KTXW in Austin, Texas
- Station: KTXW in Austin, Texas
Band: 1120 KhZ AM
Date: April 6, 2021
About: KTXW (1120 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Manor, Texas, and serving the Greater Austin radio market. The station broadcasts a Christian Talk and Teaching radio format. It is owned by GLG Media, Inc. KTXW is powered at 5,600 watts by day. But because AM 1120 is a clear channel frequency reserved for KMOX in St. Louis, KTXW must reduce power at night to 155 watts to avoid interference. KTXW is also heard on FM translator station K266CI at 101.1 MHz in Austin.
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Notes: KTXW did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web.
KLBJ in Austin, Texas
- Station: KLBJ in Austin, Texas
Band: 590 KhZ AM
Date: February 23, 2021
About: KLBJ (590 AM) is a commercial radio station in Austin, Texas, airing a news/talk radio format. It is owned by Sinclair Telecable Inc. (not related to television broadcaster Sinclair Broadcast Group) and operated under the name Waterloo Media. It was once owned by the family of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, and still carries his initials in its call letters. It is Central Texas' primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System. The station has studios and offices along Interstate 35 in Austin. Its transmitter site is located near the Colorado River, off Platt Lane, in Travis County. KLBJ operates with 5,000 watts by day. At night, to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 590 it reduces power to 1,000 watts and uses a directional antenna. It also simulcasts its programming on FM translator station K259AJ at 99.7 MHz.
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Notes: KLBJ did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web.
KROD in El Paso, Texas
- Station: KROD in El Paso, Texas
Band: 600 KhZ AM
Date: April 7, 2021
About: KROD (600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in El Paso, Texas, United States. It airs a sports format and is owned and operated by Townsquare Media. The offices and studios are located on North Mesa Street (Texas State Highway 20) in Northwest El Paso. KROD broadcasts at 5,000 watts around the clock. But at night, when radio waves travel farther, it uses a directional antenna to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 600.
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Notes: KROD did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web.
WTAW in College Station, Texas
- Station: WTAW in College Station, Texas
Band: 1620 KhZ AM
Date: April 6, 2021
About: WTAW (1620 AM) (branded as "News Talk 1620") is a commercial talk radio station licensed to serve College Station, Texas. Owned by the Bryan Broadcasting Company, WTAW covers College Station, Bryan and much of the Brazos Valley.[1] Its studios and transmitter site are located in College Station. WTAW broadcasts with 10,000 watts during the day and 1,000 watts at night.
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Notes: WTAW did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web.
KFXR in Dallas, Texas
- Station: KFXR in Dallas, Texas
Band: 1190 KhZ AM
Date: April 6, 2021
About: KFXR (1190 AM) is a commercial radio station in Dallas, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a talk radio format. Its studios and offices are located along Dallas Parkway in Farmers Branch (with a Dallas address). By day, KFXR is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations. The daytime transmitter is in Irving, using a directional antenna with a four-tower array. At night, to avoid interfering with other stations on 1190 AM, it reduces power to 5,000 watts. The nighttime transmitter is in Rockwall, using a twelve-tower array directional antenna.
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Notes: KFXR did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web.
KEXB in Dallas, Texas
- Station: KEXB in Dallas, Texas
Band: 1440 KhZ AM
Date: April 3, 2021
About: KEXB (1440 AM) is a radio station, licensed to University Park, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned and operated by Relevant Radio, Inc., and carries a Catholic talk and teaching radio format. Most of the programming comes from the Wisconsin-based radio network known as "Relevant Radio." By day, KEXB is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM radio stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission. But at night, to protect other stations on 1440 AM, it reduces power to 350 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times, employing a four to five-tower array. The transmitter is off Bruton Road in Dallas.
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Notes: KEXB did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web. I pulled them in around 5 AM when they were broadcasting with just 350 watts.
KTCK in Dallas, Texas
- Station: KTCK in Dallas, Texas
Band: 1310 KhZ AM
Date: April 3, 2021
About: KTCK (1310 AM; "SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket") is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Dallas, Texas, which serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW). Its daytime power is 25,000 watts, which is reduced to 5,000 watts at night. The station's studios are located in the Victory Park district in Dallas, just north of downtown, and the transmitter site is in Coppell. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media. KTCK's programs are simulcast at 96.7 MHz over KTCK-FM, licensed to Flower Mound, Texas.
KTCK's current call letters and format only date back to 1994. However it is one of the oldest radio stations, including the oldest in Texas, having received its first broadcasting license, as WRR, in March 1922. In addition, prior to its first broadcasting license, WRR was issued an initial transmitting authorization in the summer of 1921, and the station evolved from even earlier work conducted by the Dallas Police Department.
