KLHB

For the airport serving Hearne, Texas assigned the ICAO code KLHB, see Hearne Municipal Airport.

KLHB (105.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Portland, Texas, and serving the Corpus Christi metropolitan area. The station airs a Top 40 (CHR) through licensee Starlite Broadcasting.^[2] Its studios are located in the Six Points district south of downtown Corpus Christi and the transmitter is in downtown atop the Wells Fargo building.

KLHB

Portland, Texas
Broadcast area	Corpus Christi metropolitan area
Frequency	105.5 MHz
Branding	Wild 105.5
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner	Starlite Broadcasting (Starlite Broadcasting)
Sister stations	KLTG
History
First air date	December 15, 1979 (as KITE)
Former call signs	KITE (1979–1987) KJKC (1987–1992) KQTX (1992–1993) KZRK (1993–1994) KRAD (1994–2001) KMJR (2001–2010)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	12170
Class	A
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	90 meters (300 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	27°47′48″N 97°23′51″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wild105cc.com

History

On December 15, 1979, the station first signed on as KITE. In 1987, the station became Top 40 outlet KJKC.^[3] It went through several changes in ownership and call signs until 2004 when it was acquired by Tejas Broadcasting.^[4] Tejas at first installed a Regional Mexican format on the station, which later became Spanish-language Top 40.

On August 31, 2015, KLHB switched to an all sports format, calling itself "105.5 The Zone" and carrying ESPN Radio programming. It became an ESPN network affiliate after 1440 KEYS gave up its ESPN affiliation, switching from sports to talk radio.

On August 1, 2017, the station began stunting in anticipation of a new format. On August 7, KLHB debuted a mainstream top 40 format called "Wild 105.5", but quickly segued to rhythmic top 40 one week later.

On September 27, 2024, KLHB shifted its format from rhythmic contemporary to Top 40/CHR.^[5]