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KEES

2023-01-31T17:53:56Z

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{{About|the radio station in Gladewater, Texas||Kees (disambiguation){{!}}Kees}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KEES
| city = [[Gladewater, Texas|Gladewater]], [[Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Longview-Marshall Radio|Longview-Marshall area]]
| branding = ''[[Guadalupe Radio Network]]''
| airdate = 1947 (as KSIJ)
| frequency = 1430 [[kHz]]
| format = [[Catholic Radio|Catholic]]
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s (day) 1,000 watts (night)
| erp =
| haat =
| class = B
| facility_id = 72781
| coordinates = {{coord|32|31|46|N|94|52|50|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KSIJ (1947-1978)
| owner = La Promesa Foundation
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website = [http://grnonline.com/ Official Website]
| affiliations = [[Guadalupe Radio Network]] [[EWTN]]
}}

'''KEES''' (1430 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Religious broadcasting|religious]] [[radio station]], paired with an FM translator, licensed to [[Gladewater, Texas]]. Affiliated with the [[Guadalupe Radio Network]], it is owned by La Promesa Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KEES |title=KEES Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KEES
| width =

| call1 = K243CU
| freq1 = 96.5
| city1 = Longview, Texas
| fid1 = 202824
| watts1 = 110
| haat1 = 48
| class1 = D
| coord1 = {{coord|32|32|48|N|94|47|56|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark}}
| notes1 = First air date: TBD
}}

==History==
1430 signed on the air in 1947. It was assigned the [[call sign]] KSIJ and had a power of 500 watts. In the 1950s KSIJ had a top 40/Country format that featured the station manager and program director, Tom Perryman. Thanks to Tom, KSIJ became the first station in Texas to have Elvis Presley on the air. Due to the geographic location of Gladewater and KSIJ Tom was able to get new up-and-comers from [[Louisiana Hayride|The Louisiana Hayride]] in Shreveport as well as the performers from the Reo Palm Isle Club in Longview. Tom brought Elvis, Willie Nelson, Ray Price, Jim Reeves, Floyd Cramer, and Johnny Horton to the station on the air and had the station promote and arrange their concerts. Tom Perryman built KSIJ into the top station in Gregg County due to his hard work and influence in the music business. Tom Perryman later went to WSM and the [[Grand Ole Opry]], then to KGRI Henderson, Texas, and is now on KKUS 104.1 the Ranch in Tyler, Texas.

In the 1970s, 1430 added another tower and powered up to 5,000 watts daytime and 1,000 watts night.

In the 1980s, Matt Williams bought the station and changed it from a music station to talk on AM. Williams later sold KEES to Citadel. Citadel in turn sold 1430 KEES, 600 KTBB, 1330 KDOK, 92.1 KDOK-FM, and 1490 KGKB to Paul Gleiser.

Gleiser simulcasted KTBB on KEES, as the 600 signal did not cover Gregg county very well. The simulcast ended in 2006, when Gleiser sold KEES and KGLD 1330 to its current owners Salt Of The Earth Broadcasting of Baytown, Texas.

Effective December 3, 2020, Salt of the Earth Broadcasting sold KEES to LA Promesa Foundation for $125,000.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KEES}}

{{Longview-Marshall Radio}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Gospel radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|EES]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1947]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Texas|EES]]

{{Texas-radio-station-stub}}

KTBB (AM)

2023-01-31T17:49:40Z

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{{for|the Tyler, Texas radio station that held the call sign KTBB-FM at 92.1 FM from 2009 to 2015|KRWR}}
{{Infobox radio station
| above = Simulcasts with [[KTBB-FM]], [[Troup, Texas|Troup]]
| name = KTBB
| logo = File:KTBB 97.5FM-600AM logo.png
| city = [[Tyler, Texas]]
| area = [[Tyler, Texas metropolitan statistical area|Tyler]]-[[Longview, Texas metropolitan area|Longview]] metropolitan area
| branding = 97.5 FM & 600 AM KTBB
| frequency = 600 [[Hertz|kHz]]
| repeater = 97.5 [[KTBB-FM]] ([[Troup, Texas|Troup]])
| airdate = November 10, 1947
| format = [[Talk radio|News/Talk]]
| language =
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s days 2,500 watts nights
| class = B
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id = 24248
| coordinates = {{coord|32|16|18|N|95|12|23|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = [[Tyler Morning Telegraph|Thomas Booker Butler Publishing Company]] (original owner)
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]] [[Westwood One]] [[Compass Media Networks]] [[Fox News Radio]]
| licensee = ATW Media, LLC
| owner = Paul Gleiser
| sister_stations = [[KRWR]] [[KTBB-FM]]
| webcast = [http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KTBB Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.ktbb.com/ KTBB.com]
}}

'''KTBB''' (600 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[AM radio|AM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Tyler, Texas]], serving the Tyler-[[Longview, Texas|Longview]] area with a [[talk radio|news/talk]] [[radio format|format]]. The station is owned by Paul Gleiser, through licensee ATW Media, LLC.,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KTBB-FM |title=KTBB-FM Facility Record |publisher=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=24248 |title=KTBB AM Facility Record |publisher=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref> and is [[simulcast]] on [[sister station]] KTBB-FM 97.5 [[Hertz|MHz]] in [[Troup, Texas]].

[[radio studio|Studio]]s for KTBB AM and FM are co-located with [[KRWR]] in One American Center at 909 [[Texas State Highway Loop 323|ESE Loop 323]], at the intersection with New Copeland Road; the [[transmitter]] is off County Road 283 North in [[Whitehouse, Texas]]. By day, KTBB is powered at 5,000 [[watt]]s. But at night, to protect other stations on [[600 AM]], KTBB reduces power to 2,500 watts. It uses a [[directional antenna]] at all times.

==History==
In April 1947, KTBB [[sign-on|signed on]] the air. It was owned and operated by the Blackstone Broadcasting Company.<ref>{{cite news|title=New KTBB Tyler, Tex., Announces Staff Lineup|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-11-03-BC.pdf|access-date=18 October 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=November 3, 1947}}</ref> The [[call sign]] includes the initials for Tyler and Blackstone Broadcasting. KTBB originally broadcast with 500 watts.

By the 1960s, the power had increased to 1,000 watts. It was owned by Family Stations, not to be confused with [[California]]-based [[Family Radio]], a religious broadcaster. The format was [[middle of the road (music)|middle of the road]] music, plus news and sports.

By the 1980s, the music was eliminated and the station was all-talk and news. The power increased to 5,000 watts days and 2,500 watts nights.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KTBB}}

{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}
{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Texas}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|TBB]]
[[Category:News and talk radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1975]]

KTBB-FM

2023-01-31T17:41:47Z

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{{for|the Tyler, Texas radio station that held the call sign KTBB-FM at 92.1 FM from 2009 to 2015|KRWR}}
{{Infobox radio station
| above = Simulcasts with [[KTBB (AM)|KTBB]], Tyler
| name = KTBB-FM
| logo = File:KTBB 97.5FM-600AM logo.png
| city = [[Troup, Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Tyler-Longview Radio|Tyler-Longview area]]
| branding = ''97.5 FM & 600 AM KTBB''
| frequency = 97.5 [[Hertz|MHz]]
| repeater = 600 [[KTBB (AM)|KTBB]] ([[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]])
| airdate = 1981 (as 97.7 KWRW [[Rusk, Texas|Rusk]])
| format = [[Talk radio|News/Talk]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| power =
| erp = 13,000 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|121|meters}}
| class = C3
| facility_id = 17835
| coordinates = {{coord|32|20|14.00|N| 95|02|41.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning = [[Tyler Morning Telegraph|Thomas Booker Butler Publishing Company]] (original AM facility owner)
| former_callsigns = KWRW (1981-2015)
| former_frequencies = 97.7 MHz (1981-2015)
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]] [[Westwood One]] [[Compass Media Networks]] [[Fox News Radio]]
| owner = Paul Gleiser
| licensee = ATW Media, LLC
| sister_stations = [[KRWR]] [[KTBB (AM)|KTBB]]
| webcast = [http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KTBB Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.ktbb.com ktbb.com]
}}

'''KTBB-FM''' (97.5 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Troup, Texas]], serving the [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]]-[[Longview, Texas|Longview]] market with a [[talk radio|news/talk]] [[radio format|format]]. The station is owned by Paul Gleiser, through licensee ATW Media, LLC.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KTBB-FM |title=KTBB-FM Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>and is in full [[simulcast]] with co-owned [[KTBB (AM)|KTBB]] [[600 AM]].

[[radio studio|Studio]]s for KTBB-AM and FM are co-located with [[KRWR]] in One American Center at 909 [[Texas State Highway Loop 323|ESE Loop 323]], at the intersection with New Copeland Road; the [[transmitter]] is on County Road 246 South in [[Tyler, Texas]].

==Programming==
On weekdays, KTBB-AM-FM feature two hours of news in the morning and an hour of news and information in afternoon [[drive time]]. The rest of the weekday schedule is made up of [[radio syndication|syndicated]] [[conservative talk]] shows, including ''[[Glenn Beck Program|The Glenn Beck Program]]'', [[Fox News Radio]]’s ''Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla'', ''[[The Sean Hannity Show]]'', ''[[The Mark Levin Show]]'', ''[[Jim Bohannon|The Jim Bohannon Show]]'', ''[[Coast to Coast AM]] with [[George Noory]]'' and ''[[This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal]]''.

Weekends feature programs on money, health, religion, real estate, fishing and hunting, guns, cars, farming, home repair, gardening, pets and technology. Weekend hosts include [[Kim Komando]] and repeats of weekday shows. Most hours begin with world and national news from [[Fox News Radio]].

==History==
'''KWRW''' began broadcasting activities in 1981 in [[Rusk, Texas]]. The station originally broadcast at 97.7 MHz, was owned by State Representative Emmett Holman Whitehead, and programmed a full service, local oriented contemporary music, specialty shows, and news format during the first six decades of programming. The original call set for the FM facility, KWRW, was specifically chosen by Representative and Mrs. Whitehead in honor of their daughter, Dr. Wendee Whitehead. KWRW was originally licensed for only 3,000 watts from the [[KTLU]] tower in Rusk. In order to extend KWRW's signal beyond Cherokee County, Whitehead applied for and was granted a relay translator at 103.9 FM, licensed as K280CL [[Palestine, Texas|Palestine]] in January 1986. Furthermore, KWRW itself, was upgraded to 25,000 at one time, prior to the Troup move.

On January 15, 2009, the format of KWRW was changed from oldies to [[classic hits]], and rebranded as "Classic Hits 97.7".

KWRW and K280CL would remain together for almost 20 years, until Whitehead's passing and subsequent transfer of this facility, the relay translator, and the sister AM station [[KTLU]] to ''The Cherokeean Herald''.

KWRW was then purchased by its current owner, Paul Gleiser, in March 2015. As part of the purchase, a request to move the KWRW facility out of Rusk was applied for and granted by the [[Federal Communications Commission]]. The current 97.5 Troup facility began broadcasting as '''KTBB-FM''' on May 15, 2015. K280CL was subsequently moved from its nearly 30 year home in Palestine to the [[KTLU]] tower in Rusk, as well as becoming the translator's primary programminv source, in an effort to replace the lost KWRW facility in Cherokee County.

Since the sale of 1580 and 103.9 to Paul Coates of Coates Consulting in 2018, all local programming on the station has been discontinued, rendering the longtime voice of Cherokee County silent, and the facility left to serve solely as a repeater for 1400 [[KEBE]] in neighboring [[Jacksonville, Texas|Jacksonville]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{FM station data|KTBB}}

{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}
{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Texas}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|TBB-FM]]
[[Category:News and talk radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1981]]

{{Texas-radio-station-stub}}

KZQX

2023-01-31T16:28:00Z

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{{short description|Radio station in Tatum, Texas}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KZQX
| logo =
| city = [[Tatum, Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Tyler-Longview Radio|Tyler-Longview area]]
| branding = ''QX-FM''
| frequency = 100.3 [[MHz]]
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| repeater =
| airdate = {{start date|1965|11|16}} (as KGRI-FM at 99.9 in [[Henderson, Texas|Henderson]])
| format = [[Oldies]]/[[Adult standards]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| erp = 2,450 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|158|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 15982
| coordinates = {{coord|32.37702|-94.57180|format=dms|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = QX-FM (station branding)
| former_callsigns = KGRI-FM (1965–1997) KDVE (1997–2001) KXAL-FM (2001–2009)
| former_frequencies = 99.9 MHz (1965-2000)
| affiliations =
| owner = Charles Conrad
| licensee = Chalk Hill Communications, LLC
| sister_stations = [[KDOK]] [[KYZS]]
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.kzqx.com kzqx.com]
}}

'''KZQX''' (100.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Tatum, Texas]], United States, serving the Tyler-Longview market with an [[Oldies]] and [[Adult Standards]] format. '''K250AJ''' (97.9 FM) is an FM translator, licensed to [[Tyler, Texas]], extending the KZQX coverage area to the City of Tyler and southern [[Smith County, Texas]]. The station is owned by Charles Conrad through licensee Chalk Hill Communications, LLC.; the translator is owned by the East Texas Community Repeater Group, based in [[Henderson, Texas]].<ref>[http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=KZQX&x=0&y=0 KZQX-FM 100.3 MHz] Radio Locator. Accessed December 21, 2013.</ref>

==History==
The facility and license began in [[Henderson, Texas|Henderson]] as KGRI-FM, at 99.9 MHz. It was the original FM counterpart to the now surrendered and deleted AM 1000 KGRI owned by [[Jim Reeves]]. It was moved from 99.9 to 100.3 MHz to accommodate the move of [[KMOO]] [[Mineola, Texas|Mineola]] from 96.7 to 99.9 MHz in 2000, which also involved several other stations in the area relocating to new operating frequencies.

In November 2009, Chalk Hill Communications purchased the facility and license from then owner Waller Media, moving its own in-house [[Adult Standards]] format from 104.7 KZQX-LP to the newly acquired KXAL. Simultaneously, the two stations traded call letters, with 100.3 KXAL becoming KZQX, and 104.7 KZQX-LP becoming KXAL-LP. The 104.7 LPFM license was then donated to The Church at Lake Cherokee, and its format changed to a light [[European classical music|classical]] and [[jazz]] presentation.

104.7 KXAL-LP has since been deleted and the license surrendered to the [[Federal Communications Commission|F.C.C]] due to "a lack of usefulness," as described in the surrender letter provided by the Licensee.

The original KZQX-LP was one of the first low power FM stations licensed by the F.C.C. in the State of Texas, and has been locally programmed and operated entirely by volunteers since its genesis. The station was established by Charles Conrad with the idea of serving the needs of the people in East Texas.

The Adult Standards format typically appeals to an older demographic segment that is often ignored by corporate broadcasters. KZQX's target audience is predominantly 60+.

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KZQX
| width =
| call1 = K250AJ
| freq1 = 97.9
| city1 = Tyler, Texas
| fid1 = 142709
| watts1 = 165
| haat1 = 86.4
| class1 = D
| coord1 = {{coord|32|18|38.00|N| 95|16|19.00|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark}}
| notes1 = First air date: June 19, 2007
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/pg/unforgettableQXFM/posts/ QXFM Facebook]
*[http://www.kzqx.com KZQX's official website]
*{{FM station data|KZQX}}
*{{FMQ|K250AJ}}
*{{FXL|K250Aj}}

{{Longview-Marshall Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|ZQX]]
[[Category:Adult standards radio stations in the United States]]

{{Texas-radio-station-stub}}

KDOK

2023-01-31T16:13:59Z

174.242.209.160: Link to KKTX-FM, once the longtime simulcast partner.

{{About|the AM radio station in Kilgore, Texas|the FM station in Tyler, Texas formerly known as KDOK|KRWR|the co-owned station in Tyler, Texas formerly known as KDOK|KYZS}}

{{Infobox radio station
| above = Simulcasts with [[KYZS]], [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]]
| name = KDOK
| logo = [[Image:KDOK AllHitRadio logo.jpg|200px]]
| city = [[Kilgore, Texas]]
| area = [[Longview, Texas|Longview]]-[[Marshall, Texas|Marshall]] area
| branding = ''All Hit Radio K-DOK''
| frequency = 1240 [[kHz]]
| translator = See {{section link||Translators}}
| repeater = [[KYZS]] (1490 AM, [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]])
| airdate = 1936 (as KOCA)
| format = [[Classic hits]]
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s (unlimited)
| class = C
| facility_id = 48950
| coordinates = {{coord|32|25|2|N|94|51|15|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = station branding (pronounced as "Kay-Doc")
| former_callsigns = KOCA (1936-1987) KTXC (1987-1988) [[KKTX-FM|KKTX]] (1988-1999) KBGE (1999-2009)
| affiliations =
| owner = Chuck Conrad
| licensee = Chalk Hill Communications, LLC
| sister_stations = [[KZQX]] [[KYZS]]
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.kdokradio.com kdokradio.com]
}}

'''KDOK''' (1240 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a terrestrial [[radio station]] licensed to [[Kilgore, Texas]], United States, paired with an FM translator, and simulcast with sister station 1490 [[KYZS]], serving the Tyler-Longview market with a [[Classic hits]] format.

KDOK signed on the air in 1936 as '''KOCA''', which represented the slogan "Kilgore - Oil Capital of America". The facility is the third oldest licensed broadcast station in [[East Texas]], surpassed only by its broadcast partner 1490 [[KYZS]] Tyler, signing on in 1931, and 1370 [[KFRO (AM)|KFRO]] [[Longview, Texas|Longview]] in 1935.

==Translators==
{{RadioTranslators
| call1 = K235CV
| freq1 = 94.9
| city1 = Chalk Hill, Texas
| fid1 = 200121

| call2 = K291CY
| freq2 = 106.1
| city2 = Henderson, Texas
| fid2 = 148026

| call3 = K287AJ
| freq3 = 105.3
| city3 = Kilgore, Texas
| fid3 = 148152

| call4 = K270AW
| freq4 = 101.9
| city4 = Longview, Texas
| fid4 = 148169
}}

==History==
KOCA had a long and rich history of serving the Kilgore community. It ceased to exist on February 9, 1987, as the station became KTXC.

On September 15, 1988, the station changed its call sign once again to KKTX (to match its FM sister station 96.1, which in turn became KKTX-FM, beginning a simulcast between the two that would last over two decades). The two stations were branded "96X", with only a mention of the AM at the required interval. The simulcast would stop during local football games as KKTX and KKTX-FM ran separate games.

On October 19, 1999, the station changed its call letters to KBGE, while maintaining the simulcast with 96X.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=48950&Callsign=KDOK |title=KDOK Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On May 7, 2009, the [[KKTX-FM]] 96.1 FM simulcast ended when the station started syndicating [[Scott Shannon]]'s "The True Oldies Channel and picking up the KDOK call sign dropped by 92.1 [[KRWR|KTBB-FM]] in [[Tyler, Texas]].

As of February 24, 2011, KDOK has dropped Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel and it began stunting with Michael Jackson's "Beat It" on repeat. On February 28, 2011 KDOK changed their format to classic hip hop, branded as "The Beat".

On January 31, 2013, the station was purchased by Chalk Hill Communications, LLC, who owns [[KZQX]]-FM (QX-FM). For a brief stunting period, it became "Beatles 1240" while technical changes were implemented. At noon on February 4, the new "All Hit Radio - KDOK" was launched. It is locally produced and programmed, sharing studios with KZQX-FM.

==KDOK call sign history==
The original KDOK was on 1330 in Tyler, Texas and was licensed and founded by Mrs. Buford, of Buford Broadcasting, who also founded KLTV. In 1965, 1330 dropped the KDOK call letters after 9 years of running the top 40 format in favor of a switch to country. This was accompanied by a switch in call letters to KZAK. KZAK employed well known East Texas Disc Jockeys such as Hoss Huggins and employed engineer Sans Hawkins during this period.

After 1330 dropped the KDOK call letters they went to 1490 in Tyler (which was the original KGKB, the first licensed station in East Texas in 1930), who picked up the Top 40 format and remained as such until 1990, when 1490 dropped Top 40 for Standards. At this point, 1490 picked up new KYZS calls, while 1330 reverted to its heritage KDOK call set.

In 1993, the KDOK call letters and format were moved from 1330 to 92.1 in Tyler (the former country "K-Rose" KROZ), where they lived for another 15 years as an oldies station. In 2009, 92.1 dropped the KDOK call letters and oldies format to begin simulcasting sister station KTBB 600, becoming KTBB-FM.

1240 became KDOK later in 2009, after the oldies format, now satellite fed from the Scott Shannon service, was moved here from 92.1.

Charles Conrad purchased the facility in 2013, dropping "The Beat" format that had been put in place on 1240; at first stunting with an All-Beatles format, then launching the permanent and current classic hits "All Hit Radio 1240 KDOK".

