KESS
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| Broadcast area | |
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| Frequency | 93.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Estereo Latino 93.3 |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Norteno |
| Ownership | |
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| Radio: KAMA-FM, KLTN, KOVE-FM TV: KXLN-DT, KFTH-DT | |
| History | |
First air date | September 11, 1959 (as KFMP-FM) |
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Call sign meaning | Estereo Latino |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25583 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 595 m (1,952 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°3′5″N 94°31′37″W / 30.05139°N 94.52694°W |
| Repeater | 106.5 KOVE-HD3 (Galveston) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KESS (93.3 MHz, "Estereo Latino 93.3") is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Spanish language Norteno radio format. KESS is licensed to Port Arthur, Texas, and primarily serves the Houston-Beaumont-Port Arthur area. It is owned by the Uforia Audio Network (DBA Univison Houston Local Media) and previously carried programming from the co-owned TUDN Radio Network. The station airs Spanish-language broadcasts of the Houston Astros baseball team, the Houston Rockets basketball team, and the Houston Dynamo FC MLS soccer team.
The radio studios are in the Univision Building at 5100 Southwest Freeway in Uptown Houston and the transmitter is in Devers, Texas. KESS has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, currently the maximum for FM stations.