Broadcast area | Midland-Odessa |
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Frequency | 1000 kHz |
Branding | Qué Onda |
Programming | |
Format | Defunct (formerly Tejano) |
Ownership | |
Owner | L & T Enterprises, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | September 26, 1980 |
Last air date | June 16, 1991 |
Former call signs | KJJT (1980–1989) |
Call sign meaning | From the station's last name "Qué Onda" |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 36070 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts (daytime only) |
KNDA (1000 AM) was a radio station in Odessa, Texas, that served the Midland–Odessa metropolitan area. It aired Spanish-language formats throughout its 11-year history. In its final days, it was known as Qué Onda with a bilingual Tejano format.
1000 kHz went on the air as KJJT on September 26, 1980. [1] It was the first Spanish-language station for the Midland-Odessa area. [2]
In 1986, L & T Enterprises was sold by its original owners, Alfredo G. Levario and O.L.A., Inc., to Rubén Velásquez, though the station itself claimed that the sale had taken place in 1985 [1] and news reporting stated the transfer was part of a foreclosure sale. [3] 1985 was also the year that KJJT gained its first Spanish-language competitor in the market, when 1310 KOYL flipped to Spanish-language programming under new ownership. [4]
KJJT became KNDA on April 20, 1989, the same day it relaunched as "Qué Onda", a bilingual station playing Tejano music. [3] However, the format failed to take off in Odessa, as it had in larger Texas cities. KNDA signed off for good on June 16, 1991, [5] citing a lack of interest in Tejano music and "other reasons" for the closure. Ector County records showed that L & T Enterprises had $57,000 in federal tax liens, related to employee payroll taxes, against the company. [5] KOZA, with which KNDA shared studio space, absorbed most of KNDA's 10 employees and began adding Tejano music to its programming. [5]
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