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/KdokRadio/ KDOK Radio Facebook]
{{AM station data|KDOK}}
*{{FMQ|K235CV}}
*{{FXL|K235CV}}
*{{FMQ|K270AW}}
*{{FXL|K270AW}}
*{{FMQ|K287AJ}}
*{{FXL|K287AJ}}
*{{FMQ|K291CY}}
*{{FXL|K291CY}}

{{Longview-Marshall Radio}}
{{Classic Hits Radio Stations in Texas}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|DOK]]
[[Category:Oldies radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1946]]
[[Category:1946 establishments in Texas]]

KDOK

2023-01-31T16:11:37Z

174.242.209.160:

{{About|the AM radio station in Kilgore, Texas|the FM station in Tyler, Texas formerly known as KDOK|KRWR|the co-owned station in Tyler, Texas formerly known as KDOK|KYZS}}

{{Infobox radio station
| above = Simulcasts with [[KYZS]], [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]]
| name = KDOK
| logo = [[Image:KDOK AllHitRadio logo.jpg|200px]]
| city = [[Kilgore, Texas]]
| area = [[Longview, Texas|Longview]]-[[Marshall, Texas|Marshall]] area
| branding = ''All Hit Radio K-DOK''
| frequency = 1240 [[kHz]]
| translator = See {{section link||Translators}}
| repeater = [[KYZS]] (1490 AM, [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]])
| airdate = 1936 (as KOCA)
| format = [[Classic hits]]
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s (unlimited)
| class = C
| facility_id = 48950
| coordinates = {{coord|32|25|2|N|94|51|15|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = station branding (pronounced as "Kay-Doc")
| former_callsigns = KOCA (1936-1987) KTXC (1987-1988) KKTX (1988-1999) KBGE (1999-2009)
| affiliations =
| owner = Chuck Conrad
| licensee = Chalk Hill Communications, LLC
| sister_stations = [[KZQX]] [[KYZS]]
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.kdokradio.com kdokradio.com]
}}

'''KDOK''' (1240 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a terrestrial [[radio station]] licensed to [[Kilgore, Texas]], United States, paired with an FM translator, and simulcast with sister station 1490 [[KYZS]], serving the Tyler-Longview market with a [[Classic hits]] format.

KDOK signed on the air in 1936 as '''KOCA''', which represented the slogan "Kilgore - Oil Capital of America". The facility is the third oldest licensed broadcast station in [[East Texas]], surpassed only by its broadcast partner 1490 [[KYZS]] Tyler, signing on in 1931, and 1370 [[KFRO (AM)|KFRO]] [[Longview, Texas|Longview]] in 1935.

==Translators==
{{RadioTranslators
| call1 = K235CV
| freq1 = 94.9
| city1 = Chalk Hill, Texas
| fid1 = 200121

| call2 = K291CY
| freq2 = 106.1
| city2 = Henderson, Texas
| fid2 = 148026

| call3 = K287AJ
| freq3 = 105.3
| city3 = Kilgore, Texas
| fid3 = 148152

| call4 = K270AW
| freq4 = 101.9
| city4 = Longview, Texas
| fid4 = 148169
}}

==History==
KOCA had a long and rich history of serving the Kilgore community. It ceased to exist on February 9, 1987, as the station became KTXC.

On September 15, 1988, the station changed its call sign once again to KKTX (to match its FM sister station 96.1, which in turn became KKTX-FM, beginning a simulcast between the two that would last over two decades). The two stations were branded "96X", with only a mention of the AM at the required interval. The simulcast would stop during local football games as KKTX and KKTX-FM ran separate games.

On October 19, 1999, the station changed its call letters to KBGE, while maintaining the simulcast with 96X.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=48950&Callsign=KDOK |title=KDOK Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On May 7, 2009, the [[KKTX-FM]] 96.1 FM simulcast ended when the station started syndicating [[Scott Shannon]]'s "The True Oldies Channel and picking up the KDOK call sign dropped by 92.1 [[KRWR|KTBB-FM]] in [[Tyler, Texas]].

As of February 24, 2011, KDOK has dropped Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel and it began stunting with Michael Jackson's "Beat It" on repeat. On February 28, 2011 KDOK changed their format to classic hip hop, branded as "The Beat".

On January 31, 2013, the station was purchased by Chalk Hill Communications, LLC, who owns [[KZQX]]-FM (QX-FM). For a brief stunting period, it became "Beatles 1240" while technical changes were implemented. At noon on February 4, the new "All Hit Radio - KDOK" was launched. It is locally produced and programmed, sharing studios with KZQX-FM.

==KDOK call sign history==
The original KDOK was on 1330 in Tyler, Texas and was licensed and founded by Mrs. Buford, of Buford Broadcasting, who also founded KLTV. In 1965, 1330 dropped the KDOK call letters after 9 years of running the top 40 format in favor of a switch to country. This was accompanied by a switch in call letters to KZAK. KZAK employed well known East Texas Disc Jockeys such as Hoss Huggins and employed engineer Sans Hawkins during this period.

After 1330 dropped the KDOK call letters they went to 1490 in Tyler (which was the original KGKB, the first licensed station in East Texas in 1930), who picked up the Top 40 format and remained as such until 1990, when 1490 dropped Top 40 for Standards. At this point, 1490 picked up new KYZS calls, while 1330 reverted to its heritage KDOK call set.

In 1993, the KDOK call letters and format were moved from 1330 to 92.1 in Tyler (the former country "K-Rose" KROZ), where they lived for another 15 years as an oldies station. In 2009, 92.1 dropped the KDOK call letters and oldies format to begin simulcasting sister station KTBB 600, becoming KTBB-FM.

1240 became KDOK later in 2009, after the oldies format, now satellite fed from the Scott Shannon service, was moved here from 92.1.

Charles Conrad purchased the facility in 2013, dropping "The Beat" format that had been put in place on 1240; at first stunting with an All-Beatles format, then launching the permanent and current classic hits "All Hit Radio 1240 KDOK".

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/KdokRadio/ KDOK Radio Facebook]
{{AM station data|KDOK}}
*{{FMQ|K235CV}}
*{{FXL|K235CV}}
*{{FMQ|K270AW}}
*{{FXL|K270AW}}
*{{FMQ|K287AJ}}
*{{FXL|K287AJ}}
*{{FMQ|K291CY}}
*{{FXL|K291CY}}

{{Longview-Marshall Radio}}
{{Classic Hits Radio Stations in Texas}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|DOK]]
[[Category:Oldies radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1946]]
[[Category:1946 establishments in Texas]]

KDOK

2023-01-31T16:11:00Z

174.242.209.160: Rework intro

{{About|the AM radio station in Kilgore, Texas|the FM station in Tyler, Texas formerly known as KDOK|KRWR|the co-owned station in Tyler, Texas formerly known as KDOK|KYZS}}

{{Infobox radio station
| above = Simulcasts with [[KYZS]], [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]]
| name = KDOK
| logo = [[Image:KDOK AllHitRadio logo.jpg|200px]]
| city = [[Kilgore, Texas]]
| area = [[Longview, Texas|Longview]]-[[Marshall, Texas|Marshall]] area
| branding = ''All Hit Radio K-DOK''
| frequency = 1240 [[kHz]]
| translator = See {{section link||Translators}}
| repeater = [[KYZS]] (1490 AM, [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]])
| airdate = 1936 (as KOCA)
| format = [[Classic hits]]
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s (unlimited)
| class = C
| facility_id = 48950
| coordinates = {{coord|32|25|2|N|94|51|15|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = station branding (pronounced as "Kay-Doc")
| former_callsigns = KOCA (1936-1987) KTXC (1987-1988) KKTX (1988-1999) KBGE (1999-2009)
| affiliations =
| owner = Chuck Conrad
| licensee = Chalk Hill Communications, LLC
| sister_stations = [[KZQX]] [[KYZS]]
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.kdokradio.com kdokradio.com]
}}

'''KDOK''' (1240 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a terrestrial [[radio station]] licensed to [[Kilgore, Texas]], paired with an FM translator, and simulcast with sister station 1490 [[KYZS]], serving the Tyler-Longview market with a [[Classic hits]] format.

KDOK signed on the air in 1936 as '''KOCA''', which represented the slogan "Kilgore - Oil Capital of America". The facility is the third oldest licensed broadcast station in [[East Texas]], surpassed only by its broadcast partner 1490 [[KYZS]] Tyler, signing on in 1931, and 1370 [[KFRO (AM)|KFRO]] [[Longview, Texas|Longview]] in 1935.

==Translators==
{{RadioTranslators
| call1 = K235CV
| freq1 = 94.9
| city1 = Chalk Hill, Texas
| fid1 = 200121

| call2 = K291CY
| freq2 = 106.1
| city2 = Henderson, Texas
| fid2 = 148026

| call3 = K287AJ
| freq3 = 105.3
| city3 = Kilgore, Texas
| fid3 = 148152

| call4 = K270AW
| freq4 = 101.9
| city4 = Longview, Texas
| fid4 = 148169
}}

==History==
KOCA had a long and rich history of serving the Kilgore community. It ceased to exist on February 9, 1987, as the station became KTXC.

On September 15, 1988, the station changed its call sign once again to KKTX (to match its FM sister station 96.1, which in turn became KKTX-FM, beginning a simulcast between the two that would last over two decades). The two stations were branded "96X", with only a mention of the AM at the required interval. The simulcast would stop during local football games as KKTX and KKTX-FM ran separate games.

On October 19, 1999, the station changed its call letters to KBGE, while maintaining the simulcast with 96X.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=48950&Callsign=KDOK |title=KDOK Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On May 7, 2009, the [[KKTX-FM]] 96.1 FM simulcast ended when the station started syndicating [[Scott Shannon]]'s "The True Oldies Channel and picking up the KDOK call sign dropped by 92.1 [[KRWR|KTBB-FM]] in [[Tyler, Texas]].

As of February 24, 2011, KDOK has dropped Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel and it began stunting with Michael Jackson's "Beat It" on repeat. On February 28, 2011 KDOK changed their format to classic hip hop, branded as "The Beat".

On January 31, 2013, the station was purchased by Chalk Hill Communications, LLC, who owns [[KZQX]]-FM (QX-FM). For a brief stunting period, it became "Beatles 1240" while technical changes were implemented. At noon on February 4, the new "All Hit Radio - KDOK" was launched. It is locally produced and programmed, sharing studios with KZQX-FM.

==KDOK call sign history==
The original KDOK was on 1330 in Tyler, Texas and was licensed and founded by Mrs. Buford, of Buford Broadcasting, who also founded KLTV. In 1965, 1330 dropped the KDOK call letters after 9 years of running the top 40 format in favor of a switch to country. This was accompanied by a switch in call letters to KZAK. KZAK employed well known East Texas Disc Jockeys such as Hoss Huggins and employed engineer Sans Hawkins during this period.

After 1330 dropped the KDOK call letters they went to 1490 in Tyler (which was the original KGKB, the first licensed station in East Texas in 1930), who picked up the Top 40 format and remained as such until 1990, when 1490 dropped Top 40 for Standards. At this point, 1490 picked up new KYZS calls, while 1330 reverted to its heritage KDOK call set.

In 1993, the KDOK call letters and format were moved from 1330 to 92.1 in Tyler (the former country "K-Rose" KROZ), where they lived for another 15 years as an oldies station. In 2009, 92.1 dropped the KDOK call letters and oldies format to begin simulcasting sister station KTBB 600, becoming KTBB-FM.

1240 became KDOK later in 2009, after the oldies format, now satellite fed from the Scott Shannon service, was moved here from 92.1.

Charles Conrad purchased the facility in 2013, dropping "The Beat" format that had been put in place on 1240; at first stunting with an All-Beatles format, then launching the permanent and current classic hits "All Hit Radio 1240 KDOK".

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/KdokRadio/ KDOK Radio Facebook]
{{AM station data|KDOK}}
*{{FMQ|K235CV}}
*{{FXL|K235CV}}
*{{FMQ|K270AW}}
*{{FXL|K270AW}}
*{{FMQ|K287AJ}}
*{{FXL|K287AJ}}
*{{FMQ|K291CY}}
*{{FXL|K291CY}}

{{Longview-Marshall Radio}}
{{Classic Hits Radio Stations in Texas}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|DOK]]
[[Category:Oldies radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1946]]
[[Category:1946 establishments in Texas]]

KYZS

2023-01-31T15:57:01Z

174.242.209.160: Rework intro

{{Infobox radio station
| above = Simulcasts with [[KDOK]], [[Kilgore, Texas|Kilgore]]
| name = KYZS
| logo =
| city = [[Tyler, Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Tyler-Longview Radio|Tyler-Longview area]]
| branding = ''All Hit Radio K-DOK''
| frequency = 1490 [[kHz]]
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1928|5|22|p=y}} (as KGKB at 1070 in [[Brownwood, Texas|Brownwood]]) {{Start date and age|1931|5|15|p=y}} (as KGKB at 1500 in [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]])
| format = [[Classic hits]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s unlimited
| class = C
| facility_id = 72779
| coordinates = {{coord|32|22|28.00|N|95|16|24.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KGKB (1928-1965) KDOK (1965-1990)
| former_frequencies = 1070 kHz (1928-1931) 1500 kHz (1931-1941)
| affiliations =
| owner = Charles Conrad
| licensee = Chalk Hill Communications
| sister_stations = [[KDOK]], [[KZQX]]
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.kdokradio.com kdokradio.com]
}}

'''KYZS''' (1490 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[Radio#Applications|terrestrial]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Tyler, Texas]], paired with an FM translator, and simlucast with sister station 1240 [[KDOK]] [[Kilgore, Texas|Kilgore]], serving the Tyler-Longview market with a [[classic hits]] format. The station, and translator, are owned by Charles Conrad through licensee Chalk Hill Communications, LLC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KYZS |title=KYZS Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KYZS
| width =

| call1 = K239CB
| freq1 = 95.7
| city1 = Tyler, Texas
| fid1 = 156967
| watts1 = 205
| haat1 = 108
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First air date: July 24, 2007
}}

==History==
===Early Days of KGKB; move to Tyler===
The facility was first proposed on March 27, 1928, by E.M., C.T., and E.E. Wilson, d.b.a. the Eagle Broadcasting Company. An application for a construction permit was filed to operate at 1070 kHz, with 50 watts of power, from a transmission site at Fisher & 5th Street in [[Goldthwaite, Texas]]. KGKB received its first License to Cover on May 22, 1928.

The facility was again modified and requested an amendment of the license on December 6, 1928, moving the transmission site to Brownwood and the broadcast studio location to Howard Payne College. An amendment was requested to move KGKB's operating channel to 1500 kHz on October 24, 1928, as well as to increase power to 100 watts.

In January 1931, the Wilsons requested to move the facility a second time, this time relocating to East Texas and giving the region its first licensed aural service. A permit was granted for the move to Tyler on March 6, 1931, and officially signed on the air in Tyler on May 15, 1931, continuing to operate at 1500 kHz @ 100 watts unlimited hours, from the new transmission site at the Tyler Commercial College.

This facility is considered the oldest continuously licensed operation in East Texas, preceding both [[KDOK|KOCA]] in [[Kilgore, Texas|Kilgore]] (1936), and [[KFRO (AM)|KFRO]] in [[Longview, Texas|Longview]] (1935).

The KGKB license was transferred from Eagle Broadcasting Company to East Texas Broadcasting Company on January 29, 1932. On November 10, 1936, KGKB was authorized to increase daytime power to 250 watts, while nighttime operations remained at 100 watts. Three years later, on October 3, 1939, KGKB gained authorization to use 250 watts unlimited hours.

On February 13, 1940, the Commission revoked the license of KGKB, effective at 3:00 AM, March 1, 1940. East Texas Broadcasting Company immediately filed a request for a hearing with the Commission, which was granted on February 27, 1940. KGKB was allowed to continue operations during this period, and was federally mandated to change the operating channel from 1500 kHz to the current 1490 kHz, using the same 250 watt power level, as a part of the NARBA reallocation. KGKB officially moved to 1490 on March 24, 1941.

East Texas Broadcasting would ultimately be victorious in the license revocation hearing, resulting in the Commission vacating the Revocation Order on April 2, 1941, and fully licensing KGKB at its new operating channel of 1490 kHz, 250 watts unlimited.

On October 9, 1944, East Texas Broadcasting would procure new stewardship as James G. & Minnie B. Ulmer acquired controlling interest in the corporation, through a purchase of stock from majority partner J.G. Kretsinger. The Voluntary license transfer for KGKB was granted by the Commission on May 22, 1945, and took effect on May 30.

The Ulmers would own KGKB for just over five years, requesting a voluntary assignment of the license to Lucille Buford on October 18, 1950. The request was granted by the Commission 10 days later, with Buford Broadcasting assuming control of the license on October 28. Buford Broadcasting also owned and operated television station [[KLTV]] in Tyler, as the first channel to sign on in Tyler-Longview.

Several changes to the 1490 facility accompanied the new ownership, including operating the transmission site remotely from a new studio location at Kilgore Highway and Farm to Market Road 1803, requested on June 1, 1954. The changes were approved on September 8, 1954, separating the transmission site and studio location for the first time since the move to Tyler 23 years earlier.

Lucille Buford sold the KGKB license to Ron Litteral, d.b.a. Ron Litteral Enterprises, Inc. on June 6, 1957, in an effort to purchase another Tyler facility, 1330 [[KGLD|KDOK]]. The license transfer was granted on July 1, 1957. Buford would go on to launch Tyler's first [[Top 40]] format on 1330 KDOK, bringing Tyler into the new era of "Rock n' Roll" music, attracting a large audience, and topping the ratings in Tyler for the better part of the next few years.

Litteral Enterprises would only briefly own KGKB, selling the facility to Oil Center Broadcasting Company on June 15, 1959. Oil Center Broadcasting would re-sell KGKB to O'Connor Broadcasting in October of the same year.

On March 21, 1960, Harry O'Connor would request to move the control point and studios for KGKB from the Kilgore Highway location to 116 South Broadway in Tyler, which was granted on April 8. O'Connor's stewardship of KGKB would ultimately prove to be a literal dark period for the facility, with the Commission deferring the license renewal pending further consideration on July 25, 1962. This would lead the facility to go silent under temporary authorization for lengthy periods of time during the next 3 years.

===1330 goes Country; Top 40 comes to 1490===
On December 20, 1965, KDOK Broadcasting Company purchased controlling interest of KGKB, requesting the now available call set of '''KDOK''' which was relinquished on 1330 as a part of a sale of that facility, and also resulted in a switch from Top 40 to [[Country music]], while also obtaining a new call of KZAK. KDOK Broadcasting Company would bring 1490 back to life with the Top 40 format and calls, while also moving the transmission site and studios to the current Loop 323 location, and increased the overall height of the single tower. The changes were completed and officially licensed by the FCC on June 28, 1966.

In July 1967, a new Gates BC-1G transmitter was installed at the Loop 323 tower site, and the resistor was removed in the antenna system. Approval for the changes was granted on August 1, 1967. Ten years later, the transmitter was again changed to a Gates MW-1A in July 1977.

On October 10, 1967, KDOK would be granted an increase in power to the current 1 kilowatt for daytime operations, while the night power remained at 250 watts.

Barbee would transfer KDOK to Dana Adams in 1966, after a failed attempt of Buford Broadcasting to re-acquire the facility, which was dismissed by the Commission, under the continued licensee name of KDOK Broadcasting Company. It was sold by Mary Adams, executrix of the Dana Adams estate, to Copper Valley Broadcasters, Inc. in 1980 after the death of Dana Adams in 1973, and then transferred again to Golden Eagle Broadcasters, Inc in 1981.

Golden Eagle would continue to program the Top 40 format, although adding in some elements of Adult Contemporary music, as AM radio music listening was beginning to wane in the early 1980s. During this period, they would install a [[Magnavox]] AM Stereo exciter into the MW-1A in 1983, giving 1490 its first stereo broadcast during its lifetime. This would later be switched to the [[Motorola]] [[C-QUAM]] unit by 1988. 1490 continued to broadcast in AM Stereo until 1993.

KDOK would continue to program the famed Top 40 format in Tyler for nearly 25 years, facing various forms of competition from newcomers such as [[KTYL-FM]] and [[KTYK|KPXI]], as well as other AM Top 40s in the area such as KLUE in Longview.

===KDOK throws in the towel; becomes Standards KYZS===
On New Years Day 1990, the heritage KDOK Top 40/Contemporary Hit Radio format was finally dropped from 1490, reformatting with [[Big Band]] and [[Adult Standards]] music. The current '''KYZS''' call set was granted on February 1, 1990.

===1490 drops music; becomes talk===
The Standards format would continue on with meager success until 1993, when KYZS dropped music altogether, eliminating the C-QUAM AM stereo broadcast in the process, and has since remained a variation of spoken word format. Formats include [[talk radio]] and [[sports radio]] (both in English and Spanish).

Paul Gleiser, d.b.a. Gleiser Broadcasting, L.P. purchased the facility on April 23, 1998.

On November 22, 2021, an application for license reassignment was filed with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] to transfer KYZS and its FM relay translator K239CB from ATW Media to Chalk Hill Communications, LLC. of Kilgore, Texas. Chalk Hill currently operates Soft Adult Contemporary 100.3 [[KZQX]] and Classic Hits 1240 [[KDOK]] in the Longview portion of the measured Tyler-Longview market. Chalk Hill also operates a 250 watt FM translator from the CBS 19 tower in southeast Tyler, on 97.9 FM, a rebroadcast of KZQX "QX-FM". The deal was consummated and filed with the Federal Communications Commission on January 31, 2022, giving Chalk Hill Communications stewardship of both the oldest and the third oldest continuously operating AM stations in East Texas.

===Return to K-DOK===
With the purchase of KYZS and its FM translator finalized, ESPN Radio's sports programming was discontinued on the same day, as the station moved to a direct simulcast of its new AM sister station in Kilgore. The programming change marked the return of the legacy K-DOK branding in Tyler, with 1490 now broadcasting many of the same songs and artists that it aired in its heyday, and marking the first time a secular music format has been broadcast from the AM signal in 29 years.

