Language(s) |
Spanish English (select programming) |
| Audience share | 0.0  (current, Nielsen Audio[1]) |
| Power | 1590: 5,000 watts |
| ERP | 93.3: 30 watts |
| HAAT | 93.3: 65 meters |
| Class |
1590: B 93.3: D |
| Facility ID |
1590: 20491 93.3: 144030 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°50′38″N 95°26′51″W / 29.84389°N 95.44750°W |
| Callsign meaning |
MICkey Mouse (official mascot of The Walt Disney Company, former owner) |
| Former callsigns | KATL (1947-1954) KYOK (1954-1999) |
| Affiliations |
Radio Disney (1999-2015) Radio Dabang (2016-2017) |
| Owner | Roberto and Ruben Villarreal (DAIJ Media, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KCOH, KRCM, KJOZ, KBRZ, KQUE, KQUE-FM, KCVH-LD and K22JW-D |
| Website | http://www.radioaleluya.org |
KMIC is a Spanish language Christian music and teaching formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Houston, Texas, serving the Greater Houston area. The station, which began broadcasting in 1947, is owned and operated by DAIJ Media.
KMIC is also licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast in the HD (hybrid) format; however, was turned off in 2012.
This station began as KATL on 1590 kHz in 1947 and is the sixth oldest surviving station licensed in the Houston area. The station launch was postponed by engineering problems. KATL went on the air at 6 pm on May 12, under special authority since it hadn't received its official license. KATL became an affiliate of Gordon McLendon’s Liberty Broadcasting System.
When KATL was sold in 1954 it was bought by two Louisiana businessmen, Jules Paglin and Stanley Ray, for their OK group of stations targeted at African American listeners and the call letters changed to KYOK. Its Urban contemporary gospel format lasted on and off for over four decades, it also aired an Urban Contemporary (or Soul) format within that time frame.
From 1988 to 1992, KYOK was known as "The New YO! 1590 Raps" playing a hip hop-heavy mainstream urban format.
From the Fall of 1992 to the Fall of 1994, it aired an Urban AC format as "AM 1590 The New KHYS, playing the Hits & Dusties", and simulcasted along with KJOJ-FM.
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