KMVL (AM)

30°57′56″N 95°53′52″W

KMVL

Madisonville, Texas
Broadcast area	Madisonville, Texas
Frequency	1220 kHz
Programming
Format	Adult standards
Ownership
Owner	Leon Hunt
Sister stations	KMVL-FM, KIVY, KIVY-FM
History
First air date	March 1, 1988
Call sign meaning	Madisonville
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	37063
Class	D
Power	500 watts day 11 watts night
Translator(s)	See § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	KMVL's website

KMVL (1220 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult standards format. KMVL is licensed, along with its 2 FM translators, to Madisonville, Texas. KMVL is owned by Leon Hunt and is co-owned with its FM sister station, KMVL-FM, also licensed to Madisonville.

1220 AM is a Mexican clear-channel frequency, on which XEB in Mexico City is the dominant Class A station.

Translator

Broadcast translators for KMVL

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info	Notes
K255AR	98.9 FM	Madisonville, Texas	150789	250	61 m (200 ft)	D	LMS	First air date: April 12, 2007 (in Trinity as a KUZN repeater)
K274DB	102.7 FM	Madisonville, Texas	201715	250	149 m (489 ft)	D	LMS	First air date: January 28, 2021

History

KMVL commenced broadcasting on March 1, 1988.^[2]

KMVL was synchrocast on an experimental license co-channel in Huntsville, Texas, as KM2XVL, which ran 170 watts during the day and 11 watts at night. The Huntsville facility was licensed in 2000, and was located off of Phelps Drive, east of Sam Houston State, and U.S. Highway 190.^[3] KM2XVL's license was cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on August 2, 2021.