KPAS

KPAS (103.1 FM) was a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio music format.^[2] Licensed to Fabens, Texas, United States. The station was last owned by Algie A. Felder.^[3] It went on the air in 1979 as KLMF-FM, became KPAS in 1982, and ceased operations after losing its transmitter in a 2023 lightning strike.

KPAS

Fabens, Texas United States
Frequency	103.1 MHz
Branding	Inspirational Gospel Radio
Programming
Format	Christian radio
Ownership
Owner	Algie A. Felder
History
First air date	1979 (1979)
Last air date	June 2023 (2023-06)
Former call signs	KLMF-FM (1979–1982)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	976
Class	A
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	91 meters (299 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	31°35′42.4″N 106°11′59.9″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

History

The station was assigned the call letters KLMF-FM on July 30, 1979. On July 7, 1982, the station changed its call sign to KPAS.^[4]

KPAS went silent in June 2023, after the station's transmitter was destroyed by a lightning strike. It never returned to the air; the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) canceled its license in November 2024.^[5]

History of call letters

The call letters KPAS previously belonged to an AM station in Banning, California, which began broadcasting November 9, 1949.^[6]

In September 1953, the FCC authorized assignment of the license of KPAS of Banning, California, from Byron-Wood Motors to Henry Chester Darwin, for $6,100.^[7]