95.7 K239CB is broadcasting a music format in stereo for the first time, having signed on in mono with "ESPN Deportes Radio", and then transitioning to the primary ESPN Radio feed in conjunction with its AM primary.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KDOK Expands And Returns Home To Tyler|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/219393/kdox-expands-and-returns-home-to-tyler/|access-date=2022-02-03|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KYZS}}
*{{FMQ|K239CB}}
*{{FXL|K239CB}}

{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}
{{Classic Hits Radio Stations in Texas}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|YZS]]
[[Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States]]

KZZB

2023-01-31T15:49:05Z

174.242.209.160: KEES sold; now Relevant Radio station

{{Infobox radio station
| logo = File:KZZB 990 AM.jpg
| name = KZZB
| airdate = July 9, [[1947 in radio|1947]] (as KTRM)
| frequency = 990 [[AM radio|AM]] ([[kilohertz|kHz]])
| city = [[Beaumont, Texas]]
| area = [[Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area|Beaumont–Port Arthur]]
| format = [[Gospel music]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| translator = 107.5 K298CB (Beaumont)
| owner = Martin Broadcasting, Inc.
| facility_id = 40485
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s
| branding =
| class = B
| former_callsigns = KTRM (July 9, 1947-September 1, 1980) KALO (September 1, 1980-May 5, 1986) KGIC (May 5, 1986-June 12, 1986) KYND (June 12, 1986-February 9, 1987)
| webcast = [http://www.christiannetcast.com/listen/player.asp?station=kzzb-am Listen Live]
| website = http://www.kzzbradio.org/home
| callsign_meaning =
| sister_stations = [[KWWJ]], [[KYOK]], [[KGLD]], [[KANI]]
}}
'''KZZB''' (990 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Beaumont, Texas]]. The station airs a [[Gospel music]] format and is owned by Martin Broadcasting, Inc.<ref>[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=40485 KZZB] fcc.gov. Accessed December 22, 2013</ref>

==History==
'''KZZB''' was first licensed as '''KTRM''' in Beaumont on July 9, 1947, as a 250-watt daytime-only facility, from a licensed transmission site at 3240 Washington Boulevard, and owned by KTRM, Incorporated. The original studio location for KTRM was the South Coast Life Building at 230 Orleans Street in Beaumont. KTRM was originally programmed as a country music station, which it continued as for several decades. George Gautney was the licensed Engineer for KTRM.

2 years later, in 1949, KTRM would move its transmission site from Washington Blvd. to a new location at Crow Rd. & Odom St., while also taking the daytime-only facility to the current 1 kilowatt full-time operation. In 1970, KTRM would again change its transmission and studio location to 4590 Dowlen Rd.

KTRM was sold to Central Broadcasting Corporation in 1974, and was sold again in 1978 to Security Broadcasting Company of Beaumont, Incorporated.

J.P. Richardson (more commonly known by his stage name [[The Big Bopper]]) made his debut at KTRM in 1949 as an announcer before becoming a Top-40 performer. Country music legend [[George Jones]] worked there when his career was first starting out.

Martin Broadcasting, the current owner of KZZB, purchased the facility in 1992.

==Translator==
KZZB’s FM translator, K298CB, transmits on 107.5 MHz. It signed on the air on December 4, [[2015 in radio|2015]].
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KZZB
| width =

| call1 = K298CB
| freq1 = 107.5
| city1 = Beaumont, Texas
| fid1 = 156318
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 145
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 =
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.kzzbradio.org/home KZZB's official website]
{{AM station data|KZZB}}

{{Beaumont-Port Arthur Radio}}
{{Daytime-only radio stations in Texas}}
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[[Category:Gospel radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|ZZB]]
[[Category:Daytime-only radio stations in Texas|ZZB]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Texas|ZZB]]

{{Texas-radio-station-stub}}

KGLD

2023-01-31T15:47:44Z

174.242.209.160: Nixed the extra punctuation

{{For|the television station in Garden City, Kansas, formerly known as KGLD|KSNG}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KGLD
| logo =
| city = [[Tyler, Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Tyler-Longview Radio|Tyler-Longview area]]
| branding = ''Gospel 1330 & 104-9''
| frequency = 1330 [[kHz]]
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| airdate = February 16, 1956 (as KDOK)
| format = [[Gospel music|Gospel]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s day 77 [[watt]]s night
| erp =
| haat =
| class = D
| facility_id = 24246
| coordinates = {{coord|32|22|35|N|95|15|55|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = K-Gold (former oldies branding)
| former_callsigns = KDOK (1956-1965) KZAK (1965-1979) KTYL (1979-1990) KDOK (1990-1993)
| owner = Salt of the Earth Broadcasting
| licensee =
| sister_stations = [[KWWJ]], [[KANI]], [[KYOK]], [[KZZB]]
| webcast = {{listen live|http://www.kgld.org}}
| website = {{official website|http://www.kgld.org}}
| affiliations =
}}

'''KGLD''' (1330 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a terrestrial American [[radio station]] licensed to [[Tyler, Texas]], United States, paired with an FM translator, serving the Tyler-Longview market with a [[Gospel music]] format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access |date=Summer 2009 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> The station is currently owned by Salt of the Earth Broadcasting.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KGLD |title=KGLD Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref>

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KGLD
| width =

| call1 = K285GY
| freq1 = 104.9
| city1 = Tyler, Texas
| fid1 = 156351
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 81
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First air date: February 7, 2017
}}

==History==
'''KDOK''' began broadcasting activities on February 16, 1956 as the original Top 40 station in Tyler, owned by Buford Broadcasting, and co-owned and operated with [[KLTV]] television. In 1965, Buford Broadcasting sold 1330 KDOK to the owners of [[KTYL-FM|KZAK-FM]], who desired an AM outlet for their country and western format. As a result, the Top 40 format was dropped on 1330 after 9 years, as it flipped formats to country music, mostly simulcasting the FM, and obtaining new call letters '''KZAK''' in the process.

"K-Zak" featured several East Texas legends such as Hoss Huggins over the 12 years it programmed country music.
The format would continue on the FM until 1979, when the stations became '''KTYL''', featuring a beautiful music format.

On May 18, 1990, 1330 returned to its heritage KDOK call, and also returning to a 1950s and 1960s Oldies format, which featured many of the same hits of the era that KDOK had originally played in its initial Top 40 days.

On August 24, 1993 the call letters were changed to the current '''KGLD'''. Standing for "K-GOLD", the station continued to air a "golden oldies" format, featuring hits from the 50s and 60s.

Today, KGLD is a part of the Martin Broadcasting family of Gospel formatted stations across the State of Texas. It is co-owned with stations in San Antonio, Baytown, and Conroe, Texas. KGLD currently airs Gospel programming independently and in conjunction with its sister station, the Salt of the Earth Broadcasting flagship, [[KWWJ]] Baytown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=24246&Callsign=KGLD |title=KGLD Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.kgld.org}}
{{AM station data|KGLD}}

{{Clear}}
{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|GLD]]
[[Category:Gospel radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Texas|GLD]]

{{Texas-radio-station-stub}}

KGLD

2023-01-31T15:46:45Z

174.242.209.160: Rework intro

{{For|the television station in Garden City, Kansas, formerly known as KGLD|KSNG}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KGLD
| logo =
| city = [[Tyler, Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Tyler-Longview Radio|Tyler-Longview area]]
| branding = ''Gospel 1330 & 104-9''
| frequency = 1330 [[kHz]]
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| airdate = February 16, 1956 (as KDOK)
| format = [[Gospel music|Gospel]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s day 77 [[watt]]s night
| erp =
| haat =
| class = D
| facility_id = 24246
| coordinates = {{coord|32|22|35|N|95|15|55|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = K-Gold (former oldies branding)
| former_callsigns = KDOK (1956-1965) KZAK (1965-1979) KTYL (1979-1990) KDOK (1990-1993)
| owner = Salt of the Earth Broadcasting
| licensee =
| sister_stations = [[KWWJ]], [[KANI]], [[KYOK]], [[KZZB]]
| webcast = {{listen live|http://www.kgld.org}}
| website = {{official website|http://www.kgld.org}}
| affiliations =
}}

'''KGLD''' (1330 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a terrestrial American [[radio station]], licensed to [[Tyler, Texas]], United States, paired with an FM translator, serving the Tyler-Longview market with a [[Gospel music]] format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access |date=Summer 2009 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> The station is currently owned by Salt of the Earth Broadcasting.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KGLD |title=KGLD Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref>

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KGLD
| width =

| call1 = K285GY
| freq1 = 104.9
| city1 = Tyler, Texas
| fid1 = 156351
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 81
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First air date: February 7, 2017
}}

==History==
'''KDOK''' began broadcasting activities on February 16, 1956 as the original Top 40 station in Tyler, owned by Buford Broadcasting, and co-owned and operated with [[KLTV]] television. In 1965, Buford Broadcasting sold 1330 KDOK to the owners of [[KTYL-FM|KZAK-FM]], who desired an AM outlet for their country and western format. As a result, the Top 40 format was dropped on 1330 after 9 years, as it flipped formats to country music, mostly simulcasting the FM, and obtaining new call letters '''KZAK''' in the process.

"K-Zak" featured several East Texas legends such as Hoss Huggins over the 12 years it programmed country music.
The format would continue on the FM until 1979, when the stations became '''KTYL''', featuring a beautiful music format.

On May 18, 1990, 1330 returned to its heritage KDOK call, and also returning to a 1950s and 1960s Oldies format, which featured many of the same hits of the era that KDOK had originally played in its initial Top 40 days.

On August 24, 1993 the call letters were changed to the current '''KGLD'''. Standing for "K-GOLD", the station continued to air a "golden oldies" format, featuring hits from the 50s and 60s.

Today, KGLD is a part of the Martin Broadcasting family of Gospel formatted stations across the State of Texas. It is co-owned with stations in San Antonio, Baytown, and Conroe, Texas. KGLD currently airs Gospel programming independently and in conjunction with its sister station, the Salt of the Earth Broadcasting flagship, [[KWWJ]] Baytown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=24246&Callsign=KGLD |title=KGLD Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.kgld.org}}
{{AM station data|KGLD}}

{{Clear}}
{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|GLD]]
[[Category:Gospel radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Texas|GLD]]

{{Texas-radio-station-stub}}

KWWJ

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174.242.209.160: No longer associated with KWWJ

{{About||stations with similar names|WWJ (disambiguation){{!}}WWJ}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KWWJ
| logo = KWWJ logo.gif
| city = [[Baytown, Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Houston Radio|Greater Houston]]
| branding = ''Gospel 1360 KWWJ''
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1947|10}}
| frequency = {{Frequency|1360|[[kHz]]}}
| translator =
| format = [[Urban contemporary gospel|Urban contemporary gospel]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s day 1,000 Watts night
| class = B
| facility_id = 58724
| coordinates = {{coord|29|46|28|N| 95|0|55|W|region:US_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = ''Keep Walking With Jesus (station slogan)
| former_callsigns = KREL (1948-1959) KWBA(1959-1974) KBUK (1974-1988)
| owner = Salt of the Earth Broadcasting (Darrell Martin interests)
| webcast = [http://www.christiannetcast.com/listen/player.asp?station=kwwj-am Listen live]
| website = {{URL|http://www.kwwj.org}}
| affiliations =
}}

'''KWWJ''' (1360 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a non-[[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Baytown, Texas]], and serving [[Greater Houston]]. It airs an [[urban contemporary gospel]] [[radio format]], and is owned by Salt of the Earth Broadcasting. The station is branded as ''Gospel 1360 KWWJ''.

By day, KWWJ transmits with 5,000 [[watt]]s, but to protect other stations on [[AM 1360]], it reduces power to 1,000 watts at night. It also has a [[construction permit]] from the [[Federal Communications Commission]] to change its nighttime power to 800 watts.<ref>[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=kwwj&arn=&state=&city=&freq=530&fre2=1700&type=0&facid=&class=&list=0&ThisTab=Results+to+This+Page%2FTab&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 FCC.com/KWWJ]</ref> The [[transmitter]] and [[radio studio|studio]]s are on Wade Road and Decker Road (Loop 330) in Baytown.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=kWwj&nav= Radio-Locator.com/KWWJ]</ref>

==History==
In October 1947, the station [[sign-on|signed on]] as '''KREL'''.<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1950/RADIO%20&%20TV%20ALL%20YB%201950%20B&W-11.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 285]</ref> It was owned by Tri-Cities Broadcasting. The studio building, transmitter building, and three-[[tower array]] for "'Gospel 1360 KWWJ"' are all original to the 1360 facility.

[[San Diego]] radio investor [[Jack O. Gross]] owned the station as KBUK in the 1970s and early 1980s. His estate sold it after his death in 1985.<ref>https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1985/BC-1985-09-16.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

In 1988, the station was acquired by current owner Salt of The Earth Broadcasting.<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-515]</ref> In 2017, KWWJ began broadcasting on its FM translator at 96.9 MHz. On March 3, 2018, 1360 celebrated its 70th year of operation from the original location on Decker Rd. & Loop 330 in Baytown, Texas.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.kwwj.org}}
{{AM station data|KWWJ}}

{{Houston Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|WWJ]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1984]]
[[Category:Gospel radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Texas|WWJ]]

{{Texas-radio-station-stub}}

KCEB

2023-01-30T15:46:12Z

174.242.209.160: /* Programming */Fixed link

{{short description|Television station in Longview, Texas}}
{{For|the television station in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] that formerly used the KCEB callsign|KCEB (Tulsa)}}
{{Update|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KCEB
| city = Longview, Texas
| logo =
| branding = KCEB-LD 54
| digital = 35 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]]) ''(shared with [[KPKN-LD]])''
| virtual = 54
| subchannels =
| translators = [[KBJE-LD]] 29.4
| affiliations = [[Magnificent Movies Network]]
| owner = [[Innovate Corp.]]<ref name="kcebtohc2">{{cite web|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101781932&formid=314&fac_num=83913|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=April 17, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="kcebsalecloses">{{cite web|title=Consummation Notice|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101789385&formid=905&fac_num=83913|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=July 30, 2018|access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref>
| licensee = HC2 Station Group, Inc.
| location = [[Longview, Texas|Longview]]/[[Tyler, Texas]]
| country = United States
| airdate = {{start date and age|2003|7|27|p=y}}
| last_airdate =
| callsign_meaning = Reversal of the name, Beck
| sister_stations =
| former_callsigns =
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 54 (UHF, 2003–2009) '''Digital:''' 51 (UHF, 2010–2015) 26 (UHF, 2015–2018) 28 (UHF, share with [[KTBS-TV]], 2018–2020) '''Virtual:''' 54 (2009–2018; 2020–present) 3.4 (2018–2020)
| former_affiliations = [[UPN]] (via KTPN-LP/KLPN-LP, 2003–January 2006) [[The WB]] (via [[The WB 100+|The WB Plus]]; January–September 2006) [[The CW]] (via [[The CW Plus]]; September 2006–2012) [[MeTV]] (2012–2013) [[Cozi TV]] (2013–2015) [[Jimmy Swaggart#Television|SonLife]] (2015–2019) Infomercials (2019–2020, 2023) [[Azteca América]] (2020–2022) [[Novelisima]] (2023)
| erp = 15 [[kilowatt|kW]]
| haat = {{convert|162.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} {{convert|139.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} ([[special temporary authority|STA]]) {{convert|155.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} ([[construction permit|CP]])
| facility_id = 83913
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|32|22|4.5|N|95|2|45.1|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}} {{nowrap|{{coord|32|15|34|N|95|22|4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}} (STA) {{nowrap|{{coord|32|27|15|N|95|7|50.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}} (CP)
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| website =
}}

'''KCEB''' (channel 54) is a [[television station]] in [[Longview, Texas]], United States. It is broadcasting public domain movies, interspersed with [[Infomercial]]s, and is owned by [[Innovate Corp.]] alongside [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]]-licensed [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] station [[KPKN-LD]], both of which share RF channel 35.

Although KCEB is licensed as a full-power station, it [[frequency sharing|shares spectrum]] with KPKN-LD, whose low-power signal only covers the immediate Tyler–Longview area. Therefore, KCEB relies on [[cable television|cable]] and [[satellite television|satellite]] carriage to reach the entire market.

==History==
The station first signed on the air on July 27, 2003; operating as a [[UPN]] affiliate, it originally served as the full-power [[Broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite]] of low-power stations [[KTPN-LD|KTPN-LP]] (channel 48) in Tyler and KLPN-LP (channel 58, later 47; now defunct) in Longview. The stations were collectively branded as "UPN 58/54/48". The station's original analog transmitter facilities were located northwest of Longview, at the intersection of [[Texas State Highway 300|State Highway 300]] and [[Farm to Market Road 1844|FM1844]], near the town of [[East Mountain, Texas|East Mountain]].

On January 1, 2006, KCEB, KLPN-LP and KTPN-LP lost the UPN affiliation to [[CBS]] affiliate [[KYTX]] (channel 19), which carried the network on its second [[digital subchannel]]. The station immediately switched its affiliation to [[The WB]], effectively replacing "KWTL", a cable-only WB outlet that was part of [[The WB 100+ Station Group]], a service that was created in September 1998 to expand The WB's national coverage primarily through cable-only outlets in smaller markets, which were managed locally by cable providers (since it was cable-exclusive, the channel used the "KWTL" callsign in a fictional manner). During the transition, KTPN and KLPN became [[independent station (North America)|independent stations]].

[[File:KCEB54.png|200px|thumb|left|Former KCEB logo, used from 2008 to 2012.]]
Shortly after receiving the affiliation, on January 24, 2006, the [[Warner Bros.]] unit of [[WarnerMedia|Time Warner]] and [[CBS Corporation]] announced that the two companies would shut down The WB and UPN and combine the networks' respective programming to create a new "fifth" network called [[The CW]], which would be aimed at young adults between the ages of 18 and 34.<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/2006/01/24/news/companies/cbs_warner/ 'Gilmore Girls' meet 'Smackdown'; CW Network to combine WB, UPN in CBS-Warner venture beginning in September], [[CNNMoney.com]], January 24, 2006.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/business/media/24cnd-network.html?bl UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 24, 2006.</ref>

One month later on February 22, the [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] announced the launch of a new network of its own called [[MyNetworkTV]], which would be operated by [[Fox Television Stations]] and its syndication division [[Twentieth Television]], which was created to give UPN and WB stations that did not strike affiliation agreements with The CW another option besides converting to independent stations.<ref>{{cite news|title=News Corp. to launch new mini-network for UPN stations|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-02-22-fox-my-network_x.htm|access-date=January 21, 2013|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=February 22, 2006}}</ref><ref>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/102922-News_Corp_Unveils_My_Network_TV.php News Corp. Unveils MyNetworkTV], ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]'', February 22, 2006.</ref> KCEB affiliated with The CW upon the network's launch on September 18, 2006 (affiliated with the network through The WB 100+ Station Group's successor The CW Plus), while KLPN and KTPN chose to join MyNetworkTV, which launched two weeks earlier on September 5.

In 2008, KCEB changed its on-air branding from "CW 54" to "CW 54/5", adding the station's cable channel assignment on Suddenlink Communications in the Tyler area. On November 6, 2009, the station was sold to the London Broadcasting Company, owner of KYTX. London initially operated the station under a [[Local marketing agreement|sales and management agreement]] prior to the [[Federal Communications Commission]] giving approval for London to acquire the license assets.<ref name="tmt-kceblbc">{{cite news|url=http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20091108/BUSINESS01/911080343|title=KYTX CBS19 Owners LBC Buy Tyler-Area CW Affiliate|date=November 8, 2009|work=[[Tyler Morning Telegraph]]|access-date=November 11, 2009}}</ref> The sale was finalized on August 31, 2010.<ref>[http://www.gilmermirror.com/view/full_story/9359004/article-LONDON-BROADCASTING-COMPLETES-ACQUISITION-OF-CW-AFFILIATE-KCEB-TV?instance=home_news_bullets London Broadcasting Completes Acquisition Of CW Affiliate KCEB-TV], ''Gilmer Mirror'', August 31, 2010. Retrieved 2012-01-07.</ref> KCEB swapped affiliations with KYTX in May 2012, taking that subchannel's [[MeTV]] affiliation, while KYTX's second digital subchannel began carrying programming from The CW Plus.

On May 14, 2014, the [[Gannett|Gannett Company]] announced that it would acquire KYTX and five other London Broadcasting stations in a $215 million all-cash transaction. Gannett's CEO [[Gracia Martore]] touted that the acquisition would give the company a presence in several fast-growing markets, and opportunities for local advertisers to leverage its digital marketing platform.<ref name=tvnc-londongannett>{{cite web|title=Gannett Buys 6 London Broadcasting Stations|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/76329/gannett-buys-6-london-broadcasting-stations|work=TVNewsCheck|date=14 May 2014 |access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref> London exempted KCEB from the deal (as well as company [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] [[KTXD-TV]] in the [[Dallas]] suburb of [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville]]), which will result in only the second instance in which a duopoly will be legally and operationally separated (the [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] is similarly splitting up its [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] duopoly of [[WTTO]] and [[WABM]], in order to acquire [[WBMA-LD]] and its satellites as part of its purchase of [[Allbritton Communications]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Gannett adds to TV holdings with six Texas stations but London Broadcasting holds onto the big one in Dallas|url=http://unclebarky.com/dfw_files/2e807643db49b4cd5d164de6aa63dde6-3098.html|work=UncleBarky.com|date=May 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name="telegraphlondon">{{cite news|title=Gannett announces purchase of CBS 19, 5 others for $215M|url=http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/199824/gannett-announces-purchase-of-cbs-19-5-others-for-215m|newspaper=[[Tyler Morning Telegraph]]|date=May 14, 2014|access-date=May 15, 2014}}</ref>

On March 28, 2018, it was announced that KCEB had entered into a channel sharing agreement with Shreveport-based ABC affiliate KTBS-TV.<ref name="kcebktbscsa">{{cite web|title=Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f916267d43b016271cf04912686&id=25076f916267d43b016271cf04912686&goBack=N|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref> KCEB had previously agreed to go off the air after selling its spectrum in the [[Spectrum reallocation|2017 broadcast incentive auction]]. KCEB began broadcasting on KTBS' frequency on April 29, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/attachment/25076ff362bbf2a1016301edf8f40aae|title=KCEB Explanation of Circumstances for Suspension|format=PDF|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=May 7, 2018}}</ref> The station did not have to change its [[city of license]], as KTBS' signal completely covers Longview.<ref>[https://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=ff93d0f34974470da794cf6212b6c0ea&site=1&map=Y RabbitEars Contour Map for KTBS-TV]</ref>

==Programming==
KCEB was one of a handful of MeTV affiliates that pre-empted portions of the network's schedule (many of the network's affiliates carry at least the majority of the schedule, with any preemptions usually limited to local newscasts produced for the subchannel/station or any network programming that a co-owned major network affiliate chooses to shift to the subchannel to air live due to breaking news or severe weather coverage). The station preempted much of the network's Sunday morning schedule (which consists primarily of either a secondary block of [[E/I]] programming or classic television series depending on the market) with televised church services and [[infomercial|paid programming]]. KCEB also carried a [[broadcast delay|rebroadcast]] of sister station KYTX's morning newscast, preempting classic television programs aired by Me-TV from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. weekdays.

