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{{short description|Radio station in Kerrville, Texas}}
{{coord|30.0893|-99.0863|type:landmark_region:US-TX|display=title}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name               = KRNH
| logo               = [[Image:KRNH station logo.png|200px]]<br>[[Image:KRNH Hill Country Patriot logo.png|200px]]
| logo_size          =
| city               = [[Kerrville, Texas]]
| area               = [[Kerrville, Texas]]<br>[[Fredericksburg, Texas]]
| branding           = 92.3 The Ranch
| frequency          = 92.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| airdate            = October 1990
| format             = [[Country music|Country]]
| subchannels        = HD2: "The Hill Country Patriot" 104.3/102.1 ([[News-talk]])<br>HD3: [[KFXE (FM)|KFXE]] [[simulcast]] "96.5/93.9 The Raptor" ([[Classic rock]])<br>HD4: "106.5 The Fox" ([[Country music|Country]])
| erp                = 20,000 [[watt]]s
| haat               = 203 [[meter]]s
| class              = C2
| facility_id        = 41061
| callsign_meaning   = RaNcH<ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-2000-09.pdf Call Letter Changes]", ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 17, No. 38. September 20, 2000. p. 5. Retrieved October 13, 2020.</ref>
| former_callsigns   = KITE (1990–2000)
| former_frequencies = 92.1 MHz (1990–1994)
| owner              = Lyndell Grubbs
| licensee           = Radio Ranch, Ltd.
| sister_stations    = [[KKVR]] [[KFXE (FM)|KFXE]]
| webcast            = [https://streamdb2web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KRNH Listen Live]<br>[https://streamdb9web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KRNHHD2 Listen Live (HD2)]<br>{{listenlive|https://www.hillcountryfox.com}} (HD4)
| website            = {{url|https://923theranch.com/}}<br>{{url|https://www.hillcountrypatriot.com/}} (HD2)<br>[https://www.hillcountryfox.com hillcountryfox.com] (HD4)
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''KRNH''' (92.3 [[FM broadcasting|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.<ref>[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=41061 KRNH] fcc.gov. Accessed December 19, 2013</ref>
==History==
The station began broadcasting in October 1990, holding the call sign KITE and airing a [[soft adult contemporary]] format.<ref name="BCYearbook1993">''[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1993/B-Radio-All-BC-YB-1993-B&W.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]], 1993. p. B-352. Retrieved October 13, 2020.</ref><ref>''[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/1991/NE-Ter-M-Street-3-1991.pdf The M Street Radio Directory]''. 1991. p. 374. Retrieved October 13, 2020.</ref> It originally broadcast at 92.1&nbsp;MHz, but moved to 92.3&nbsp;MHz in 1994, concurrent with a power increase.<ref name="BCYearbook1993"/><ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=199854 Application Search Details – File Number: BLH-19940603KD], fcc.gov. Retrieved October 13, 2020.</ref> Its format shifted to [[Adult contemporary music|mainstream AC]] in 1997.<ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1997-02.pdf Format Changes & Updates]", ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 14, No. 8. February 26, 1997. p. 2. Retrieved October 13, 2020.</ref> In 1998, the station adopted a [[classic rock]] format.<ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1998-05.pdf Format Changes & Updates]", ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 15, No. 21. May 27, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved October 13, 2020.</ref> In 2000, the station was sold to Lyndell Grubbs's Radio Ranch, LLC, for $245,000.<ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-2000/BC-2000-08-28.pdf Changing Hands]", ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]''. August 28, 2000. p. 57. Retrieved October 13, 2020.</ref> In September 2000, the station's call sign was changed to KRNH and it adopted a country music format, with programming from [[Cumulus Media Networks|ABC Radio]]'s [[Real Country]] network.<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=41061&Callsign=KRNH41061 Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Retrieved October 13, 2020.</ref><ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-2000-09.pdf Format Changes & Updates]", ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 17, No. 38. September 20, 2000. p. 2. Retrieved October 13, 2020.</ref>
==Subchannels==
===Hill Country Patriot===
In March 2018, KRNH launched a [[news-talk]] format branded as "The Hill Country Patriot" on its HD2 subchannel, which is simulcast on [[FM translator|translator]]s at 104.3 FM in Kerrville and 102.1 FM in [[Fredericksburg, Texas]].<ref>"[https://www.hccommunityjournal.com/news/article_77df4c5a-3204-11e8-a342-a7dcdbc065ac.html Belew joins Ranch Radio Group, format to change]", ''Hill Country Community Journal''. March 29, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2020.</ref>
{{RadioTranslators
|callsign           = KRNH-HD2
|call1              = K282BI
|freq1              = 104.3
|watts1             = 250
|haat1              = 199
|city1              = Kerrville, Texas
|fid1               = 140641
|class1             = D
|call2              = K271CH
|freq2              = 102.1
|watts2             = 250
|haat2              = 97
|city2              = Fredericksburg, Texas
|fid2               = 140636
|class2             = D
}}
===The Raptor===
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.<ref>"[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/199530/raptor-attacks-texas-hill-country/ Raptor Attacks Texas' Hill Country]", ''RadioInsight''. October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.</ref>
===The Fox===
On July 1, 2024, KRNH-HD4 changed their format from classic rock (which moved to [[KFXE (FM)|KFXE]] 96.5 FM Ingram and KRNH-HD3) to country, branded as "106.5 The Fox".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/275263/raptor-fox-swap-spots-in-hill-country/ Raptor & Fox Swap Spots in Hill Country] Radioinsight - July 17, 2024</ref>
{{RadioTranslators
|callsign           = KRNH-HD4
|call1              = K293CY
|freq1              = 106.5
|watts1             = 250
|haat1              = 199
|city1              = Kerrville, Texas
|fid1               = 140628
|class1             = D
}}
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://923theranch.com/ KRNH's official website]
*{{FM station data|41061|KRNH}}
{{Kerrville-Fredericksburg Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Texas}}
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[[Category:Country radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1990]]
[[Category:1990 establishments in Texas]]