KICA (AM)

KICA (980 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a farm and agriculture format. Licensed to Clovis, New Mexico, the station served the Clovis-Portales CSA; it could also be heard in the Amarillo metropolitan area during the daytime. The station was owned by Monte Spearman and Gentry Todd Spearman's High Plains Radio Network, through licensee HPRN Networks LLC.^[2] Previously the station was "Rocket 980", with an oldies format.

KICA

Clovis, New Mexico United States
Broadcast area	Amarillo, Texas
Frequency	980 kHz
Branding	KICA AM 980
Programming
Format	Defunct (was farm and agriculture)
Ownership
Owner	Monte Spearman and Gentry Todd Spearman (HPRN Networks LLC)
Sister stations	KGRW, KICA-FM, KKNM
History
First air date	1932 (1932)
Last air date	December 31, 2022 (2022-12-31)
Former call signs	KICA (1932–1959) KVER (1959–1962)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	61577
Class	D
Power	1,400 watts day 172 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	34°20′55.27″N 102°57′19.8″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.hpr.network/new-mexico

KICA received its first license on July 15, 1932, and had the call sign KVER from November 1959 to September 4, 1962.^[3] The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on March 12, 2024, because it had been silent since December 31, 2022, more than twelve consecutive months.^[4]