City Pittsburg, Texas Branding Kompa Frequency 103.1 MHz | Broadcast area Longview-Marshall area Slogan "Puros Trancazos!" | |
First air date 1987-01-20 (as KXAL-FM) | ||
KMPA (103.1 FM) was a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Contemporary format in simulcast with its sister KZXM Bullard.
Licensed to Pittsburg, Texas, United States, the station served the Longview-Marshall area. The station is owned by Waller Media, LLC and featured programming from CNN Radio.
History
January 20, 1987, 103.1 went on the air as KXAL-FM. KXAL was owned by Gray Communications of Pittsburg, Texas. The transmitter site was next located on Highway 271 just north of Gilmer in the community of Midway. The tower was under 250 feet tall and the coverage of the station was very limited. 103.1 was running a rock format at that time.
January 3, 2000, Gray Communications sold 103.1 to On-Air Family LLC (Hunt Broadcasting). Under Hunt's ownership the transmitter site was completely rebuilt with a 750-foot tower, new antennas, and new transmitter on a 50-acre facility just north-east of Midway. The Hunt's also combined 103.1's broadcast operations with the 100.3 (at that time KDVE) in Henderson, Texas.
The Hunt's changed the call letters to KDVE on November 8, 2001. With this change, the format was also changed to classic country, under the moniker of "The Lonesome Dove" (after the movie of the same name). With both 103.1 and 100.3 simulcasting "The Lonesome Dove" format, the studios were moved to Longview at 3004 West Marshall (Greggton area). In July 2004, 103.1 KDVE changed its format to classic rock, with the moniker "Rock 103.1". 100.3 became KXAL sports with the ESPN satellite feed.
On April 1, 2004, 103.1 and 100.3 began an LMA with Waller Broadcasting. 103.1 became a simulcast of KKUS the Ranch, and 100.3 became a simulcast of 96.7 KOYE. In 2006, Waller Media bought 103.1 and 100.3. 103.1 became the first FM talk station in East Texas, and 100.3 became "Brisa" a regional Spanish format. The FM talk was dropped after 6 months with little results, and a simulcast of 103.1 and 100.3 began again with the "Brisa" format. 103.1 changed its call sign to the current KMPA on July 30, 2010, and rebranded itself as KOMPA. KOMPA 103.1 is a highly successful Spanish format radio station in East Texas.
On August 1, 2016, KMPA and sister stations KFRO-FM, KLJT, and KZXM were taken off the air and the staff of those stations were let go and locked out without warning by Susie Waller, the daughter of the deceased owner of the station, Dudley Waller. The website has also been deleted. Since August 10, 2016, this station has been silent.
On February 17, 2017, Waller Broadcasting filed for an extension of the Special Temporary Authority allowing KMPA and its 3 sisters to remain silent for an additional 180 days. The application also states that a buyer has been found for the stations, and is expected to announce a deal to transfer the four stations licenses, pending F.C.C. approval, within the next 30 days.