KVLL-FM
radio station in Wells, Texas
KVLL-FM (94.7 MHz) was a radio station licensed to Wells, Texas, serving the Lufkin–Nacogdoches area of east Texas. The station was last owned by Townsquare Media.
KVLL-FM operated from 1993 until 2025. It offered a multitude of formats over the course of its existence, changing from adult contemporary to regional Mexican and then Spanish-language adult hits during the early 2020s; its final format, classic hits, debuted on January 4, 2024.
History
KVLL-FM received its license to cover on November 12, 1993, after Trinity Valley Broadcasting Company received a permit to construct a 50 kilowatt Class C2 FM facility near Rockland, Texas. KVLL-FM was originally licensed to Woodville as the FM sister station to KVLL (1490 AM).
Trinity Valley Broadcasting Company sold KVLL and KVLL-FM to Radio Woodville, Inc. on November 20, 1998. Radio Woodville, Inc. resold KVLL-FM on May 3, 1999, to Yates Broadcasting.
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