KWTX (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Waco metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| Branding | News/Talk 1230 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KBGO, KBRQ, KIIZ-FM, KLFX, KWTX-FM, WACO-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | May 1, 1946 |
Call sign meaning | Waco, Texas |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33057 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°31′42.00″N 97°7′14.00″W / 31.5283333°N 97.1205556°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | newstalk1230.iheart.com |
KWTX (1230 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. Licensed to Waco, Texas, the station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[2] Its studios are located on Highway 6 in Waco.
KWTX is a Class C station broadcasting at 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The transmitter is at Primrose Drive and South 18th Street, south of Baylor University in Waco.[3]
Programming
[edit]Most programs on KWTX are nationally syndicated. The weekday line-up includes The Glenn Beck Program, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Jesse Kelly Show, This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Two additional weekday syndicated shows come from other iHeart stations in Texas, The Michael Berry Show from KTRH in Houston and The Joe Pags Show from WOAI in San Antonio. KWTX no longer features a local weekday morning show, instead airing Walton & Johnson from KPRC Houston. Past morning hosts include Mac Watson, Garret Lewis and Shane Warner.
Weekend programming includes At Home with Gary Sullivan, The Kim Komando Show, Handel on the Law with Bill Handel, The Weekend with Michael Brown, Gun Talk with Tom Gresham, The Jesus Christ Show with Neil Saavedra and Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham. Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio.
History
[edit]KWTX first signed on the air on May 1, 1946[4] It was the second radio station in Waco, and originally broadcast with 250 watts.[4] KWTX was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System.[5]
In 1955, it added a television station, Channel 10 KWTX-TV. In 1970, it signed on an FM radio station, KWTX-FM 97.5 MHz. Through the 1970s and 80s, KWTX 1230 aired a full service radio format, including middle of the road (MOR) music, news and sports.
On August 10, 1998, KWTX changed its format to children's radio, featuring programming from Radio Disney. The Disney format lasted nearly two years.
In June 2000, the station was acquired by Capstar, a forerunner to current owner iHeartMedia. The format was switched to talk radio, with hourly news supplied by ABC News Radio.[6] In 2005, the network was changed to Fox News Radio.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWTX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KWTX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KWTX-AM
- ^ a b Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1989 (PDF). 1989. p. B-301. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1948 page 244, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-549. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 33057 (KWTX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KWTX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database