KJDL-FM

KJDL-FM (105.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Texas Country format. Licensed to Levelland, Texas, USA, the station serves the Lubbock area. The station is currently owned by Walker FM Holdings, LLC and features an all Texas Country format.

History

The station went on the air as KLVT-FM on March 8, 1991. On July 24, 2007, the station changed its call sign to the current KJDL-FM.

Delbert L. Kirby had been an announcer and newscaster in Lubbock, Big Spring and Levelland for many years. Kirby was working at KLVT (AM) when he decided to file an application for an empty FM channel (288A or 105.5 MHz) in Levelland. Kirby was KLVT news director when the application showed up in Broadcasting magazine. The KLVT manager saw this and fired Kirby. Kirby sold merchandise door to door while he worked on his application. He'd obtained an SBA backed loan and contacted Charles "Charlie" Wilson to install the station equipment.

Original airdate was in fall of 1979. Call letters were KHOC (FM) for Hockley county. Studios and tower were on 13th street between avenue Q and avenue S in southwest Levelland. Power was 3,000 watts at a height of 300 feet (91 m) above average terrain.