Beginning with the 2012 football season, KCEB carried [[Southland Conference]] [[college football]] and [[college basketball|basketball]] games from the Southland Conference Television Network, which included game telecasts from nearby [[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches]] based [[Stephen F. Austin State University]]. Southland Conference sports coverage was discontinued with the transition to the Azteca América network affiliation.

With the discontinuance of the Azteca América programming on December 31, 2022, KCEB switched programming to "Timeless TV", an offering of infomercials mixed with older episodes of public domain programs such as [[The Beverly Hillbillies]], [[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]], [[Bonanza (TV series)|Bonanza]], and [[The Lucy Show]]. Timeless TV would then be replaced with [[Novelisima]], a network of telenovelas (or soap operas), returning KCEB to Spanish language programming, on January 13, 2023. This, too, would be a short lived programming change for KCEB, as just one week later, Novelisima programming would be dropped from the station as it flipped to another infomercial based network operated over many HC2 Holdings stations, Magnificent Movies Network. MMN programming is similar to Timeless TV, featuring Infomercials, combined instead with old movie titles which are readily available in the public domain, as opposed to sitcoms.

==Technical information==

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|+Subchannel of KCEB on the KPKN-LD multiplex<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KCEB#station RabbitEars TV Query for KCEB]</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 54.1
| [[480i]] || [[4:3]] || KCEB || [[Magnificent Movies Network]]
|-
|}

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
Because it was granted an original [[construction permit]] after the FCC finalized the [[digital television]] allotment plan on April 21, 1997,<ref>[http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html Final Digital TV (DTV) Channel Plan from FCC97-115]</ref> the station did not originally receive a companion channel for a digital television signal. In May 2007, the station was granted a construction permit by the FCC to construct a digital transmitter facility to broadcast a signal on UHF channel 38, and move its transmitter to the [[KFXK-TV|KFXK]] tower near [[New London, Texas|New London]]. In May 2008, they submitted an application to the FCC to move their digital allotment from channel 38 to channel 51, in order to utilize the antenna used by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[KFXK-TV]] (channel 51) that would be effectively abandoned by that station when it terminated its analog signal upon the [[digital television transition in the United States|digital television transition]]. In January 2009, the application was approved, and a modification of the construction permit was granted for channel 51 at 1000 kW.

On June 12, 2009, KCEB shut down its analog signal on channel 54, while KFXK ceased its analog signal on channel 51. KCEB then [[flash-cut]] its digital signal into operation on UHF channel 51 from the New London tower on a temporary 70 kW transmitter under [[special temporary authority]] from the FCC. At that point, KCEB was under severe financial hardship and could not afford to build the digital signal out to its maximum authorization. On December 12, 2009, KCEB was issued a construction permit to install a 500 kW transmitter.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.novelisima.com/}}

{{TLLN TV}}
{{Other Texas Stations}}

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KLTV

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174.242.209.160: /* Subchannels */Added translator short names displayed OTA

{{short description|ABC/Telemundo affiliate in Tyler, Texas}}
{{for|the tactical vehicle|Kia KLTV}}
{{Infobox television station
| name =
| callsign = KLTV
| city = Tyler, Texas
| logo = [[File:Kltv 2010.png|200px]]
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[[File:Telemundo Este de Texas logo 2021.png|200px]]
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[[File:KLTV-DT2 Bounce Tyler.png|175px]]
| branding = {{unbulleted list|KLTV 7|Telemundo Este de Texas; ''Noticias del Este de Texas'' ''(on DT3)''}}
| digital = 7 ([[very high frequency|VHF]])
| virtual = 7
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''7.1:''' [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (secondary until 1984)|'''7.2:''' [[Circle (TV network)|Circle]]|'''7.3:''' [[Telemundo]]|'''7.4:''' [[Bounce TV]]|'''7.5:''' [[Dabl]]}}
| owner = [[Gray Television]]
| licensee = Gray Television Licensee, [[Limited liability company|LLC]]
| location = [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]]/[[Longview, Texas]]
| country = United States
| airdate = {{start date and age|1954|10|14|p=y|br=y}}
| last_airdate =
| callsign_meaning = "L" – Lucille Buford, a member of the station's founding family
| sister_stations = [[KTRE]]
| former_callsigns =
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| former_affiliations = {{unbulleted list|'''Primary:'''|[[CBS]]/[[NBC]] (joint primary, 1954–1984)|'''Secondary:'''|[[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] (1954–1955)|NBC (1984-1987)|'''DT2:'''|local weather (2006–2009)|[[This TV]] (2009–2011)|[[Bounce TV]] (2011–2020)}}
| erp = 66 [[kilowatt|kW]]
| haat = {{convert|300|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 68540
| coordinates = {{coord|32|32|24|N|95|13|12|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.kltv.com/}} '''DT3:''' {{URL|https://www.noticiasetx.com/}}
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| digital = 31 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| virtual = 31
| translators =
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''31.1:''' ABC|'''31.2:''' Circle|'''31.3:''' Telemundo|'''31.4:''' Bounce TV|'''31.5:''' Dabl}}
| owner = Gray Television
| licensee = Gray Television Licensee, LLC
| location = Tyler, Texas
| country = United States
| airdate = {{start date and age|2021|7|27|p=y|br=y}}
| last_airdate =
| callsign_meaning = Sequentially assigned by FCC
| sister_stations =
| former_callsigns =
| former_channel_numbers =
| former_affiliations =
| erp = 15 kW
| haat = {{convert|240.1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 182595
| class = [[Low-power broadcasting#Television|LD]]
| coordinates = {{coord|32|32|24|N|95|13|12|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
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'''KLTV''' (channel 7) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Tyler, Texas]], United States, serving [[East Texas]] as an affiliate of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[Telemundo]]. '''K31PR-D''' (channel 31) is a digital [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator]], also licensed to Tyler, in full simulcast with the primary KLTV digital feed. Owned by [[Gray Television]], the stations maintain studios on West Ferguson Street in downtown Tyler (between the [[Smith County, Texas|Smith County]] and United States courthouses), and the transmitter site is located in rural northern Smith County (near the [[Wood County, Texas|Wood County]] line).

'''[[KTRE]]''' (channel 9) in [[Lufkin, Texas|Lufkin]] operates as a [[Broadcast relay station#Semi-satellites|semi-satellite]] of KLTV. As such, it [[simulcast]]s all network and [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] programming as provided through KLTV but airs separate commercial inserts, [[station identification|legal identifications]], weeknight newscasts and Sunday morning [[religious broadcasting|religious programs]], and has its own website. KLTV serves the northern half of the Tyler–[[Longview, Texas|Longview]]–Lufkin–[[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches]] [[media market|market]] while KTRE serves the southern portion. The two stations are counted as a single unit for [[Nielsen ratings|ratings]] purposes. Although KTRE maintains its own studios on TV Road (near [[U.S. Route 69 in Texas|US 69]]) in the [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] of [[Pollok, Texas|Pollok]], [[master control]] and some internal operations are based at KLTV's facilities.

==History==
[[File:Original_KLTV_site_in_east_Tyler.jpg|225px|thumb|left|Original site of KLTV's studios and offices in east Tyler. There is nothing tangible remaining of the old building or property now. In recent years, a fast food/convenience store/gas station has been built there.]]The station first signed on the air on October 14, 1954;<ref name="Celebrate50th">{{cite news | url = https://www.kltv.com/story/2762635/kltv-celebrates-50th-anniversary/ | title = KLTV Celebrates 50th Anniversary | date = 2005-01-04 | work = KLTV | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180908092836/https://www.kltv.com/story/2762635/kltv-celebrates-50th-anniversary/ | archive-date = 2018-09-08 | url-status = live | access-date = 2022-01-19 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> it was founded by the locally-based company Buford Television, which was owned by Lucille Buford. KLTV has been an ABC affiliate since its debut; however, it initially carried the network as a secondary service, while it shared primary affiliation with both [[CBS]] and [[NBC]]; the station also aired programming from the [[DuMont Television Network]] on a secondary basis until 1955. The station originally operated from studio facilities on [[Texas State Highway Loop 323|Texas Loop 323]] on the east side of Tyler. In 1964, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) collapsed Lufkin and Nacogdoches into the Tyler market. Soon afterward, the Buford family bought KTRE and converted it into a semi-satellite of KLTV.

[[Image:KLTV in Tyler, TX IMG 0473.JPG|200px|left|thumb|KLTV's studios on West Ferguson Street in Downtown Tyler.]]
KLTV lost the CBS affiliation in September 1984, when [[Longview, Texas|Longview]]-based KLMG-TV (channel 51, now [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[KFXK-TV]]) signed on. It retained a secondary affiliation with NBC until [[KETK-TV]] (channel 56) signed on in March 1987, resulting in channel 7 becoming an exclusive ABC affiliate. Buford Television owned KLTV and KTRE until 1989, when it sold the stations to [[Jackson, Mississippi]]-based Civic Communications. In 1996, KLTV relocated its operations from its longtime studios on Texas Loop 323 in eastern Tyler to a new facility downtown, located in a former savings & loan branch and office complex near the [[Smith County, Texas|Smith County]] courthouse; the former studio facility was demolished in November 2007. Civic merged with Cosmos Broadcasting, a division of the [[Liberty Corporation]] in 2000. That same year, Liberty sold its insurance businesses to the [[Royal Bank of Canada]], resulting in the retirement of the "Cosmos Broadcasting" banner. Liberty sold itself to [[Raycom Media]] in 2006.

In October 2004, KLTV celebrated its 50th anniversary.<ref name="Celebrate50th"/>

At approximately 7:30{{nbsp}}a.m. on February 3, 2006 (one day after Raycom officially took ownership of the station), KLTV's {{convert|1078|ft|m|adj=on}} broadcast transmitter in Red Springs collapsed taking both its over-the-air analog and digital signals as well as radio station [[KVNE]] (89.5 FM) off the air; no one was reported injured as a result. [[Cox Communications]] (which sold its East Texas systems to Suddenlink Communications in 2007) continued to carry KLTV's [[standard-definition television|standard]] and high definition feeds via a [[optical fiber|fiber optic]] connection; however, [[DirecTV]] and [[Dish Network]] customers were not able to receive the station. KLTV re-established an analog signal at reduced power from its former studio and transmitter location in eastern Tyler within 13 hours of the collapse. No cause for the collapse has been disclosed to date.

A new Harris transmitter—on a tower slightly less than half the height of the one that collapsed—was installed the following day, allowing resumption of full-power broadcasts from the Tyler site, allowing over-the-air viewers to watch [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]]'s broadcast of [[Super Bowl XL]] over its analog signal; the digital signal was restored several days later. KLTV restored its analog over-the-air signal from its original tower while also being restored on DirecTV, Dish Network and other area cable providers. Its analog transmitter equipment was not damaged and was supplemented at the original tower site with a newer transmitter. However, its over-the-air high definition and digital television transmission equipment was a total loss. In March and April 2007, KLTV ran a "Flip the Switch" promotion to promote the completion of the new Red Springs tower. Viewers were urged to submit 30-second videos to show why they should be selected to turn on the tower, with the winner being selected by popular vote on the station's website. On April 17, 2007 at approximately 6:58{{nbsp}}p.m., contest winner Jeff Heimer officially flipped the switch to turn on the new transmitter and tower.

In January 2011, KLTV started "KLTV in Your Community," a section of its website serving as a branch for citizen journalism, or community blogging; the blog sites are separated into fifteen East Texas communities with Tyler divided into four quadrants by city section. It has since been shut down.

On June 25, 2018, Gray Television announced that it was merging with Raycom, under the Gray name. When the merger was approved by the FCC and the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]], it made KLTV (and KTRE) a [[sister station]] to adjacent market stations [[KXII]] in [[Sherman, Texas|Sherman]], [[KBTX-TV|KBTX]] in [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]] and [[KWTX-TV|KWTX]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]] in addition to the current Raycom sister stations, while separating it from [[KXXV]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Gray and Raycom to Combine in a $3.6 Billion Transaction | url = https://gray.tv/uploads/documents/pressreleases/JointPress2018.pdf | access-date = 2022-01-19 | website = [[Gray Television]] | date = 2018-06-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211018190734/https://gray.tv/uploads/documents/pressreleases/JointPress2018.pdf | archive-date = 2021-10-18 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all}}</ref> The sale was approved on December 20<ref>{{cite magazine | first1 = John | last1 = Eggerton | url = https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/fcc-ok-with-gray-raycom-merger | url-access = registration | title = FCC OK with Gray/Raycom Merger | work = [[Broadcasting & Cable]] | date = 2018-12-20 | access-date = 2022-01-19 | issn = 1068-6827 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211110175501/https://www.nexttv.com/news/fcc-ok-with-gray-raycom-merger | archive-date = 2021-11-10 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }}</ref> and was completed on January 2, 2019.<ref>{{cite press release | url = https://gray.tv/uploads/documents/pressreleases/Press%20Release%20re%20Completion%20of%20Raycom%20Acquisition.pdf | title = Gray Completes Acquisition of Raycom Media and Related Transactions | website = [[Gray Television]] | format = PDF | date = 2019-01-02 | access-date = 2022-01-19 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211225144358/https://gray.tv/uploads/documents/pressreleases/Press%20Release%20re%20Completion%20of%20Raycom%20Acquisition.pdf | archive-date = 2021-12-25 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all}}</ref>

On July 27, 2021, Gray Television signed K31PR on the air as a full simulcast partner of the main KLTV signal. Both stations air an identical subchannel line-up, with K31PR's coverage area encompassed entirely by the larger KLTV signal.

==Programming==
KLTV and K31PR carry the majority of the ABC network schedule; however, it preempts the first hour of the network-syndicated ''[[Weekend Adventure]]'' block on Saturday mornings in favor of running [[E/I]]-compliant children's programs from the syndication market. [[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] programs broadcast by KLTV and K31PR include ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'', ''[[Jeopardy!]]'', ''[[The Kelly Clarkson Show]]'', and ''[[The Jennifer Hudson Show]]'' among others.

===News operation===

KLTV and K31PR presently broadcast 31½ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5½ hours each weekday and two hours each on Saturdays and Sundays); unlike most ABC affiliates, the stations do not broadcast an early evening newscast on Sundays. Lufkin semi-satellite KTRE simulcasts KLTV's weekday morning, midday, 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. and weekend morning and evening newscasts. Channel 7 has been the dominant station in the market for most of its history and its newscasts routinely garner several times the number of viewers of its nearest competitor. KLTV and its staff have received several awards including seven Lone Star [[Emmy Award]]s.

The station's longtime slogan is "Proud of East Texas", which has been used since 1985. In a June 2006 article, the ''[[Longview News-Journal]]'' reported KLTV continued its dominance in the area with an estimated 70,000 households tuning into its weeknight 10:00 p.m. broadcast. KETK-TV was second with about 12,000 viewers and [[KYTX]] was watched by an estimated 9,000 viewers. The station was nominated in 2008 for eleven Lone Star Emmy Awards including: best morning and evening newscasts, weather, along with several news/sports specials and reporting. On June 21, 2010, KLTV became the third television station in the Tyler–Longview market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in [[high-definition television|high definition]]. On September 10, 2012, KLTV debuted an hour-long weekday afternoon newscast at 4:00 p.m.

===Notable former on-air staff===
* [[Sandra Brown]] – weather anchor (now a best-selling author)
* [[Devin Scillian]] – news anchor (1986–1989); now at [[WDIV-TV]] in [[Detroit]], and also a children's author and country singer

==Technical information==

===Subchannels===
The stations' digital signals are [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of KLTV<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KLTV#station | title = Digital TV Market Listing for KLTV | date = n.d. | website = [[RabbitEars]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160317233728/https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KLTV | archive-date = 2016-03-17 | url-status = live | access-date = 2022-01-19 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 7.1 / 31.1
| [[720p]] || rowspan=5|[[16:9]] || KLTVDT / K31PRDT|| Main KLTV programming / [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 7.2 / 31.2
| [[480i]] || KLTVCIR / Circle || [[Circle (TV network)|Circle]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 7.3 / 31.3
| 720p || KLTVDT3 / LaVida || [[Telemundo]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 7.4 / 31.4
| rowspan=2|480i || KLTVBNC / Bounce || [[Bounce TV]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 7.5 / 31.5
| KLTVDBL / DABL || [[Dabl]]
|}

On digital subchannels 7.2 and 31.2, the station carries [[Circle (TV network)|Circle]]; the subchannel is also carried on [[Suddenlink Communications]] [[digital cable|digital]] channel 247. The subchannel launched on December 14, 2005 as the "StormTracker 24/7 Weather Channel," a local weather service consisting of temperatures, weather conditions and a live feed of the station's [[Doppler weather radar|Doppler radar]] (branded as the "StormTracker 7 Live Doppler Network") on a rotating schedule; the subchannel affiliated with [[This TV]] in December 2009, it later switched to [[Bounce TV]] on January 1, 2012. On January 1, 2020, Circle debuted on 7.2, displacing Bounce TV to 7.4. On digital subchannel 7.3, the station carries [[Telemundo]]; the subchannel is also carried on Suddenlink channel 22.

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
The station installed its digital transmitter tower on September 23, 2005; on December 14, KLTV became the second television station in East Texas to launch a digital signal, broadcasting on [[Very high frequency|VHF]] channel 10. KLTV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States [[Digital television transition in the United States|transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition VHF channel 10 to channel 7 for post-transition operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds |format=PDF |access-date=2012-03-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=2013-08-29 }}</ref>

==Availability==
===Cable and satellite===
On [[cable television|cable]], KLTV is available on Suddenlink Communications channel 7 and in high definition on digital channel 720. Dish, DirecTV and several smaller cable providers also carry the station.

===Over-the-air===
KLTV is available throughout much of East Texas, such as Tyler, [[Athens, Texas|Athens]], [[Canton, Texas|Canton]], [[Carthage, Texas|Carthage]]*, [[Gilmer, Texas|Gilmer]], [[Henderson, Texas|Henderson]], [[Jacksonville, Texas|Jacksonville]], [[Jefferson, Texas|Jefferson]]*, [[Kilgore, Texas|Kilgore]], [[Lindale, Texas|Lindale]], Longview**, [[Marshall, Texas|Marshall]]*, [[Mineola, Texas|Mineola]], [[Mount Pleasant, Texas|Mount Pleasant]]*, [[Mount Vernon, Texas|Mount Vernon]], [[Palestine, Texas|Palestine]], [[Pittsburg, Texas|Pittsburg]], [[Rusk, Texas|Rusk]], and [[Sulphur Springs, Texas|Sulphur Springs]]***.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nocable.org/browse-stations/callsign/kltv-tyler-tx|title=KLTV-TV Station Information {{!}} TYLER, TX|website=NoCable.org|access-date=2017-01-05}}</ref>
 <nowiki>*</nowiki> – This city can receive KLTV over the air despite being in the [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]] market.
 <nowiki>**</nowiki> – This city can receive KLTV over the air despite parts of the city being in the Shreveport market.
 <nowiki>***</nowiki> – This city can receive KLTV over the air despite being in the [[Dallas]]–[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] market.

In other parts of the market, such as [[Lufkin, Texas|Lufkin]], Nacogdoches and [[Crockett, Texas|Crockett]], KLTV is unavailable over the air, but viewers can receive sister station KTRE.

==See also==
* [[Channel 7 digital TV stations in the United States]]
* [[Channel 7 virtual TV stations in the United States]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* {{Official website|https://www.ktre.com/|name=Official website of sister-station KTRE}}

{{TLLN TV}}
{{ABC Texas}}
{{Telemundo Texas}}
{{Gray TV}}

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KCEB

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174.242.209.160: /* Programming */Brought KCEB programming section up to date. Calvin: think we can remove the "needs update" tag for the article? This edit brings us to current activities for the facility.

