KCOM

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KCOM (1550 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Comanche, Texas, United States. The station is owned by Robert Elliott Jr., and the license is held by Villecom LLC.

KCOM

Comanche, Texas
Broadcast area	Brownwood, Texas
Frequency	1550 kHz
Branding	Comanche Country
Programming
Format	News
Ownership
Owner	Robert Elliott Jr. (Villecom LLC)
Sister stations	KYOX
History
First air date	October 1998
Call sign meaning	COManche
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	2866
Class	D
Power	250 watts (day) 54 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	31°53′54″N 98°35′14″W
Translator(s)	K261EZ (100.1 MHz, Comanche)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	https://www.kcomradio.com/

History

In October 1998, Arrowhead Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Texas West Media, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 10, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on February 1, 1999.^[2]

In February 2005, Texas West Media, Inc. (David B. Bacon, president/director) reached an agreement to sell this station to Cherry Creek Radio (Joseph D. Schwartz, CEO/president), through their CCR-Stephenville III, LLC, holding company, for a reported sale price of $164,000.^[3] The deal was approved by the FCC on August 2, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on September 30, 2005.^[4] At the time of the sale, the station aired a country music format.

Effective November 6, 2015, KCOM (along with co-owned KSTV, KSTV-FM, and KYOX) was sold to Robert Elliott, Jr.'s Villecom LLC for $1.11 million.