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Notes: KTCK did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web.
KRLD in Dallas, Texas
- Station: KRLD in Dallas, Texas
Band: 1080 KhZ AM
Date: April 2, 2021
About: KRLD (1080 kHz NewsRadio 1080 KRLD) is a commercial AM radio station in Dallas, Texas. Owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. KRLD is a Class A, 50,000 watts, clear channel station. The daytime signal is non-directional, covering North Texas and part of Oklahoma. KRLD shares AM 1080 with Class A WTIC Hartford, so at night, KRLD switches to a directional antenna, using a two-tower array. The transmitter is in Garland, off Saturn Road.
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Notes: KRLD did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web.
KKGM in Dallas, Texas
- Station: KKGM in Dallas, Texas
Band: 1630 KhZ AM
Date: April 2, 2021
About: KKGM (1630 AM) is a radio station licensed to Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, owned and operated by iHeartMedia. The station broadcasts an African American targeted news format, as one of two local affiliates, along with KHVN (AM 970), of the national Black Information Network. They broadcast with 10,000 watts during the day and drop to 1,000 watts at night.
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Notes: KKGM did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web.
KTSM in El Paso, Texas
- Station: KTSM in El Paso, Texas
Band: 690 KhZ AM
Date: April 5, 2021
About: KTSM (690 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to El Paso, Texas. KTSM is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and airs a talk radio format. The transmitter is in the extreme north end of El Paso, and studios are located along Mesa Drive in west central El Paso. KTSM broadcasts with 10,000 watts around the clock. Because the station operates on 690 kHz, a Canadian and Mexican Clear-channel frequency, KTSM uses a directional antenna to avoid interfering with other stations at the same dial position.
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Notes: KTSM did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web.
KQBU in El Paso, Texas
- Station: KQBU in El Paso, Texas
Band: 920 KhZ AM
Date: April 3, 2021
About: KQBU (920 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve El Paso, Texas, United States. The station is owned by 97.5 Licensee TX, LLC, an American subsidiary of Grupo Radio Centro (GRC). They broadcast with 1,000 watts during the day and drop to 360 watts at night.
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Notes: KQBU did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web. I pulled them in around 4 AM when they were broadcasting with just 360 watts.
KIXZ in Amarillo, Texas
- Station: KIXZ in Amarillo, Texas
Band: 940 KhZ AM
Date: April 1, 2021
About: KIXZ (940 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Amarillo, Texas, United States, the station serves the Amarillo area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and is licensed to Gap Broadcasting Amarillo License, LLC. The station features programming from ABC Radio and Fox News Radio. Its studios are located on Southwest 34th Avenue in Southwest Amarillo, and its transmitter tower is based southeast of the city in unincorporated Randall County. It broadcasts with 5,000 during the day and drops to 1,000 watts at night.
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Notes: KIXZ did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web.
WOAI in San Antonio, Texas
- Station: WOAI in San Antonio, Texas
Band: 1200 KhZ AM
Date: March 13, 2021
About: WOAI (1200 AM) is a San Antonio, Texas commercial radio station, which airs a news/talk format. It is owned and operated by locally based iHeartMedia, Inc., and is that company's flagship station. Studios are located in the Stone Oak neighborhood in Far North San Antonio. Its non-directional antenna transmitter site is off Santa Clara Road in Zuehl, Texas. WOAI promotion refers to the station as the "50,000 Watt Blowtorch" of South Texas. It is a Class A clear-channel station, broadcasting fulltime at the U.S. maximum power of 50,000 watts. In the daytime, WOAI covers most of Central and South Texas, providing at least secondary coverage as far north as the Waco suburbs and as far south as Corpus Christi. With a good radio, WOAI's nighttime signal reaches much of the United States and Mexico, and parts of central Canada.
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Notes: WOAI did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web.
WBAP in Fort Worth, Texas
- Station: WBAP in Fort Worth, Texas
Band: 820 KhZ AM
Date: February 24, 2021
About: WBAP (820 kHz) is an AM news/talk radio station licensed to Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. WBAP is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts with 50,000 watts, night and day, from a transmitter site in the northwest corner of Mansfield. It is a Class A clear-channel station, using a non-directional antenna. Its nighttime signal can often be heard throughout the Southern, Central, and Midwestern states and Northern Mexico, while its daytime signal provides at least secondary coverage from Oklahoma City to Austin. The station's studios are located in the Victory Park district in Dallas just north of downtown. WBAP is one of the oldest radio stations in Texas, dating back to 1922, when stations in Texas were still given call signs beginning with "W" instead of "K."
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Notes: WBAP did not respond to my postal request for a QSL. I found the station logo image on the web.