{{short description|Television station in Longview, Texas}}
{{For|the television station in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] that formerly used the KCEB callsign|KCEB (Tulsa)}}
{{Update|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KCEB
| city = Longview, Texas
| logo =
| branding = KCEB-LD 54
| digital = 35 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]]) ''(shared with [[KPKN-LD]])''
| virtual = 54
| subchannels =
| translators = [[KBJE-LD]] 29.4
| affiliations = [[Magnificent Movies Network]]
| owner = [[Innovate Corp.]]<ref name="kcebtohc2">{{cite web|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101781932&formid=314&fac_num=83913|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=April 17, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="kcebsalecloses">{{cite web|title=Consummation Notice|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101789385&formid=905&fac_num=83913|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=July 30, 2018|access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref>
| licensee = HC2 Station Group, Inc.
| location = [[Longview, Texas|Longview]]/[[Tyler, Texas]]
| country = United States
| airdate = {{start date and age|2003|7|27|p=y}}
| last_airdate =
| callsign_meaning = Reversal of the name, Beck
| sister_stations =
| former_callsigns =
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 54 (UHF, 2003–2009) '''Digital:''' 51 (UHF, 2010–2015) 26 (UHF, 2015–2018) 28 (UHF, share with [[KTBS-TV]], 2018–2020) '''Virtual:''' 54 (2009–2018; 2020–present) 3.4 (2018–2020)
| former_affiliations = [[UPN]] (via KTPN-LP/KLPN-LP, 2003–January 2006) [[The WB]] (via [[The WB 100+|The WB Plus]]; January–September 2006) [[The CW]] (via [[The CW Plus]]; September 2006–2012) [[MeTV]] (2012–2013) [[Cozi TV]] (2013–2015) [[Jimmy Swaggart#Television|SonLife]] (2015–2019) Infomercials (2019–2020, 2023) [[Azteca América]] (2020–2022) [[Novelisima]] (2023)
| erp = 15 [[kilowatt|kW]]
| haat = {{convert|162.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} {{convert|139.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} ([[special temporary authority|STA]]) {{convert|155.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} ([[construction permit|CP]])
| facility_id = 83913
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|32|22|4.5|N|95|2|45.1|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}} {{nowrap|{{coord|32|15|34|N|95|22|4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}} (STA) {{nowrap|{{coord|32|27|15|N|95|7|50.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}} (CP)
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| website =
}}

'''KCEB''' (channel 54) is a [[television station]] in [[Longview, Texas]], United States. It is broadcasting public domain movies, interspersed with [[Infomercial]]s, and is owned by [[Innovate Corp.]] alongside [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]]-licensed [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] station [[KPKN-LD]], both of which share RF channel 35.

Although KCEB is licensed as a full-power station, it [[frequency sharing|shares spectrum]] with KPKN-LD, whose low-power signal only covers the immediate Tyler–Longview area. Therefore, KCEB relies on [[cable television|cable]] and [[satellite television|satellite]] carriage to reach the entire market.

==History==
The station first signed on the air on July 27, 2003; operating as a [[UPN]] affiliate, it originally served as the full-power [[Broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite]] of low-power stations [[KTPN-LD|KTPN-LP]] (channel 48) in Tyler and KLPN-LP (channel 58, later 47; now defunct) in Longview. The stations were collectively branded as "UPN 58/54/48". The station's original analog transmitter facilities were located northwest of Longview, at the intersection of [[Texas State Highway 300|State Highway 300]] and [[Farm to Market Road 1844|FM1844]], near the town of [[East Mountain, Texas|East Mountain]].

On January 1, 2006, KCEB, KLPN-LP and KTPN-LP lost the UPN affiliation to [[CBS]] affiliate [[KYTX]] (channel 19), which carried the network on its second [[digital subchannel]]. The station immediately switched its affiliation to [[The WB]], effectively replacing "KWTL", a cable-only WB outlet that was part of [[The WB 100+ Station Group]], a service that was created in September 1998 to expand The WB's national coverage primarily through cable-only outlets in smaller markets, which were managed locally by cable providers (since it was cable-exclusive, the channel used the "KWTL" callsign in a fictional manner). During the transition, KTPN and KLPN became [[independent station (North America)|independent stations]].

[[File:KCEB54.png|200px|thumb|left|Former KCEB logo, used from 2008 to 2012.]]
Shortly after receiving the affiliation, on January 24, 2006, the [[Warner Bros.]] unit of [[WarnerMedia|Time Warner]] and [[CBS Corporation]] announced that the two companies would shut down The WB and UPN and combine the networks' respective programming to create a new "fifth" network called [[The CW]], which would be aimed at young adults between the ages of 18 and 34.<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/2006/01/24/news/companies/cbs_warner/ 'Gilmore Girls' meet 'Smackdown'; CW Network to combine WB, UPN in CBS-Warner venture beginning in September], [[CNNMoney.com]], January 24, 2006.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/business/media/24cnd-network.html?bl UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 24, 2006.</ref>

One month later on February 22, the [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] announced the launch of a new network of its own called [[MyNetworkTV]], which would be operated by [[Fox Television Stations]] and its syndication division [[Twentieth Television]], which was created to give UPN and WB stations that did not strike affiliation agreements with The CW another option besides converting to independent stations.<ref>{{cite news|title=News Corp. to launch new mini-network for UPN stations|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-02-22-fox-my-network_x.htm|access-date=January 21, 2013|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=February 22, 2006}}</ref><ref>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/102922-News_Corp_Unveils_My_Network_TV.php News Corp. Unveils MyNetworkTV], ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]'', February 22, 2006.</ref> KCEB affiliated with The CW upon the network's launch on September 18, 2006 (affiliated with the network through The WB 100+ Station Group's successor The CW Plus), while KLPN and KTPN chose to join MyNetworkTV, which launched two weeks earlier on September 5.

In 2008, KCEB changed its on-air branding from "CW 54" to "CW 54/5", adding the station's cable channel assignment on Suddenlink Communications in the Tyler area. On November 6, 2009, the station was sold to the London Broadcasting Company, owner of KYTX. London initially operated the station under a [[Local marketing agreement|sales and management agreement]] prior to the [[Federal Communications Commission]] giving approval for London to acquire the license assets.<ref name="tmt-kceblbc">{{cite news|url=http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20091108/BUSINESS01/911080343|title=KYTX CBS19 Owners LBC Buy Tyler-Area CW Affiliate|date=November 8, 2009|work=[[Tyler Morning Telegraph]]|access-date=November 11, 2009}}</ref> The sale was finalized on August 31, 2010.<ref>[http://www.gilmermirror.com/view/full_story/9359004/article-LONDON-BROADCASTING-COMPLETES-ACQUISITION-OF-CW-AFFILIATE-KCEB-TV?instance=home_news_bullets London Broadcasting Completes Acquisition Of CW Affiliate KCEB-TV], ''Gilmer Mirror'', August 31, 2010. Retrieved 2012-01-07.</ref> KCEB swapped affiliations with KYTX in May 2012, taking that subchannel's [[MeTV]] affiliation, while KYTX's second digital subchannel began carrying programming from The CW Plus.

On May 14, 2014, the [[Gannett|Gannett Company]] announced that it would acquire KYTX and five other London Broadcasting stations in a $215 million all-cash transaction. Gannett's CEO [[Gracia Martore]] touted that the acquisition would give the company a presence in several fast-growing markets, and opportunities for local advertisers to leverage its digital marketing platform.<ref name=tvnc-londongannett>{{cite web|title=Gannett Buys 6 London Broadcasting Stations|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/76329/gannett-buys-6-london-broadcasting-stations|work=TVNewsCheck|date=14 May 2014 |access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref> London exempted KCEB from the deal (as well as company [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] [[KTXD-TV]] in the [[Dallas]] suburb of [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville]]), which will result in only the second instance in which a duopoly will be legally and operationally separated (the [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] is similarly splitting up its [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] duopoly of [[WTTO]] and [[WABM]], in order to acquire [[WBMA-LD]] and its satellites as part of its purchase of [[Allbritton Communications]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Gannett adds to TV holdings with six Texas stations but London Broadcasting holds onto the big one in Dallas|url=http://unclebarky.com/dfw_files/2e807643db49b4cd5d164de6aa63dde6-3098.html|work=UncleBarky.com|date=May 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name="telegraphlondon">{{cite news|title=Gannett announces purchase of CBS 19, 5 others for $215M|url=http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/199824/gannett-announces-purchase-of-cbs-19-5-others-for-215m|newspaper=[[Tyler Morning Telegraph]]|date=May 14, 2014|access-date=May 15, 2014}}</ref>

On March 28, 2018, it was announced that KCEB had entered into a channel sharing agreement with Shreveport-based ABC affiliate KTBS-TV.<ref name="kcebktbscsa">{{cite web|title=Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f916267d43b016271cf04912686&id=25076f916267d43b016271cf04912686&goBack=N|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref> KCEB had previously agreed to go off the air after selling its spectrum in the [[Spectrum reallocation|2017 broadcast incentive auction]]. KCEB began broadcasting on KTBS' frequency on April 29, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/attachment/25076ff362bbf2a1016301edf8f40aae|title=KCEB Explanation of Circumstances for Suspension|format=PDF|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=May 7, 2018}}</ref> The station did not have to change its [[city of license]], as KTBS' signal completely covers Longview.<ref>[https://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=ff93d0f34974470da794cf6212b6c0ea&site=1&map=Y RabbitEars Contour Map for KTBS-TV]</ref>

==Programming==
KCEB was one of a handful of MeTV affiliates that pre-empted portions of the network's schedule (many of the network's affiliates carry at least the majority of the schedule, with any preemptions usually limited to local newscasts produced for the subchannel/station or any network programming that a co-owned major network affiliate chooses to shift to the subchannel to air live due to breaking news or severe weather coverage). The station preempted much of the network's Sunday morning schedule (which consists primarily of either a secondary block of [[E/I]] programming or classic television series depending on the market) with televised church services and [[infomercial|paid programming]]. KCEB also carried a [[broadcast delay|rebroadcast]] of sister station KYTX's morning newscast, preempting classic television programs aired by Me-TV from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. weekdays.

Beginning with the 2012 football season, KCEB carried [[Southland Conference]] [[college football]] and [[college basketball|basketball]] games from the Southland Conference Television Network, which included game telecasts from nearby [[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches]] based [[Stephen F. Austin State University]]. Southland Conference sports coverage was discontinued with the transition to the Azteca América network affiliation.

With the discontinuance of the Azteca América programming on December 31, 2022, KCEB switched programming to "Timeless TV", an offering of infomercials mixed with older episodes of public domain programs such as [[The Beverly Hillbillies]], [[Ozzie and Harriet]], [[Bonanza (TV series)|Bonanza]], and [[The Lucy Show]]. Timeless TV would then be replaced with [[Novelisima]], a network of telenovelas (or soap operas), returning KCEB to Spanish language programming, on January 13, 2023. This, too, would be a short lived programming change for KCEB, as just one week later, Novelisima programming would be dropped from the station as it flipped to another infomercial based network operated over many HC2 Holdings stations, Magnificent Movies Network. MMN programming is similar to Timeless TV, featuring Infomercials, combined instead with old movie titles which are readily available in the public domain, as opposed to sitcoms.

==Technical information==

{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannel of KCEB on the KPKN-LD multiplex<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KCEB#station RabbitEars TV Query for KCEB]</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 54.1
| [[480i]] || [[4:3]] || KCEB || [[Magnificent Movies Network]]
|-
|}

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
Because it was granted an original [[construction permit]] after the FCC finalized the [[digital television]] allotment plan on April 21, 1997,<ref>[http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html Final Digital TV (DTV) Channel Plan from FCC97-115]</ref> the station did not originally receive a companion channel for a digital television signal. In May 2007, the station was granted a construction permit by the FCC to construct a digital transmitter facility to broadcast a signal on UHF channel 38, and move its transmitter to the [[KFXK-TV|KFXK]] tower near [[New London, Texas|New London]]. In May 2008, they submitted an application to the FCC to move their digital allotment from channel 38 to channel 51, in order to utilize the antenna used by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[KFXK-TV]] (channel 51) that would be effectively abandoned by that station when it terminated its analog signal upon the [[digital television transition in the United States|digital television transition]]. In January 2009, the application was approved, and a modification of the construction permit was granted for channel 51 at 1000 kW.

On June 12, 2009, KCEB shut down its analog signal on channel 54, while KFXK ceased its analog signal on channel 51. KCEB then [[flash-cut]] its digital signal into operation on UHF channel 51 from the New London tower on a temporary 70 kW transmitter under [[special temporary authority]] from the FCC. At that point, KCEB was under severe financial hardship and could not afford to build the digital signal out to its maximum authorization. On December 12, 2009, KCEB was issued a construction permit to install a 500 kW transmitter.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.novelisima.com/}}

{{TLLN TV}}
{{Other Texas Stations}}

[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2003]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:Television stations in Tyler, Texas|CEB]]
[[Category:Longview, Texas]]

KWWJ

2023-01-29T16:08:58Z

174.242.209.160: Translator no longer associated with KWWJ

{{About||stations with similar names|WWJ (disambiguation){{!}}WWJ}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KWWJ
| logo = KWWJ logo.gif
| city = [[Baytown, Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Houston Radio|Greater Houston]]
| branding = ''Gospel 1360 KWWJ''
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1947|10}}
| frequency = {{Frequency|1360|[[kHz]]}}
| translator =
| format = [[Urban contemporary gospel|Urban contemporary gospel]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s day 1,000 Watts night
| class = B
| facility_id = 58724
| coordinates = {{coord|29|46|28|N| 95|0|55|W|region:US_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = ''Keep Walking With Jesus (station slogan)
| former_callsigns = KREL (1948-1959) KWBA(1959-1974) KBUK (1974-1988)
| owner = Salt of the Earth Broadcasting (Darrell Martin interests)
| webcast = [http://www.christiannetcast.com/listen/player.asp?station=kwwj-am Listen live]
| website = {{URL|http://www.kwwj.org}}
| affiliations =
}}

'''KWWJ''' (1360 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a non-[[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Baytown, Texas]], and serving [[Greater Houston]]. It airs an [[urban contemporary gospel]] [[radio format]], and is owned by Salt of the Earth Broadcasting. The station is branded as ''Gospel 1360 KWWJ''.

By day, KWWJ transmits with 5,000 [[watt]]s, but to protect other stations on [[AM 1360]], it reduces power to 1,000 watts at night. It also has a [[construction permit]] from the [[Federal Communications Commission]] to change its nighttime power to 800 watts.<ref>[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=kwwj&arn=&state=&city=&freq=530&fre2=1700&type=0&facid=&class=&list=0&ThisTab=Results+to+This+Page%2FTab&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 FCC.com/KWWJ]</ref> The [[transmitter]] and [[radio studio|studio]]s are on Wade Road and Decker Road (Loop 330) in Baytown.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=kWwj&nav= Radio-Locator.com/KWWJ]</ref>

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KWWJ
| width =

| call1 = K245CQ
| freq1 = 96.9
| city1 = Houston, Texas
| fid1 = 86982
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 199
| class1 = D
| coord1 = {{coord|29|42|24.8|N|95|23|17.8|W}}
| notes1 =
}}

==History==
In October 1947, the station [[sign-on|signed on]] as '''KREL'''.<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1950/RADIO%20&%20TV%20ALL%20YB%201950%20B&W-11.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 285]</ref> It was owned by Tri-Cities Broadcasting. The studio building, transmitter building, and three-[[tower array]] for "'Gospel 1360 KWWJ"' are all original to the 1360 facility.

[[San Diego]] radio investor [[Jack O. Gross]] owned the station as KBUK in the 1970s and early 1980s. His estate sold it after his death in 1985.<ref>https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1985/BC-1985-09-16.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

In 1988, the station was acquired by current owner Salt of The Earth Broadcasting.<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-515]</ref> In 2017, KWWJ began broadcasting on its FM translator at 96.9 MHz. On March 3, 2018, 1360 celebrated its 70th year of operation from the original location on Decker Rd. & Loop 330 in Baytown, Texas.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.kwwj.org}}
{{AM station data|KWWJ}}

{{Houston Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|WWJ]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1984]]
[[Category:Gospel radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Texas|WWJ]]

{{Texas-radio-station-stub}}

KTEK

2023-01-29T16:05:28Z

174.242.209.160: Updated article

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTEK
| logo =
| city = [[Alvin, Texas]]
| area = [[Greater Houston]]
| branding = [[Relevant Radio]]
| airdate = {{start date|1980|3|18}}
| frequency = {{frequency|1110|[[Hertz#SI mutliples|kHz]]}}
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| format = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[talk radio]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| power = {{val|2500|u=[[watt]]s|fmt=commas}} day and [[critical hours]]
| class = D
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id = 10827
| coordinates = {{coord|29|22|51|N| 95|14|15|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = '''TEK'''xas (Texas)
| owner = [[Relevant Radio|Relevant Radio, Inc.]]
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://relevantradio.com/wp-content/media/player.html}}
| website = {{url|https://relevantradio.com}}
| affiliations = [[Relevant Radio]]
}}

'''KTEK''' (1110 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) – branded ''[[Relevant Radio]]'' – is a non-commercial [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]] licensed to [[Alvin, Texas|Alvin]], [[Texas]]. Owned by Relevant Radio, Inc., the station serves [[Greater Houston]] but does not broadcast any local programming, instead functioning as a [[repeater]] for the Relevant Radio network. KTEK also [[simulcast]]s over 2 [[Houston]] licensed [[Broadcast relay station|translator]]s K241CM (96.1 FM) and K245CQ (96.9 FM). The KTEK transmitter is located in Alvin, while the transmitter for K241CM resides in [[Friendswood, Texas|Friendswood]] and the K245CQ transmitter is near MacGregor Drive and [[Texas State Highway 288]], just south of downtown Houston.

KTEK broadcasts only during the daytime as a [[List of North American broadcast station classes|Class D]] facility because it shares its frequency with [[Clear-channel station|clear channel]] [[KFAB]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], while the translators maintain the 24 hour network schedule.

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KTEK
| width =

| call1 = K241CM
| freq1 = 96.1
| city1 = Houston, Texas
| fid1 = 140620
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 304
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First air date: December 30, 2016
| call2 = K245CQ
| freq2 = 96.9
| city2 = Houston, Texas
| fid2 = 86982
| watts2 = 50
| haat2 = 199
| class2 = D
| coord2 =
| notes2 = First air date: September 24, 2002

}}

==History==
KTEK in the 1990s once featured [[Vietnamese language]] programming and was declared the Voice of Vietnam in Houston. [[Salem Communications]] then acquired the station for its [[Christianity|Christian]]-related programming. Then on December 11, 2007, Biz Radio bought the station as part of breaking away from a lease agreement with [[Multicultural Broadcasting]]'s [[KXYZ]], making KTEK the first Biz Radio O&O station. The signal is much weaker than that of its previous affiliate KXYZ. On March 16, 2010, KTEK was sold back to Salem. The deal included the cancellation of BizRadio's 2008 loan from Salem, estimated to be worth $1.26 million [[United States Dollar|USD]]. Salem also received $800,000 in cash, but BizRadio was allowed the opportunity "purchase airtime for programming on certain stations" owned by Salem, according to the agreement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radio-info.com/news/houstons-ktek-1110-sold-for-78-million-in-2008-goes-back-to-salem-for-37-mi |title=Houston's KTEK (1110), sold for $7.8 million in 2008, goes back to Salem for $3.7 million |date=March 17, 2010 |work=Radio-Info.com }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On August 15, 2019, Salem Communications announced its intent to sell KTEK, and the 96.1 translator relaying it, to Immaculate Heart Media. Immaculate Heart Media assumed control of the facility on November 14, 2019, and it became an affiliate of Relevant Radio.<ref>Jacobson, Adam. "[https://www.rbr.com/update-salem-reveals-stations-in-latest-sale-as-stock-slides/ Update: Salem Reveals Stations In Latest Sale As Stock Slides]", ''Radio & Television Business Report''. August 16, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.</ref><ref>Venta, Lance. "[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/179681/immaculate-heart-media-acquires-nine-more-stations-in-eight-markets-from-salem/ More On Immaculate Heart Media's Purchase Of Nine Stations From Salem]", ''Radio Insight''. August 16, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1808455 Application Search Details – BAL-20190814AAU], fcc.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2019.</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KTEK}}

{{Houston AM}}
{{Relevant Radio}}
{{Daytime-only radio stations in Texas}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Houston|TEK]]
[[Category:Relevant Radio stations]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1980]]
[[Category:Daytime-only radio stations in Texas|TEK]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Texas|TEK]]

KTEK

2023-01-29T15:59:20Z

174.242.209.160: /* Translator */K245CQ purchased and rebroadcasting KTEK

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTEK
| logo =
| city = [[Alvin, Texas]]
| area = [[Greater Houston]]
| branding = [[Relevant Radio]]
| airdate = {{start date|1980|3|18}}
| frequency = {{frequency|1110|[[Hertz#SI mutliples|kHz]]}}
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| format = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[talk radio]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| power = {{val|2500|u=[[watt]]s|fmt=commas}} day and [[critical hours]]
| class = D
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id = 10827
| coordinates = {{coord|29|22|51|N| 95|14|15|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = '''TEK'''xas (Texas)
| owner = [[Relevant Radio|Relevant Radio, Inc.]]
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://relevantradio.com/wp-content/media/player.html}}
| website = {{url|https://relevantradio.com}}
| affiliations = [[Relevant Radio]]
}}

'''KTEK''' (1110 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) – branded ''[[Relevant Radio]]'' – is a non-commercial [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]] licensed to [[Alvin, Texas|Alvin]], [[Texas]]. Owned by Relevant Radio, Inc., the station serves [[Greater Houston]] but does not broadcast any local programming, instead functioning as a [[repeater]] for the Relevant Radio network. KTEK also [[simulcast]]s over [[Houston]] [[Broadcast relay station|translator]] K241CM (96.1 FM). The KTEK transmitter is located in Alvin, while the transmitter for K241CM resides in [[Friendswood, Texas|Friendswood]].

KTEK broadcasts only during the daytime as a [[List of North American broadcast station classes|Class D]] facility because it shares its frequency with [[Clear-channel station|clear channel]] [[KFAB]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]].

