KESO

KESO (92.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Christian radio format.^[2] Licensed to South Padre Island, Texas, United States, the station serves the McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen area. The station is currently owned by the Rio Grande Bible Institute, Inc.^[3]

KESO

South Padre Island, Texas United States
Broadcast area	Rio Grande Valley
Frequency	92.7 MHz
Branding	Radio Esperanza
Programming
Format	Spanish Christian radio
Ownership
Owner	Rio Grande Bible Institute, Inc. (Formerly owned by) MBM TEXAS VALLEY LLC, NOW MBM COMMUNICATIONS LLC
Sister stations	KOIR, KRIO (AM), KRIO-FM
History
First air date	1989 (as KJIB)
Former call signs	KOUA (1989–1989) KJIB (1989–1995)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	36650
Class	C2
ERP	38,000 watts
HAAT	131 meters (461 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	26°3′14″N 97°12′47″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

Previously known as "Alternative 92.7" and "Digital 92.7", the station recently simulcast the Regional Mexican programming of XHRR.

History

The station was assigned the call sign KOUA on 1989-09-26. On 1989-10-12, the station changed its call sign to KJIB and again on 1995-12-18 to the current KESO.^[4]

Former logo