30°05′21″N 99°05′11″W / 30.0893°N 99.0863°W / 30.0893; -99.0863

KRNH
Kerrville, Texas

Broadcast area	Kerrville, Texas Fredericksburg, Texas
Frequency	92.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	92.3 The Ranch
Programming
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2: "The Hill Country Patriot" 104.3/102.1 (News-talk) HD3: KFXE simulcast "96.5/93.9 The Raptor" (Classic rock) HD4: "106.5 The Fox" (Country)
Ownership
Owner	Lyndell Grubbs (Radio Ranch, Ltd.)
Sister stations	KKVR KFXE
History
First air date	October 1990
Former call signs	KITE (1990–2000)
Former frequencies	92.1 MHz (1990–1994)
Call sign meaning	RaNcH^[1]
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41061
Class	C2
ERP	20,000 watts
HAAT	203 meters
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) Listen live (HD4)
Website	923theranch.com www.hillcountrypatriot.com (HD2) hillcountryfox.com (HD4)

KRNH (92.3 FM, "The Ranch") is a radio station licensed to Kerrville, Texas. The station broadcasts a country music format and is owned by Lyndell Grubbs, through licensee Radio Ranch, LLC.^[3]

History

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The station began broadcasting in October 1990, holding the call sign KITE and airing a soft adult contemporary format.^[4]^[5] It originally broadcast at 92.1 MHz, but moved to 92.3 MHz in 1994, concurrent with a power increase.^[4]^[6] Its format shifted to mainstream AC in 1997.^[7] In 1998, the station adopted a classic rock format.^[8] In 2000, the station was sold to Lyndell Grubbs's Radio Ranch, LLC, for $245,000.^[9] In September 2000, the station's call sign was changed to KRNH and it adopted a country music format, with programming from ABC Radio's Real Country network.^[10]^[11]

Subchannels

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Hill Country Patriot

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In March 2018, KRNH launched a news-talk format branded as "The Hill Country Patriot" on its HD2 subchannel, which is simulcast on translators at 104.3 FM in Kerrville and 102.1 FM in Fredericksburg, Texas.^[12]

Broadcast translators for KRNH-HD2
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
K282BI	104.3 FM	Kerrville, Texas	140641	250	199 m (653 ft)	D	LMS
K271CH	102.1 FM	Fredericksburg, Texas	140636	250	97 m (318 ft)	D	LMS

The Raptor

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On October 1, 2020, KRNH launched a classic rock format on its HD4 subchannel, branded as "106.5 The Raptor", which is simulcast on 106.5 K293CY.^[13]

The Fox

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On July 1, 2024, KRNH-HD4 changed their format from classic rock (which moved to KFXE 96.5 FM Ingram and KRNH-HD3) to country, branded as "106.5 The Fox".^[14]

Broadcast translator for KRNH-HD4
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
K293CY	106.5 FM	Kerrville, Texas	140628	250	199 m (653 ft)	D	LMS

References

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^ "Call Letter Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 17, No. 38. September 20, 2000. p. 5. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ "Facility Technical Data for KRNH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ KRNH fcc.gov. Accessed December 19, 2013
^ ^a ^b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993, Broadcasting, 1993. p. B-352. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ The M Street Radio Directory. 1991. p. 374. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ Application Search Details – File Number: BLH-19940603KD, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, No. 8. February 26, 1997. p. 2. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 15, No. 21. May 27, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. August 28, 2000. p. 57. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 17, No. 38. September 20, 2000. p. 2. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ "Belew joins Ranch Radio Group, format to change", Hill Country Community Journal. March 29, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ "Raptor Attacks Texas' Hill Country", RadioInsight. October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ Raptor & Fox Swap Spots in Hill Country Radioinsight - July 17, 2024

External links

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KRNH's official website
Facility details for Facility ID 41061 (KRNH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KRNH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in the Kerrville/Fredericksburg, Texas area

By AM frequency

910
1230

By FM frequency

LPFM	101.5 104.9
Translators	96.9 101.3 102.1 102.3 103.9 104.3 106.5 107.7

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.45

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

92.3-1
92.3-2
92.3-3
92.3-4

By call sign

Defunct

KOTY (95.7 FM)

Radio stations in Central Texas: Austin; Bryan-College Station; Kerrville-Fredericksburg; Killeen-Temple; Waco

Other nearby regions: Brownwood; Del Rio; Eagle Pass; San Angelo; San Antonio

See also: List of radio stations in Texas

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