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KTEK
| width =

| call1 = K241CM
| freq1 = 96.1
| city1 = Houston, Texas
| fid1 = 140620
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 304
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First air date: December 30, 2016
| call2 = K245CQ
| freq2 = 96.9
| city2 = Houston, Texas
| fid2 = 86982
| watts2 = 50
| haat2 = 199
| class2 = D
| coord2 =
| notes2 = First air date: September 24, 2002

}}

==History==
KTEK in the 1990s once featured [[Vietnamese language]] programming and was declared the Voice of Vietnam in Houston. [[Salem Communications]] then acquired the station for its [[Christianity|Christian]]-related programming. Then on December 11, 2007, Biz Radio bought the station as part of breaking away from a lease agreement with [[Multicultural Broadcasting]]'s [[KXYZ]], making KTEK the first Biz Radio O&O station. The signal is much weaker than that of its previous affiliate KXYZ. On March 16, 2010, KTEK was sold back to Salem. The deal included the cancellation of BizRadio's 2008 loan from Salem, estimated to be worth $1.26 million [[United States Dollar|USD]]. Salem also received $800,000 in cash, but BizRadio was allowed the opportunity "purchase airtime for programming on certain stations" owned by Salem, according to the agreement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radio-info.com/news/houstons-ktek-1110-sold-for-78-million-in-2008-goes-back-to-salem-for-37-mi |title=Houston's KTEK (1110), sold for $7.8 million in 2008, goes back to Salem for $3.7 million |date=March 17, 2010 |work=Radio-Info.com }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On August 15, 2019, Salem Communications announced its intent to sell KTEK, and the 96.1 translator relaying it, to Immaculate Heart Media. Immaculate Heart Media assumed control of the facility on November 14, 2019, and it became an affiliate of Relevant Radio.<ref>Jacobson, Adam. "[https://www.rbr.com/update-salem-reveals-stations-in-latest-sale-as-stock-slides/ Update: Salem Reveals Stations In Latest Sale As Stock Slides]", ''Radio & Television Business Report''. August 16, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.</ref><ref>Venta, Lance. "[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/179681/immaculate-heart-media-acquires-nine-more-stations-in-eight-markets-from-salem/ More On Immaculate Heart Media's Purchase Of Nine Stations From Salem]", ''Radio Insight''. August 16, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1808455 Application Search Details – BAL-20190814AAU], fcc.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2019.</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KTEK}}

{{Houston AM}}
{{Relevant Radio}}
{{Daytime-only radio stations in Texas}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Houston|TEK]]
[[Category:Relevant Radio stations]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1980]]
[[Category:Daytime-only radio stations in Texas|TEK]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Texas|TEK]]

KYND

2023-01-29T15:49:38Z

174.242.209.160: /* History */History cleaned up

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KYND
| city = [[Cypress, Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Houston Radio|Greater Houston]]
| branding =
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1990|3|1}} (CP granted; November 1987)
| frequency = {{Frequency|1520|[[kHz]]}}
| translator = {{Radio Relay|99.9|K260CH|[[Dilley, Texas|Dilley]]}}
| format = [[Christian radio|Christian]]
| language = [[Spanish (language)|Spanish]]
| power = 25,000 [[watt]]s day 18,000 watts [[critical hours]]
| network = [[ESNE Radio]]
| haat =
| class = D
| facility_id = 40696
| coordinates = {{coord|29|53|13|N|96|00|52|W|region:US_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = KYND (as in "kind", dating back to the calls association with Beautiful Music format "Kind 92.1" in [[Pasadena, Texas]])
| former_callsigns =
| owner = El Sembrador Ministries
| webcast =
| website = [https://elsembradorministries.com/esne/radio/ elsembradorministries.com/esne/radio]
| affiliations =
}}

'''KYND''' (1520 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a commercial terrestrial radio station, licensed to the unincorporated Harris County community of [[Cypress, Texas|Cypress]], serving the [[Houston]], [[Texas]] metropolitan area as a Class D daytime only operating facility. KYND is owned by El Sembrador Ministries.

==History==
'''1520 KYND''' has been brokered for the majority of its existence. Having first been proposed in 1978 by original owner Matthew Provenzano, the facility was granted a construction permit as a Class D facility in November 1987, utilizing 500 watts daytime only, from a 4-tower array west of Telge Rd. The 4 towers were originally of identical height at 38.4 meters. The facility received a license to cover on March 1, 1990. In 1993, KYND was upgraded to 3 kilowatts, daytime only, but with a critical hours power of 2.6 kilowatts. The current 25 kilowatt daytime operation was granted in 2012. KYND's critical hours power is licensed at 18 kilowatts.

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.

KYND has broadcast in Vietnamese, Desi, English, and Spanish throughout its existence.

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 station was leased in May 2016, by Synergy Broadcasting, who returned the longtime Urban Oldies and Talk programming that had previously aired on 1430 [[KSHJ|KCOH]] radio until 2013, on the reincarnated KCOH on 1230 until 2015, and later on [[KJOZ]] until 2016.

On December 22, 2016, Class D translator K260CH Dilley received a license to cover, rebroadcasting KYND programming. The owner of the licensed translator claimed to be broadcasting KYND from its location in Dilley, Texas, something ownership of KYND had no prior knowledge of until it was licensed. The owner of the translator had attempted to move the station to [[Cypress, Texas]], but permission was declined by the FCC.

On September 11, 2017, KYND lost regular leased programming it had contracted with Synergy Broadcasting, when Synergy moved to [[KLVL]] in Pasadena. KYND then broadcast a continuous loop promotional, voiced by the station's former General Manager, giving information concerning leasing availability of the station. This looped message would be broadcast for over 2 years.

KYND operates on the same frequency with legacy "[[Clear-channel stations|clear channel]]" station [[KOKC (AM)|KOKC-AM]] in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], which limits KYND to broadcast during [[Clear-channel station#Daytimers|daytime hours]] only. AM stations (which were not [[list of broadcast station classes|Class A]]) on [[clear-channel]] frequencies were sometimes licensed for daytime hours only prior to 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/am-stations-at-night|title = Why AM Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Broadcasting at Night|date = 11 December 2015}}</ref>

The facility was purchased by El Sembrador Ministries in September 2021, replacing the looped barker message, and joining the buyer's ESNE Radio Network.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KYND}}

{{Houston Radio}}
{{China Radio International}}
{{Daytime-only radio stations in Texas}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|YND]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1987]]
[[Category:China Radio International]]
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KEES

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174.242.209.160: Rework intro, add grn website link.

{{About|the radio station in Gladewater, Texas||Kees (disambiguation){{!}}Kees}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KEES
| city = [[Gladewater, Texas|Gladewater]], [[Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Longview-Marshall Radio|Longview-Marshall area]]
| branding = ''[[Guadalupe Radio Network]]''
| airdate = 1947 (as KSIJ)
| frequency = 1430 [[kHz]]
| format = [[Catholic Radio|Catholic]]
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s (day) 1,000 watts (night)
| erp =
| haat =
| class = B
| facility_id = 72781
| coordinates = {{coord|32|31|46|N|94|52|50|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KSIJ (1947-1978)
| owner = La Promesa Foundation
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website = [http://grnonline.com/ Official Website]
| affiliations = [[Guadalupe Radio Network]] [[EWTN]]
}}

'''KEES''' (1430 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Religious broadcasting|religious]] [[radio station]], relayed by an FM translator, licensed to [[Gladewater, Texas]]. It is part of the [[Guadalupe Radio Network]], and owned by La Promesa Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KEES |title=KEES Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KEES
| width =

| call1 = K243CU
| freq1 = 96.5
| city1 = Longview, Texas
| fid1 = 202824
| watts1 = 110
| haat1 = 48
| class1 = D
| coord1 = {{coord|32|32|48|N|94|47|56|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark}}
| notes1 = First air date: TBD
}}

==History==
1430 signed on the air in 1947. It was assigned the [[call sign]] KSIJ and had a power of 500 watts. In the 1950s KSIJ had a top 40/Country format that featured the station manager and program director, Tom Perryman. Thanks to Tom, KSIJ became the first station in Texas to have Elvis Presley on the air. Due to the geographic location of Gladewater and KSIJ Tom was able to get new up-and-comers from [[Louisiana Hayride|The Louisiana Hayride]] in Shreveport as well as the performers from the Reo Palm Isle Club in Longview. Tom brought Elvis, Willie Nelson, Ray Price, Jim Reeves, Floyd Cramer, and Johnny Horton to the station on the air and had the station promote and arrange their concerts. Tom Perryman built KSIJ into the top station in Gregg County due to his hard work and influence in the music business. Tom Perryman later went to WSM and the [[Grand Ole Opry]], then to KGRI Henderson, Texas, and is now on KKUS 104.1 the Ranch in Tyler, Texas.

In the 1970s, 1430 added another tower and powered up to 5,000 watts daytime and 1,000 watts night.

In the 1980s, Matt Williams bought the station and changed it from a music station to talk on AM. Williams later sold KEES to Citadel. Citadel in turn sold 1430 KEES, 600 KTBB, 1330 KDOK, 92.1 KDOK-FM, and 1490 KGKB to Paul Gleiser.

Gleiser simulcasted KTBB on KEES, as the 600 signal did not cover Gregg county very well. The simulcast ended in 2006, when Gleiser sold KEES and KGLD 1330 to its current owners Salt Of The Earth Broadcasting of Baytown, Texas.

Effective December 3, 2020, Salt of the Earth Broadcasting sold KEES to LA Promesa Foundation for $125,000.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KEES}}

{{Longview-Marshall Radio}}
{{Authority control}}

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KCEB

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174.242.209.160: I have removed "54.1" as there is likely no chance that subchannels will be restored to virtual 54 as all other shared RF 35 stations map to virtual 33.x.

{{short description|Television station in Longview, Texas}}
{{For|the television station in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] that formerly used the KCEB callsign|KCEB (Tulsa)}}
{{Update|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KCEB
| city = Longview, Texas
| logo =
| branding = KCEB-LD 54
| language = [[American English|English]]
| digital = 35 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]]) ''(shared with [[KPKN-LD]])''
| virtual = 54
| subchannels =
| translators = [[KBJE-LD]] 29.4
| affiliations = [[Magnificent Movies Network]]
| owner = [[Innovate Corp.]]<ref name="kcebtohc2">{{cite web|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101781932&formid=314&fac_num=83913|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=April 17, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="kcebsalecloses">{{cite web|title=Consummation Notice|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101789385&formid=905&fac_num=83913|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=July 30, 2018|access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref>
| licensee = HC2 Station Group, Inc.
| location = [[Longview, Texas|Longview]]/[[Tyler, Texas]]
| country = United States
| airdate = {{start date and age|2003|7|27|p=y}}
| last_airdate =
| callsign_meaning = Reversal of the name, Beck
| sister_stations =
| former_callsigns =
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 54 (UHF, 2003–2009) '''Digital:''' 51 (UHF, 2010–2015) 26 (UHF, 2015–2018) 28 (UHF, share with [[KTBS-TV]], 2018–2020) '''Virtual:''' 54 (2009–2018; 2020–present) 3.4 (2018–2020)
| former_affiliations = [[UPN]] (via KTPN-LP/KLPN-LP, 2003–January 2006) [[The WB]] (via [[The WB 100+|The WB Plus]]; January–September 2006) [[The CW]] (via [[The CW Plus]]; September 2006–2012) [[MeTV]] (2012–2013) [[Cozi TV]] (2013–2015) [[Jimmy Swaggart#Television|SonLife]] (2015–2019) Infomercials (2019–2020, 2023) [[Azteca América]] (2020–2022) [[Novelisima]] (2023)
| erp = 15 [[kilowatt|kW]]
| haat = {{convert|162.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} {{convert|139.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} ([[special temporary authority|STA]]) {{convert|155.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} ([[construction permit|CP]])
| facility_id = 83913
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|32|22|4.5|N|95|2|45.1|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}} {{nowrap|{{coord|32|15|34|N|95|22|4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}} (STA) {{nowrap|{{coord|32|27|15|N|95|7|50.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}} (CP)
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| website =
}}

'''KCEB''' (channel 54) is a [[television station]] in [[Longview, Texas]], United States. It is broadcasting public domain movies, interspersed with [[Infomercial]]s, and is owned by [[Innovate Corp.]] alongside [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]]-licensed [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] station [[KPKN-LD]], both of which share RF channel 35.

Although KCEB is licensed as a full-power station, it [[frequency sharing|shares spectrum]] with KPKN-LD, whose low-power signal only covers the immediate Tyler–Longview area. Therefore, KCEB relies on [[cable television|cable]] and [[satellite television|satellite]] carriage to reach the entire market.

==History==
The station first signed on the air on July 27, 2003; operating as a [[UPN]] affiliate, it originally served as the full-power [[Broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite]] of low-power stations [[KTPN-LD|KTPN-LP]] (channel 48) in Tyler and KLPN-LP (channel 58, later 47; now defunct) in Longview. The stations were collectively branded as "UPN 58/54/48". The station's original analog transmitter facilities were located northwest of Longview, at the intersection of [[Texas State Highway 300|State Highway 300]] and [[Farm to Market Road 1844|FM1844]], near the town of [[East Mountain, Texas|East Mountain]].

On January 1, 2006, KCEB, KLPN-LP and KTPN-LP lost the UPN affiliation to [[CBS]] affiliate [[KYTX]] (channel 19), which carried the network on its second [[digital subchannel]]. The station immediately switched its affiliation to [[The WB]], effectively replacing "KWTL", a cable-only WB outlet that was part of [[The WB 100+ Station Group]], a service that was created in September 1998 to expand The WB's national coverage primarily through cable-only outlets in smaller markets, which were managed locally by cable providers (since it was cable-exclusive, the channel used the "KWTL" callsign in a fictional manner). During the transition, KTPN and KLPN became [[independent station (North America)|independent stations]].

[[File:KCEB54.png|200px|thumb|left|Former KCEB logo, used from 2008 to 2012.]]
Shortly after receiving the affiliation, on January 24, 2006, the [[Warner Bros.]] unit of [[WarnerMedia|Time Warner]] and [[CBS Corporation]] announced that the two companies would shut down The WB and UPN and combine the networks' respective programming to create a new "fifth" network called [[The CW]], which would be aimed at young adults between the ages of 18 and 34.<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/2006/01/24/news/companies/cbs_warner/ 'Gilmore Girls' meet 'Smackdown'; CW Network to combine WB, UPN in CBS-Warner venture beginning in September], [[CNNMoney.com]], January 24, 2006.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/business/media/24cnd-network.html?bl UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 24, 2006.</ref>

One month later on February 22, the [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] announced the launch of a new network of its own called [[MyNetworkTV]], which would be operated by [[Fox Television Stations]] and its syndication division [[Twentieth Television]], which was created to give UPN and WB stations that did not strike affiliation agreements with The CW another option besides converting to independent stations.<ref>{{cite news|title=News Corp. to launch new mini-network for UPN stations|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-02-22-fox-my-network_x.htm|access-date=January 21, 2013|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=February 22, 2006}}</ref><ref>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/102922-News_Corp_Unveils_My_Network_TV.php News Corp. Unveils MyNetworkTV], ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]'', February 22, 2006.</ref> KCEB affiliated with The CW upon the network's launch on September 18, 2006 (affiliated with the network through The WB 100+ Station Group's successor The CW Plus), while KLPN and KTPN chose to join MyNetworkTV, which launched two weeks earlier on September 5.

In 2008, KCEB changed its on-air branding from "CW 54" to "CW 54/5", adding the station's cable channel assignment on Suddenlink Communications in the Tyler area. On November 6, 2009, the station was sold to the London Broadcasting Company, owner of KYTX. London initially operated the station under a [[Local marketing agreement|sales and management agreement]] prior to the [[Federal Communications Commission]] giving approval for London to acquire the license assets.<ref name="tmt-kceblbc">{{cite news|url=http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20091108/BUSINESS01/911080343|title=KYTX CBS19 Owners LBC Buy Tyler-Area CW Affiliate|date=November 8, 2009|work=[[Tyler Morning Telegraph]]|access-date=November 11, 2009}}</ref> The sale was finalized on August 31, 2010.<ref>[http://www.gilmermirror.com/view/full_story/9359004/article-LONDON-BROADCASTING-COMPLETES-ACQUISITION-OF-CW-AFFILIATE-KCEB-TV?instance=home_news_bullets London Broadcasting Completes Acquisition Of CW Affiliate KCEB-TV], ''Gilmer Mirror'', August 31, 2010. Retrieved 2012-01-07.</ref> KCEB swapped affiliations with KYTX in May 2012, taking that subchannel's [[MeTV]] affiliation, while KYTX's second digital subchannel began carrying programming from The CW Plus.

On May 14, 2014, the [[Gannett|Gannett Company]] announced that it would acquire KYTX and five other London Broadcasting stations in a $215 million all-cash transaction. Gannett's CEO [[Gracia Martore]] touted that the acquisition would give the company a presence in several fast-growing markets, and opportunities for local advertisers to leverage its digital marketing platform.<ref name=tvnc-londongannett>{{cite web|title=Gannett Buys 6 London Broadcasting Stations|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/76329/gannett-buys-6-london-broadcasting-stations|work=TVNewsCheck|date=14 May 2014 |access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref> London exempted KCEB from the deal (as well as company [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] [[KTXD-TV]] in the [[Dallas]] suburb of [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville]]), which will result in only the second instance in which a duopoly will be legally and operationally separated (the [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] is similarly splitting up its [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] duopoly of [[WTTO]] and [[WABM]], in order to acquire [[WBMA-LD]] and its satellites as part of its purchase of [[Allbritton Communications]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Gannett adds to TV holdings with six Texas stations but London Broadcasting holds onto the big one in Dallas|url=http://unclebarky.com/dfw_files/2e807643db49b4cd5d164de6aa63dde6-3098.html|work=UncleBarky.com|date=May 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name="telegraphlondon">{{cite news|title=Gannett announces purchase of CBS 19, 5 others for $215M|url=http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/199824/gannett-announces-purchase-of-cbs-19-5-others-for-215m|newspaper=[[Tyler Morning Telegraph]]|date=May 14, 2014|access-date=May 15, 2014}}</ref>

On March 28, 2018, it was announced that KCEB had entered into a channel sharing agreement with Shreveport-based ABC affiliate KTBS-TV.<ref name="kcebktbscsa">{{cite web|title=Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f916267d43b016271cf04912686&id=25076f916267d43b016271cf04912686&goBack=N|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref> KCEB had previously agreed to go off the air after selling its spectrum in the [[Spectrum reallocation|2017 broadcast incentive auction]]. KCEB began broadcasting on KTBS' frequency on April 29, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/attachment/25076ff362bbf2a1016301edf8f40aae|title=KCEB Explanation of Circumstances for Suspension|format=PDF|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=May 7, 2018}}</ref> The station did not have to change its [[city of license]], as KTBS' signal completely covers Longview.<ref>[https://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=ff93d0f34974470da794cf6212b6c0ea&site=1&map=Y RabbitEars Contour Map for KTBS-TV]</ref>

==Programming==
KCEB was one of a handful of MeTV affiliates that preempts some portion of the network's schedule (many of the network's affiliates carry at least the majority of the schedule, with any preemptions usually limited to local newscasts produced for the subchannel/station or any network programming that a co-owned major network affiliate chooses to shift to the subchannel to air live due to breaking news or severe weather coverage). The station preempted much of the network's Sunday morning schedule (which consists primarily of either a secondary block of [[E/I]] programming or classic television series depending on the market) with televised church services and [[infomercial|paid programming]]. KCEB also carried a [[broadcast delay|rebroadcast]] of sister station KYTX's morning newscast, preempting classic television programs aired by Me-TV from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. weekdays.

Since the 2012 football season, KCEB has carried [[Southland Conference]] [[college football]] and [[college basketball|basketball]] games from the Southland Conference Television Network, which includes game telecasts from nearby institution [[Stephen F. Austin State University]].

==Technical information==

{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannel of KCEB on the KPKN-LD multiplex<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KCEB#station RabbitEars TV Query for KCEB]</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 54.1
| [[480i]] || [[4:3]] || KCEB || [[Magnificent Movies Network]]
|-
|}

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
Because it was granted an original [[construction permit]] after the [[Federal Communications Commission]] finalized the [[digital television]] allotment plan on April 21, 1997,<ref>[http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html Final Digital TV (DTV) Channel Plan from FCC97-115]</ref> the station did not originally receive a companion channel for a digital television signal. In May 2007, the station was granted a construction permit by the FCC to construct a digital transmitter facility to broadcast a signal on UHF channel 38, and move its transmitter to the [[KFXK-TV|KFXK]] tower near [[New London, Texas|New London]]. In May 2008, they submitted an application to the FCC to move their digital allotment from channel 38 to channel 51, in order to utilize the antenna used by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[KFXK-TV]] (channel 51) that would be effectively abandoned by that station when it terminated its analog signal upon the [[digital television transition in the United States|digital television transition]]. In January 2009, the application was approved, and a modification of the construction permit was granted for channel 51 at 1000 kW.

On June 12, 2009, KCEB shut down its analog signal on channel 54, while KFXK ceased its analog signal on channel 51. KCEB then [[flash-cut]] its digital signal into operation on UHF channel 51 from the New London tower on a temporary 70 kW transmitter under [[special temporary authority]] from the FCC. At that point, KCEB was under severe financial hardship and could not afford to build the digital signal out to its maximum authorization. On December 12, 2009, KCEB was issued a construction permit to install a 500 kW transmitter.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.novelisima.com/}}

{{TLLN TV}}
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KTLH (FM)

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{{short description|Radio station in Hallsville, Texas}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox radio station
| above = Simulcasts with [[KOYE]], [[Frankston, Texas|Frankston]]
| logo = KOYE LaInvasora96.7y107.9 logo.png
| logo_size = 250px
| format = [[Regional Mexican]]
| language = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| former_callsigns =
| owner = [[Alpha Media]] LLC
| licensee = Alpha Media Licensee LLC
| name = KTLH
| city = [[Hallsville, Texas|Hallsville]], [[Texas]]
| area = Longview-Marshall
| branding = ''La Invasora 96.7 y 107.9''
| frequency = 107.9 [[MHz]]
| airdate = February 6, 2020
| power =
| erp = 50,000 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|110.0|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C2
| facility_id = 198622
| coordinates = {{coord|32|43|3|N|94|40|17|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = Hallsville, Texas (city of license; reversed)
| sister_stations = [[KKUS]], [[KOOI]], [[KOYE]], [[KYKX]]
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.lainvasora.fm lainvasora.fm]
| affiliations =
}}

'''KTLH''' (107.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is an [[Alpha Media]] [[radio station]], licensed to [[Hallsville, Texas]], United States, serving the Tyler-Longview area with a Regional Mexican format in full simulcast with its sister station [[KOYE]] in Frankston, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KTLH |title=KTLH Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> Studios are located on Broadway Avenue in downtown Tyler; transmitter site is located in unincorporated Harrison County, northeast of Ashland, Texas.

