KYND (1520 AM) is a commercial terrestrial radio station, licensed to the unincorporated Harris County community of Cypress, serving the Houston, Texas metropolitan area as a Class D daytime only operating facility.
While KYND has attempted to acquire a nighttime authorization previously, and a construction permit was granted to give the facility its first night operations (at a power of only 2 watts from a location in SW Houston near U.S. 59) the plan was scrapped, given that the minuscule power level would serve an extremely small section of Houston, and certainly not cover the COL of Cypress, northwest of the major metropolitan area.
It was briefly programmed with a classic hits music format after China Radio International (CRI) concluded its contractual lease agreement with Pro Broadcasting in December 2015, and on various other occasions when KYND has been unable to secure a paying client for the broadcast time that the ownership offers to interested parties.
The owner of the translator had attempted to move the station to Cypress, Texas, but permission was declined by the FCC.
[2] The facility was purchased by El Sembrador Ministries on March 31, 2021, replacing the looped barker message, and joining the buyer's ESNE Radio Network.