KPAN Radio, Hereford Texas Radio Station

Rosa Garcia was named Hereford's Mother of the Year May 12 by KPAN Radio. She was selected from 10 moms nominated by KPAN listeners. She was presented gift certificates from Purcella's Western Allee, Parson's Steakhouse, Lone Star Home and Garden, Curves and Hereford Cattlewomen, a spring bouquet from Terry's Floral and Design and an engraved plaque from Texas Threads. She is pictured with some of her family when the award was presented at her home.

Rosa moved to Hereford in 1943 as a 21-year-old mom from Tucumcari. Her husband Frank passed away last October; he had been named Hereford's Father of the Year in 2004. She has six children - Harold Garcia of Chicago; Mary Torres, Bernice Bates and Elaine Celaya of Hereford; and Brenda Espinosa and Clarabeth Hernandez of Dallas -- and 30 grandhildren. She is a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church. KPAN received 10 nomimating letters on her behalf.

Rosa was an early Spanish-language DJ at KPAN and worked part-time at the station from 1954-1966.

Construction of Sharyland Utilities' 345-kilovolt electric transmission line east of Hereford. The CREZ project will interconnect about 700 megawatts of wind energy to the ERCOT grid downstate, and will be completed by the fall of 2013.

Margaret Formby Memorial Collection -- A project of Deaf Smith Friends of the Library, readers are able to view over 300 very early editions of the Hereford Brand newspaper. Click here to learn about and view the collection online.

To see photos of the KPAN wind machine build, click here. To read the July 2008 Radio magazine article, click here. To read the February 2009 Radio magazine article, click here.

As of January 1, 2012, the KPAN Skystream has prevented the release of 10,243 pounds of CO2, compared to energy from coal.

Welcome to an on-line visit to the Texas Panhandle, where the people are genuine, the ground meets the sky in an unbroken line and they call the wind Mariah.....Carey. Or on some days there are other names for the wind. Where cows outnumber people 10 to 1. Where malcontents and ne'er-do-wells are still allowed daily access to loaded sidearms and live microphones. Where you can still be home on the range. Where the land is flat and the deck is stacked and the ladies.....are angels. Where money talks and men are real men and the livestock are.....real nervous.

Cruise around this old-timey website to learn more about Hereford and the complex inner workings of a powerhouse broadcasting giant like KPAN. Learn about the The Old Philosopher, Clint Formby. Visit the websites of KPAN Sponsors. Check out the Hereford Whitefaces at Sports. Catch up on the latest stuff on the KPAN TableGram, shop the Trading Post, or check precip at Weather.

When the little radio station went on the air in 1948, the army barracks you see at the left was home to a simple studio and a handful of folks who were excited about bringing the latest technology to Hereford. Now, with the fourth generation of the Formby family clicking keyboards to put KPAN on the Internet, we are still excited about the latest technology to bring radio's one-to-one communication to you, our on-line listener. KPAN still has much of the original vision of 1948, a full-service radio station for a community, daily providing music, sports, advertising, journalism, weather, ag info, opinion, markets and fun for Hereford -- and now for you, wherever you choose to log on.