KTLH signed on as the simulcast partner of Regional Mexican formatted 96.7 [[KOYE]] [[Frankston, Texas|Frankston]] "La Invasora", replacing the lost coverage of former simulcast partner 92.3 [[KDPM (FM)|KCUL-FM]] [[Marshall, Texas|Marshall]].

==History==
KTLH was first proposed by Alpha Media in early 2018, and received a permit to construct the facility on June 25, 2018. The construction permit was to expire in June 2021, and also forced Chalk Hill Media to move its displaced [[Henderson, Texas|Henderson]] Class D translator, K300CX, which relays AM 1240 [[KDOK]] [[Kilgore, Texas|Kilgore]], to a new operating channel. Chalk Hill media applied and was granted the move of K300CX to channel 291 (106.1 MHz), making way for the new Hallsville station to sign on.

After a week of testing the new signal with a looped instrumental piece and a basic "107.9 KTLH Hallsville" identification, KTLH joined Alpha Media sister station [[KOYE]] as a simulcast partner of Regional Mexican "La Invasora" on February 19, 2020, returning the format to the Longview/Marshall portion of the market.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{FM station data|KTLH}}

{{Longview-Marshall Radio}}
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KTYL-FM

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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTYL-FM
| logo = [[File:KTYL Mix931 logo.png|150px]]
| city = [[Tyler, Texas]]
| area = [[Tyler, Texas metropolitan statistical area|Tyler]]-[[Longview, Texas metropolitan area|Longview]]-[[Jacksonville, Texas|Jacksonville]] area
| branding = Mix 93.1
| frequency = {{frequency|93.1|[[MHz]]}}
| founded = February 1, 1961 (initial CP issued)
| airdate = {{start date and age|1961|6|28|br=y|p=y}}
| languages = [[American English]]
| format = [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 (CHR)]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| erp = {{val|82000|u=[[watt]]s|fmt=commas}}
| haat = {{convert|286|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=flip}}
| class = C1
| facility_id = 35711
| coordinates = {{coord|32.259889|-94.950778|format=dms|region:US-TX_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning = Tyler, Texas (city of license and principal city in its broadcast area)
| former_callsigns = KSLT (1961–1965) KZAK-FM (1965–1976) KTYL (1976–1979)
| owner = [[Townsquare Media]]
| licensee = Townsquare License, LLC
| affiliations = [[Compass Media Networks]] [[Westwood One]]
| sister_stations = [[KKTX-FM]], [[KNUE]], [[KISX]]
| webcast = [https://mix931fm.com/listen-live/ Listen Live]
| website = {{url|https://mix931fm.com/}}
}}

'''KTYL-FM''' (93.1 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[Townsquare Media]] [[radio station]], licensed to [[Tyler, Texas]], serving the [[Tyler, Texas metropolitan statistical area|Tyler]]-[[Longview, Texas metropolitan area|Longview]]-[[Jacksonville, Texas|Jacksonville]] area, with a [[Mainstream Top 40|Top 40 (CHR)]] format. KTYL operates with an [[Effective radiated power|ERP]] of 82 [[kW]] from a transmitter site near [[Overton, Texas|Overton]] in western [[Rusk County, Texas|Rusk County]]. Studios are located on Brookside Drive in south Tyler in a building shared with Townsquare's other Tyler stations.

==History==

=== KSLT – Tyler's first FM station ===
The initial construction permit for 93.1 was issued by the FCC on February 1, 1961, to Oil Center Broadcasting Company, owned by L.S. Torrans and Bryan L. Scott of Tyler.<ref name="hc">{{FCC letter|hcards=yes|letterid=98985|callsign=KTYL-FM}}</ref> Construction of the station was completed by June of that year. Scott noted that the music broadcast by the station would include "everything that has withstood the test of time", which did not include [[rock and roll]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 22, 1961|title=New FM Station Ready|page=10|work=[[Tyler Morning Telegraph]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83413953/kslt-signs-on/|access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref> The station was on the air by June 29.<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 29, 1961|title=NEW FM KSLT (advertisement)|page=27|work=Tyler Morning Telegraph|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83414021/kslt-on-by-june-29-1961/|access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref> It originally operated with 5 [[Watt|kW]] of power from between the hours 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.<ref>{{Cite news|date=July 9, 1961|title=It's Here! Tyler and Northeast Texas (advertisement)|page=38|work=The Tyler Courier-Times|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83414048/kslt-fm-hours-power/|access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref>

KTYL featured an [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] (AC) format from the 1980s until 1999. In 1999, KTYL switched from AC ''Lite 93.1'' to rhythmic oldies as ''Jammin' 93.1''. This format lasted until November 2001, when KTYL started playing Christmas music. At midnight December 26, 2001, KTYL switched to [[contemporary hit]] Top 40 music as ''Mix 93.1''. The first song on Mix 93.1 was "[[Jump (Van Halen song)|Jump]]" by [[Van Halen]]. The "Mix" name was previously carried by sister Top 40 (CHR), KISX as ''Mix 107.3''. KISX re-launched as ''Kiss 107FM'' prior to the launch of the ''Mix 93.1''.

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=

}}

==External links==
*{{Official website}}
*{{FM station data|KTYL}}

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KNUE

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{{short description|Radio station in Tyler, Texas}}
{{for|the South Korean university for teacher training|Korea National University of Education}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KNUE
| logo = [[File:Knue_logo-v4.png|220px]]
| city = [[Tyler, Texas]]
| area = [[Tyler, Texas metropolitan statistical area|Tyler]]-[[Longview, Texas metropolitan area|Longview]]-[[Jacksonville, Texas|Jacksonville]] area
| branding = 101-5 KNUE
| frequency = 101.5 [[MHz]]
| airdate = {{start date and age|1964|12|13|p=y|br=yes}}
| format = [[Country music|Country]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| erp = 98,000 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|327|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = C0
| callsign_meaning = "kay-new" (initial branding post callsign change)
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id = 25585
| coordinates = {{coord|32|15|35.00|N|94|57|2.00|W|type:landmark_region:US-TX}}
| former_callsigns = KDOK-FM (1964–1968)
| owner = [[Townsquare Media]]
| licensee = Townsquare License, LLC
| affiliations = [[Compass Media Networks]]
| sister_stations = [[KKTX-FM]], [[KISX]], [[KTYL-FM]]
| webcast = [https://knue.com/listen-live Listen Live]
| website = [https://knue.com knue.com]
}}

'''KNUE''' (101.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[Townsquare Media]] [[radio station]], licensed to [[Tyler, Texas]], United States, serving the [[Tyler, Texas metropolitan statistical area|Tyler]]-[[Longview, Texas metropolitan area|Longview]]-[[Jacksonville, Texas|Jacksonville]] area with a contemporary [[country music]] format. KNUE operates with an [[Effective radiated power|ERP]] of 98 [[kW]] from a transmitter site near [[Overton, Texas|Overton]] in western [[Rusk County, Texas|Rusk County]]. Studios are located on Brookside Drive in south Tyler in a building shared with Townsquare's other Tyler stations.

== History ==
=== Early years ===
Before KDOK Broadcasting Company, Inc., acquired the station, KGKB-FM broadcast on 101.5 FM and operated with an ERP of 10,000 watts. <ref>{{Cite journal |title=AM, FM and TV STATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES |journal=Broadcasting Telecasting Yearbook |edition=1950 |volume=16 |pages=300}}</ref> The earliest confirmed record of KGKB-FM on the air was in 1948 from an issue of Radio Craft. However, no exact date has been found of when KGKB-FM launched. <ref>{{Cite web |title=U. S. FM Stations as of 1948 |url=https://jeff560.tripod.com/1948fm.html |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=jeff560.tripod.com}}</ref>

KDOK Broadcasting Company, Inc., owners of [[KGLD|KDOK]] (1330 AM), signed on 101.5 FM at 1:01 p.m. on December 13, 1964, as the FM counterpart of KDOK; it bore the call letters KDOK-FM as a result.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 16, 1976 |title=KDOK Celebrating 20 Years On Air In ET |page=30 |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82970756/kdok-fm/ |access-date=August 7, 2021 |archive-date=August 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807144120/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82970756/kdok-fm/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The station, which originally operated from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily, aired an [[easy listening]] format it billed as "[[Beautiful music|Beautiful Music]] For Discriminating Adults". It originally broadcast with 40,000 watts from a {{convert|405|ft|m|adj=on|sp=us}} tower, a fraction of the output it has today.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 13, 1964 |title=Debuting Today at 1:01 P.M. (advertisement) |page=47 |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83089038/kdok-fm-debuts/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809062116/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83089038/kdok-fm-debuts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In its early years, it also broadcast [[Dallas Cowboys]] games.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 21, 1965 |title=KDOK-FM 101.5 On Your Dial Presents Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers (advertisement) |page=11 |work=[[Tyler Morning Telegraph]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83089734/kdok-fm-dallas-cowboys/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809064305/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83089734/kdok-fm-dallas-cowboys/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The following year, KDOK moved from 1330 AM to 1490 AM, taking over the frequency of the former [[KYZS|KGKB]], which had been off the air since October 1963. KDOK, a daytimer at 1330, had been desiring to operate full-time and was not able to do so without a frequency change. It then spun off 1330 to Aubrey Irby and John Dorris, owners of [[KTYL-FM|KZAK-FM]], who had wanted to operate AM service; that station then took on the KZAK call letters. KDOK-FM was not affected and remained with the KDOK Broadcasting Company.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 21, 1965 |title=Local Radio Stations In Transaction |page=27 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83088796/kdok-swaps-frequencies/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809062114/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83088796/kdok-swaps-frequencies/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On November 12, 1968, KDOK-FM changed call letters to the present KNUE; at the time, they were originally pronounced on-air as "kay-new". There was no change to the existing programming.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 12, 1968 |title=Something 'Nue' Arrives Tuesday at 10:15 A.M. (advertisement) |page=15 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83089892/kdok-fm-changes-calls-to-knue/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809064307/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83089892/kdok-fm-changes-calls-to-knue/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 1971, KNUE became Tyler's first radio station to begin broadcasting in [[Stereophonic sound|multiplex stereo]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 6, 1971 |title=First Multiplex Stereo Station |page=2 |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090435/knue-multiplex-stereo/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809074210/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090435/knue-multiplex-stereo/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 1980, KDOK Broadcasting Company, by this time controlled by Mary Adams Yow, the widow of station founder Dana Adams, announced that they would be selling KDOK-KNUE to Golden Eagle Broadcasters for $1.2 million. Additionally, Golden Eagle paid Yow $150,000 to not compete with Golden Eagle through the purchase or establishment of another radio station in the market area. Golden Eagle was principally owned by local businessman Bob Rodgers, who was the president of Whitehouse State Bank and a 57% owner of Texas Community Antenna Systems, a Tyler-based [[cable television]] operator serving 130,000 customers in Texas and [[Arkansas]] (but not Tyler itself). By this point, KNUE had upgraded its power output to 100,000 watts but was still on its original tower.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 3, 1980 |title=Agreement To Sell Stations Reached |page=33 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090700/kdok-stations-sold/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809140504/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090700/kdok-stations-sold/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 14, 1980 |title=Changing Hands |page=50 |work=[[Broadcasting and Cable|Broadcasting]] |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1980/1980-07-14-BC.pdf |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=September 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902021317/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1980/1980-07-14-BC.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 23, 1980 |title=Leonard Selected To Insurance Panel |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090736/bob-rogers-golden-eagle/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809140502/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090736/bob-rogers-golden-eagle/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The FCC approved the acquisition in November 1980, and Golden Eagle took control of the stations on November 19.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 30, 1980 |title=Wallace Named Orkin Manager |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090711/golden-eagle-kdok-knue-fcc-approval/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809140502/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090711/golden-eagle-kdok-knue-fcc-approval/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== KNUE goes country ===
On Friday, September 10, 1982, Broadcasters Unlimited and its president, Don Chaney, announced that it would be purchasing KDOK and KNUE from Golden Eagle for $1.775 million. However, Broadcasters Unlimited already owned rival AM station [[KTBB (AM)|KTBB]], meaning KDOK would have to be divested to a third party. At the time, FCC regulations forbade an entity from owning more than one station on each band in a given market. KDOK was spun off to Turner Communications, who owned [[KAGC]] in [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]], for $532,500. This transaction resulted in KDOK and KNUE having separate ownership for the first times in their histories and giving KTBB its first FM counterpart.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=December 13, 1982|title=Changing Hands|page=70|work=Broadcasting|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Broadcasting-IDX/1982-Broadcasting/1982-12-13-Broadcasting-Page-0070.pdf|access-date=August 9, 2021|archive-date=August 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809140503/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Broadcasting-IDX/1982-Broadcasting/1982-12-13-Broadcasting-Page-0070.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Chaney announced that his company would be conducting market research before deciding on the direction their new acquisitions would take. KNUE was then re-located into a building on Brookside Drive that had been newly constructed for just KTBB; a second story was added on to accommodate KNUE.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 11, 1982 |title=KTBB Group Buys 2 Tyler Radio Stations |page=12 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83095755/knue-sold-to-ktbb-owner-broadcasters/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809140502/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83095755/knue-sold-to-ktbb-owner-broadcasters/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This building is still home to KNUE today and also houses the rest of its present-day sister stations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://knue.com/contact-us/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 9, 2021 |website=101.5 KNUE |publisher=Townsquare Media |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809140504/https://knue.com/contact-us/ }}</ref>

At noon on February 7, 1983, KNUE left the air to relocate its equipment and operations to the Brookside Drive facility. The next day at 6 a.m., KNUE returned to the air. Coinciding with the move to the new facility came a new format: after 18 years in the easy listening format, KNUE adopted its present, long-running [[Country music|country]] format using the branding "Continuous Country KNUE 101 FM", promising to play no less "than three great country hits in a row".<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 1, 1983 |title=Radio Station Makes Change |page=14 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83153416/knue-moves-studio-changes-format/ |access-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810070433/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83153416/knue-moves-studio-changes-format/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 3, 1983 |title=It's New It's Continuous It's Pure Country (advertisement) |page=10 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83098382/continuous-country-knue-101-fm/ |access-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810070434/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83098382/continuous-country-knue-101-fm/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The change worked. By 1988, the station led in all but one daypart among audiences 18–34 and 25–54 in the market.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Helton |first=Lon |date=September 30, 1988 |title=Small Market Killers |pages=44, 47 |work=Radio & Records |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1988/RR-1988-09-30.pdf |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=September 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902021401/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1988/RR-1988-09-30.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

By 1987, the station had modified its branding to the current "101.5 KNUE", using the slogan "The Country Channel".<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 9, 1987 |title=KNUE/MS Swim-A-Thon (advertisement) |page=22 |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83411073/knue-the-country-channel-ad/ |access-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814055149/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83411073/knue-the-country-channel-ad/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year, the station began producing and syndicating "The Indie Bullet Top 10 Countdown", which was billed as "offering tomorrow's country stars today". The one-hour weekly show, created by Tyler music producer and promoter Roy Haws, featured artists signed by independent labels, and was hosted by the station's morning DJ, Alex Price; it was also broadcast on 200 other stations across the country.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mogle |first=Danny |date=June 19, 1987 |title=Indie Artists Grab Spotlight On 'Bullet' Countdown Show |page=49 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83411166/knue-buller-countdown-p1/ |access-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814055147/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83411166/knue-buller-countdown-p1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Broadcasters Unlimited expanded its operation to include a second FM station, [[KISX]] (107.3 FM), in 1990 in an early [[local marketing agreement]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 23, 1990 |title=Tyler Radio Stations Sign Agreement |page=3-C |work=Longview News-Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83410822/tyler-radio-stations-sign-agreement/ |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205074748/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83410822/tyler-radio-stations-sign-agreement/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== From local to corporate ownership ===
The 1990s saw rapid shifts in ownership as the industry consolidated. Broadcasters Unlimited sold itself to GulfStar Communications in 1994 for $12.5 million, which included KNUE and sister stations in [[Texarkana]] and [[Waco, Texas|Waco]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 13, 1994 |title=Austin-Based Group To Purchase Tyler Radio Stations |page=6 |work=Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83410742/austin-based-group-to-purchase-tyler-rad/ |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205074747/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83410742/austin-based-group-to-purchase-tyler/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Hicks brothers, who founded GulfStar, then sold the company and its 54 stations in 1997 to Capstar Broadcasting Partners, which R. Steven Hicks had formed the year prior.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tomich |first=Jeff |date=July 10, 1997 |title=Capstar To Run 3 Tyler Radio Stations After Buying GulfStar |page=3 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83410873/ |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205074749/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83410873/capstar-to-run-3-tyler-radio-stations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Chancellor Media acquired Capstar for $4.1 billion in 1999, changed its name to AMFM, and then merged with [[iHeartMedia|Clear Channel Communications]] in a $23 billion transaction that October.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shweder |first=Jeremy |date=October 8, 1999 |title=Clear Channel-AMFM: What A Deal! |pages=3, 40 |work=Radio & Records |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1999/RR-1999-10-08.pdf |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814054539/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1999/RR-1999-10-08.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Clear Channel retained the Tyler cluster until 2007, when it began downsizing and selling off smaller-market stations. The company sold 52 stations in 11 markets in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, including KNUE, to [[Gap Broadcasting Group|Gap Broadcasting]], a Dallas-based company owned by George Laughlin.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 13, 2007 |title=Clear Channel Culls Empire |page=6 |work=Radio & Records |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2007/RR-2007-04-13.pdf |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=September 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902021618/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2007/RR-2007-04-13.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Gap Broadcasting and co-owned Gap West were merged with the former Regent Communications to form Townsquare Media after [[Oaktree Capital Management]], already an investor in the Gap companies, became the majority owner of Regent after its bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 25, 2021 |title=Townsquare To Buy-Out Oaktree Capital’s Stake In The Company. |work=Inside Radio |url=http://www.insideradio.com/townsquare-to-buy-out-oaktree-capital-s-stake-in-the-company/article_436ba874-5f3d-11eb-9089-0f33fe4bce5b.html |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=December 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204064747/http://www.insideradio.com/townsquare-to-buy-out-oaktree-capital-s-stake-in-the-company/article_436ba874-5f3d-11eb-9089-0f33fe4bce5b.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On August 2, 2021, KNUE dropped the syndicated [[Big D and Bubba]] morning show after 21 years in favor of a local morning show hosted by newly appointed [[Program director|brand manager]] Billy Jenkins and former midday host Tara Holley.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venta |first=Lance |date=August 4, 2021 |title=KNUE Launches Local Morning Show |work=RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211357/knue-launches-local-morning-show/ |access-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811074250/https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211357/knue-launches-local-morning-show/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The change was made "to do more to support our local businesses" and help the station "do more to give back to our community".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jenkins |first=Billy |date=August 1, 2021 |title=The New Best Way to Start Your Day in East Texas |work=101.5 KNUE |publisher=Townsquare Media |url=https://knue.com/the-new-best-way-to-start-your-day-in-east-texas/ |access-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811074249/https://knue.com/the-new-best-way-to-start-your-day-in-east-texas/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After outcry from fans of Big D and Bubba, the show was quickly picked up by rival country outlet [[KKUS]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venta |first=Lance |date=August 6, 2021 |title=Big D & Bubba Quickly Find New Tyler/Longview Affiliate |work=RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211455/big-d-bubba-quickly-find-new-tyler-longview-affiliate/ |access-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811074248/https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211455/big-d-bubba-quickly-find-new-tyler-longview-affiliate/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KNUE
| logo = [[File:Knue_logo-v4.png|220px]]
| city = [[Tyler, Texas]]
| area = [[Tyler, Texas metropolitan statistical area|Tyler]]-[[Longview, Texas metropolitan area|Longview]]-[[Jacksonville, Texas|Jacksonville]] area
| branding = 101-5 KNUE
| frequency = 101.5 [[MHz]]
| airdate = {{start date and age|1964|12|13|p=y|br=yes}}
| format = [[Country music|Country]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| erp = 98,000 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|327|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = C0
| callsign_meaning = "kay-new" (initial branding post callsign change)
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id = 25585
| coordinates = {{coord|32|15|35.00|N|94|57|2.00|W|type:landmark_region:US-TX}}
| former_callsigns = KDOK-FM (1964–1968)
| owner = [[Townsquare Media]]
| licensee = Townsquare License, LLC
| affiliations = [[Compass Media Networks]]
| sister_stations = [[KKTX-FM]], [[KISX]], [[KTYL-FM]]
| webcast = [https://knue.com/listen-live Listen Live]
| website = [https://knue.com knue.com]
}}

'''KNUE''' (101.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[Townsquare Media]] [[radio station]], licensed to [[Tyler, Texas]], United States, serving the [[Tyler, Texas metropolitan statistical area|Tyler]]-[[Longview, Texas metropolitan area|Longview]]-[[Jacksonville, Texas]] area with a contemporary [[country music]] format. KNUE operates with an [[Effective radiated power|ERP]] of 98 [[kW]] from a transmitter site near [[Overton, Texas|Overton]] in western [[Rusk County, Texas|Rusk County]]. Studios are located on Brookside Drive in south Tyler in a building shared with Townsquare's other Tyler stations.

