KMIC

KMIC is a Spanish Religious-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Houston, Texas, serving the Greater Houston area. The station, which began broadcasting in 1946, is owned and operated by DAIJ Media.

KMIC is also licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast in the HD (hybrid) format; however, was turned off in 2012.

History

This station began as KATL on 1590 kc. in 1946 and is the sixth oldest surviving station licensed in the Houston area. The station launch was postponed by engineering problems. KATL went on the air at 6 pm on May 12, under special authority since it hadn't received its official license. KATL became an affiliate of Gordon McLendon’s Liberty Broadcasting System.

When KATL was sold in 1954 it was bought by two Louisiana businessmen, Jules Paglin and Stanley Ray, for their OK group of stations targeted at African American listeners and the call letters changed to KYOK. Its Urban contemporary gospel format lasted on and off for over four decades, it also aired an Urban Contemporary (or Soul) format within that time frame.