== History ==
=== Early years ===
Before KDOK Broadcasting Company, Inc., acquired the station, KGKB-FM broadcast on 101.5 FM and operated with an ERP of 10,000 watts. <ref>{{Cite journal |title=AM, FM and TV STATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES |journal=Broadcasting Telecasting Yearbook |edition=1950 |volume=16 |pages=300}}</ref> The earliest confirmed record of KGKB-FM on the air was in 1948 from an issue of Radio Craft. However, no exact date has been found of when KGKB-FM launched. <ref>{{Cite web |title=U. S. FM Stations as of 1948 |url=https://jeff560.tripod.com/1948fm.html |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=jeff560.tripod.com}}</ref>

KDOK Broadcasting Company, Inc., owners of [[KGLD|KDOK]] (1330 AM), signed on 101.5 FM at 1:01 p.m. on December 13, 1964, as the FM counterpart of KDOK; it bore the call letters KDOK-FM as a result.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 16, 1976 |title=KDOK Celebrating 20 Years On Air In ET |page=30 |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82970756/kdok-fm/ |access-date=August 7, 2021 |archive-date=August 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807144120/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82970756/kdok-fm/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The station, which originally operated from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily, aired an [[easy listening]] format it billed as "[[Beautiful music|Beautiful Music]] For Discriminating Adults". It originally broadcast with 40,000 watts from a {{convert|405|ft|m|adj=on|sp=us}} tower, a fraction of the output it has today.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 13, 1964 |title=Debuting Today at 1:01 P.M. (advertisement) |page=47 |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83089038/kdok-fm-debuts/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809062116/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83089038/kdok-fm-debuts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In its early years, it also broadcast [[Dallas Cowboys]] games.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 21, 1965 |title=KDOK-FM 101.5 On Your Dial Presents Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers (advertisement) |page=11 |work=[[Tyler Morning Telegraph]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83089734/kdok-fm-dallas-cowboys/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809064305/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83089734/kdok-fm-dallas-cowboys/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The following year, KDOK moved from 1330 AM to 1490 AM, taking over the frequency of the former [[KYZS|KGKB]], which had been off the air since October 1963. KDOK, a daytimer at 1330, had been desiring to operate full-time and was not able to do so without a frequency change. It then spun off 1330 to Aubrey Irby and John Dorris, owners of [[KTYL-FM|KZAK-FM]], who had wanted to operate AM service; that station then took on the KZAK call letters. KDOK-FM was not affected and remained with the KDOK Broadcasting Company.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 21, 1965 |title=Local Radio Stations In Transaction |page=27 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83088796/kdok-swaps-frequencies/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809062114/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83088796/kdok-swaps-frequencies/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On November 12, 1968, KDOK-FM changed call letters to the present KNUE; at the time, they were originally pronounced on-air as "kay-new". There was no change to the existing programming.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 12, 1968 |title=Something 'Nue' Arrives Tuesday at 10:15 A.M. (advertisement) |page=15 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83089892/kdok-fm-changes-calls-to-knue/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809064307/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83089892/kdok-fm-changes-calls-to-knue/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 1971, KNUE became Tyler's first radio station to begin broadcasting in [[Stereophonic sound|multiplex stereo]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 6, 1971 |title=First Multiplex Stereo Station |page=2 |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090435/knue-multiplex-stereo/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809074210/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090435/knue-multiplex-stereo/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 1980, KDOK Broadcasting Company, by this time controlled by Mary Adams Yow, the widow of station founder Dana Adams, announced that they would be selling KDOK-KNUE to Golden Eagle Broadcasters for $1.2 million. Additionally, Golden Eagle paid Yow $150,000 to not compete with Golden Eagle through the purchase or establishment of another radio station in the market area. Golden Eagle was principally owned by local businessman Bob Rodgers, who was the president of Whitehouse State Bank and a 57% owner of Texas Community Antenna Systems, a Tyler-based [[cable television]] operator serving 130,000 customers in Texas and [[Arkansas]] (but not Tyler itself). By this point, KNUE had upgraded its power output to 100,000 watts but was still on its original tower.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 3, 1980 |title=Agreement To Sell Stations Reached |page=33 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090700/kdok-stations-sold/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809140504/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090700/kdok-stations-sold/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 14, 1980 |title=Changing Hands |page=50 |work=[[Broadcasting and Cable|Broadcasting]] |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1980/1980-07-14-BC.pdf |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=September 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902021317/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1980/1980-07-14-BC.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 23, 1980 |title=Leonard Selected To Insurance Panel |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090736/bob-rogers-golden-eagle/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809140502/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090736/bob-rogers-golden-eagle/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The FCC approved the acquisition in November 1980, and Golden Eagle took control of the stations on November 19.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 30, 1980 |title=Wallace Named Orkin Manager |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090711/golden-eagle-kdok-knue-fcc-approval/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809140502/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83090711/golden-eagle-kdok-knue-fcc-approval/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== KNUE goes country ===
On Friday, September 10, 1982, Broadcasters Unlimited and its president, Don Chaney, announced that it would be purchasing KDOK and KNUE from Golden Eagle for $1.775 million. However, Broadcasters Unlimited already owned rival AM station [[KTBB (AM)|KTBB]], meaning KDOK would have to be divested to a third party. At the time, FCC regulations forbade an entity from owning more than one station on each band in a given market. KDOK was spun off to Turner Communications, who owned [[KAGC]] in [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]], for $532,500. This transaction resulted in KDOK and KNUE having separate ownership for the first times in their histories and giving KTBB its first FM counterpart.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=December 13, 1982|title=Changing Hands|page=70|work=Broadcasting|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Broadcasting-IDX/1982-Broadcasting/1982-12-13-Broadcasting-Page-0070.pdf|access-date=August 9, 2021|archive-date=August 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809140503/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Broadcasting-IDX/1982-Broadcasting/1982-12-13-Broadcasting-Page-0070.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Chaney announced that his company would be conducting market research before deciding on the direction their new acquisitions would take. KNUE was then re-located into a building on Brookside Drive that had been newly constructed for just KTBB; a second story was added on to accommodate KNUE.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 11, 1982 |title=KTBB Group Buys 2 Tyler Radio Stations |page=12 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83095755/knue-sold-to-ktbb-owner-broadcasters/ |access-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809140502/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83095755/knue-sold-to-ktbb-owner-broadcasters/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This building is still home to KNUE today and also houses the rest of its present-day sister stations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://knue.com/contact-us/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 9, 2021 |website=101.5 KNUE |publisher=Townsquare Media |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809140504/https://knue.com/contact-us/ }}</ref>

At noon on February 7, 1983, KNUE left the air to relocate its equipment and operations to the Brookside Drive facility. The next day at 6 a.m., KNUE returned to the air. Coinciding with the move to the new facility came a new format: after 18 years in the easy listening format, KNUE adopted its present, long-running [[Country music|country]] format using the branding "Continuous Country KNUE 101 FM", promising to play no less "than three great country hits in a row".<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 1, 1983 |title=Radio Station Makes Change |page=14 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83153416/knue-moves-studio-changes-format/ |access-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810070433/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83153416/knue-moves-studio-changes-format/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 3, 1983 |title=It's New It's Continuous It's Pure Country (advertisement) |page=10 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83098382/continuous-country-knue-101-fm/ |access-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810070434/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83098382/continuous-country-knue-101-fm/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The change worked. By 1988, the station led in all but one daypart among audiences 18–34 and 25–54 in the market.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Helton |first=Lon |date=September 30, 1988 |title=Small Market Killers |pages=44, 47 |work=Radio & Records |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1988/RR-1988-09-30.pdf |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=September 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902021401/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1988/RR-1988-09-30.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

By 1987, the station had modified its branding to the current "101.5 KNUE", using the slogan "The Country Channel".<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 9, 1987 |title=KNUE/MS Swim-A-Thon (advertisement) |page=22 |work=The Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83411073/knue-the-country-channel-ad/ |access-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814055149/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83411073/knue-the-country-channel-ad/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year, the station began producing and syndicating "The Indie Bullet Top 10 Countdown", which was billed as "offering tomorrow's country stars today". The one-hour weekly show, created by Tyler music producer and promoter Roy Haws, featured artists signed by independent labels, and was hosted by the station's morning DJ, Alex Price; it was also broadcast on 200 other stations across the country.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mogle |first=Danny |date=June 19, 1987 |title=Indie Artists Grab Spotlight On 'Bullet' Countdown Show |page=49 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83411166/knue-buller-countdown-p1/ |access-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814055147/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83411166/knue-buller-countdown-p1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Broadcasters Unlimited expanded its operation to include a second FM station, [[KISX]] (107.3 FM), in 1990 in an early [[local marketing agreement]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 23, 1990 |title=Tyler Radio Stations Sign Agreement |page=3-C |work=Longview News-Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83410822/tyler-radio-stations-sign-agreement/ |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205074748/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83410822/tyler-radio-stations-sign-agreement/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== From local to corporate ownership ===
The 1990s saw rapid shifts in ownership as the industry consolidated. Broadcasters Unlimited sold itself to GulfStar Communications in 1994 for $12.5 million, which included KNUE and sister stations in [[Texarkana]] and [[Waco, Texas|Waco]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 13, 1994 |title=Austin-Based Group To Purchase Tyler Radio Stations |page=6 |work=Tyler Courier-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83410742/austin-based-group-to-purchase-tyler-rad/ |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205074747/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83410742/austin-based-group-to-purchase-tyler/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Hicks brothers, who founded GulfStar, then sold the company and its 54 stations in 1997 to Capstar Broadcasting Partners, which R. Steven Hicks had formed the year prior.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tomich |first=Jeff |date=July 10, 1997 |title=Capstar To Run 3 Tyler Radio Stations After Buying GulfStar |page=3 |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83410873/ |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205074749/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83410873/capstar-to-run-3-tyler-radio-stations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Chancellor Media acquired Capstar for $4.1 billion in 1999, changed its name to AMFM, and then merged with [[iHeartMedia|Clear Channel Communications]] in a $23 billion transaction that October.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shweder |first=Jeremy |date=October 8, 1999 |title=Clear Channel-AMFM: What A Deal! |pages=3, 40 |work=Radio & Records |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1999/RR-1999-10-08.pdf |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814054539/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1999/RR-1999-10-08.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Clear Channel retained the Tyler cluster until 2007, when it began downsizing and selling off smaller-market stations. The company sold 52 stations in 11 markets in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, including KNUE, to [[Gap Broadcasting Group|Gap Broadcasting]], a Dallas-based company owned by George Laughlin.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 13, 2007 |title=Clear Channel Culls Empire |page=6 |work=Radio & Records |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2007/RR-2007-04-13.pdf |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=September 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902021618/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2007/RR-2007-04-13.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Gap Broadcasting and co-owned Gap West were merged with the former Regent Communications to form Townsquare Media after [[Oaktree Capital Management]], already an investor in the Gap companies, became the majority owner of Regent after its bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 25, 2021 |title=Townsquare To Buy-Out Oaktree Capital’s Stake In The Company. |work=Inside Radio |url=http://www.insideradio.com/townsquare-to-buy-out-oaktree-capital-s-stake-in-the-company/article_436ba874-5f3d-11eb-9089-0f33fe4bce5b.html |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=December 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204064747/http://www.insideradio.com/townsquare-to-buy-out-oaktree-capital-s-stake-in-the-company/article_436ba874-5f3d-11eb-9089-0f33fe4bce5b.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On August 2, 2021, KNUE dropped the syndicated [[Big D and Bubba]] morning show after 21 years in favor of a local morning show hosted by newly appointed [[Program director|brand manager]] Billy Jenkins and former midday host Tara Holley.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venta |first=Lance |date=August 4, 2021 |title=KNUE Launches Local Morning Show |work=RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211357/knue-launches-local-morning-show/ |access-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811074250/https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211357/knue-launches-local-morning-show/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The change was made "to do more to support our local businesses" and help the station "do more to give back to our community".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jenkins |first=Billy |date=August 1, 2021 |title=The New Best Way to Start Your Day in East Texas |work=101.5 KNUE |publisher=Townsquare Media |url=https://knue.com/the-new-best-way-to-start-your-day-in-east-texas/ |access-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811074249/https://knue.com/the-new-best-way-to-start-your-day-in-east-texas/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After outcry from fans of Big D and Bubba, the show was quickly picked up by rival country outlet [[KKUS]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venta |first=Lance |date=August 6, 2021 |title=Big D & Bubba Quickly Find New Tyler/Longview Affiliate |work=RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211455/big-d-bubba-quickly-find-new-tyler-longview-affiliate/ |access-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811074248/https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211455/big-d-bubba-quickly-find-new-tyler-longview-affiliate/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{FM station data|KNUE}}

{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}
{{Townsquare Media}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Texas}}

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KKTX-FM

2023-01-28T02:12:33Z

174.242.209.160: Reworked intro

{{about|the current FM radio station licensed to Kilgore, Texas|the AM radio station in Corpus Christi|KKTX (AM)|}}

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| name = KKTX-FM
| city = [[Kilgore, Texas]]
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| frequency = {{Frequency|96.1|[[MHz]]}}
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| branding = ''Classic Rock 96-1''
| languages = [[American English|English]]
| format = [[Classic rock]]
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| affiliations = [[Compass Media Networks]]
| owner = [[Townsquare Media]]
| licensee = Townsquare License, LLC
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| sister_stations = [[KISX]], [[KNUE]], [[KTYL-FM]]
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'''KKTX-FM''' (96.1 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[Townsquare Media]] [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Kilgore, Texas]], serving the [[Longview, Texas|Longview]]/[[Marshall, Texas|Marshall]]/[[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]] area with a [[classic rock]] [[radio format|format]].<ref name="FCC_FM_Query" /> [[radio studio|Studio]]s are located in south [[Tyler, Texas]], and the transmitter site is located in [[Kilgore, Texas]].

The station is not affiliated with [[iHeartMedia]] owned [[KKTX (AM)|KKTX]] 1360 AM, located 361 miles away in [[Corpus Christi, Texas]]. KRYS was loaned the use of the KKTX call set by then owner Clear Channel Communications, who also owned this facility at the time.

==History==
KKTX came to air in {{year|1977}} on {{Frequency|95.9|MHz}} under the ownership of the Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation, a year after Noalmark had bought the permit for unbuilt KCNW from Radio Kilgore, Inc. The studios were co-located in the same Kilgore insurance company building as its sister station, [[KDOK|KOCA]]. It used a state-of-the-art [[Schafer automation system|Schafer broadcast automation system]] - only the second station in the East Texas market to do so - from [[Sign-on and sign-off|sign-on]] to 6:00{{nbsp}}p.m. CST Monday{{mdash}}Saturday. Between 6:00{{nbsp}}p.m. and midnight, a live DJ played album-oriented rock - Phil Key and "Wolf" were the first two DJs at the console. The original transmitter site was located at the corner of Highway 31 and US 259, at the top of an unusual 500-foot two-leg tower with a platform at the top. Dubbed ''The Love Rock'', its daytime format was [[Top 40]]. The General Manager for both stations was Richard Martin, Program Director Jim Hodo, News / Sports Director Paul Bendel, with Chief Engineer Karem Soule. In {{year|1977}}, FM broadcast radio was still in its infancy in East Texas, because few cars had factory AM/FM receivers. At the time, the lone FM station in East Texas had been selling electronic converters so listeners could receive their programming - albeit in mono rather than stereo - on their AM car receivers. KKTX-FM was only the second station to be operational in the Longview - Tyler - Kilgore market, although at least one other station had a pending application with the FCC. By {{year|1991}}, the transmitter had been relocated to another Kilgore-area tower, while the studios had relocated to Longview, at a location on Gilmer Road, and operated with live DJs along with an upgraded PC-based automation system. Today, the studios are located in Tyler, at their Brookwood Drive location.

Through most of the {{decade|1990}} and until {{year|2007}}, KKTX-FM carried a classic rock format known as ''96X''. In September {{year|2007}}, KKTX-FM started mixing active rock tracks with the classic rock that the station featured. At this time, KKTX-FM also changed its slogan from ''The Classic Rock Station'' to ''The Rock of East Texas'' while still carrying the ''96X'' handle. Soon after, KKTX-FM evolved to an active rock format. KKTX-FM flipped back to classic rock in October 2013.

Today, the radio station features ''[[John Boy and Billy]]'', Jen Austin mid-days, Program Director Brian Rickman afternoons, and the Ultimate Classic Rock Show with Zach Martin nights.

==Format change==
At 2:00{{nbsp}}p.m. CST on October 10, 2013 KKTX-FM dropped its [[active rock]] format as ''96X'', and began stunting with [[Sampling (music)|snippets]] of different songs from various genres.<ref name="Flip"/> Three hours later at 5:00{{nbsp}}p.m., KKTX-FM switched to a [[classic rock]] format as ''Classic Rock 96.1''.<ref name="Flip"/> The last song as ''96X'' was ''[[Unity (Shinedown song)|Unity]]'' by [[Shinedown]] and the first song as ''Classic Rock 96.1'' was ''[[La Grange (song)|La Grange]]'' by [[ZZ Top]].

==References==
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<ref name="FCC_FM_Query">{{cite web | url = https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KKTX-FM | title = KKTX-FM Facility Record | date = n.d. | website = [[Federal Communications Commission]] | access-date = 2021-03-08 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171116193338/https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KTYL-FM | archive-date = 2017-11-16 | df = dmy-all}}</ref>

<ref name="Flip">{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/netgnomes/85361/96x-tyler-stunting/|title=96X Tyler Stunts And Shifts To Classic Rock | date = 2013-10-10 | access-date = 2021-03-08 |last=Venta|first=Lance|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210308182946/https://radioinsight.com/headlines/netgnomes/85361/96x-tyler-stunting/ | archive-date = 2021-03-08 | url-status = live | website=RadioInsight| quote = Update 6:30pm: After three hours of stunting with the song snippets, KKTX-FM relaunched at 5pm CDT as "Classic Rock 96.1". Most of the station's daily lineup stays the same with John Boy & Billy in morning drive, Don Jones middays, and Chris Ryan afternoons. Weekender Bill Lee moves to nights replacing the syndicated Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx. | df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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==External links==
*{{official website}}
{{FM station data|KKTX}}

{{Longview-Marshall Radio}}
{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}
{{Classic Rock Radio Stations in Texas}}
{{Townsquare Media}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|KTX-FM]]
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[[Category:Townsquare Media radio stations]]

KWRD (AM)

2023-01-18T17:09:14Z

174.242.209.160: /* History */Sale proposed

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KWRD
| logo = [[Image:KWRD Heartbeat1470-98.5 logo.png|200px]]
| city = [[Henderson, Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Longview-Marshall Radio|Longview-Marshall area]]
| branding = ''KWRD 1470 AM & 98.5 FM''
| frequency = 1470 [[kHz]]
| translator = {{Radio Relay|98.5|K253CE|Henderson}}
| airdate = August 3, 1956
| format = [[Classic country]]
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s daytime 80 watts nighttime
| class = D
| facility_id = 71519
| coordinates = {{coord|32|10|55.00|N|94|47|49.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning = Wesley R. Dean (original majority owner)
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = [[Westwood One]] [[Texas State Network]]
| owner = Wanda J. Hanszen and Jerry T. Hanszen
| licensee = Hanszen Broadcasting, Inc.) (sale pending to Zula Com, LLC.
| sister_stations = [[KGAS (AM)|KGAS]], [[KGAS-FM]], [[KMHT (AM)|KMHT]], [[KMHT-FM]] (current) [[KNET (AM)|KNET]], [[KYYK]], [[KCKL]], [[KLVQ]] (proposed)
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.easttexastoday.com easttexastoday.com]
}}

'''KWRD''' (1470 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a terrestrial American [[radio station]], relayed by an FM translator, broadcasting a [[classic country]] music format, including news programming from [[Westwood One]] and the [[Texas State Network]]. Licensed to [[Henderson, Texas]], United States, the station serves the Henderson-Longview-Marshall area. The station is owned by Wanda J. Hanszen and Jerry T. Hanszen, through licensee Hanszen Broadcasting, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KWRD |title=KWRD Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>

==History==
'''KWRD''' was initially proposed by Wesley R. Dean, Wilton W. Freeman, and Lynn J. Roy in 1955. Requesting an application to construct a 500-watt daytime only facility under the name Wes Dean & Associates, a construction permit was granted by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] to build the facility, licensed to Henderson, Texas on November 23, 1955. Dean would purchase a complete turn-key [[RCA]] transmitter and studio facility for the station, which would be located at [[Texas State Highway 26]] and Charles Street in Henderson. The single tower facility was built and granted a License to Cover on August 3, 1956. The station was assigned the callsign KWRD by request, with the call letters standing for the initials of Dean's name.

Wes Dean, who was a former local TV star at KTVE in [[Longview, Texas]], went to Henderson in hopes of starting his own station, only to find that there was already one radio station in the city, KGRI AM 1000. KGRI was owned by country music star [[Jim Reeves]].

Dean would end up owning the other Henderson licensed AM facility, 1000 KGRI, and FM facility 99.9 KGRI-FM during this time, having purchased both from Reeves' wife, Mary, and Reeves' partner Tom Perryman, after his death in 1964. Perryman and Jim's wife would go on to move to [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]] and purchase WMTS-AM-FM.

The KGRI license was surrendered by the Dean family on May 31, 1985 in order to accommodate an out of state facility's upgrade on the same operating frequency. The former KGRI-FM facility is still licensed, now to [[Tatum, Texas|Tatum]] and using the call sign [[KZQX]].

Wes Dean & Associates, through his widow Helen Dean and son Chipper, would own KWRD until April 8, 1998, when it was sold to Witko Broadcasting.

Former Tyler City Councilman Jerry Russell sold the facility to Jerry and Wanda Hanszen, requesting a license transfer to Hanszen Broadcasting on July 27, 2012. The license transfer for KWRD was granted on September 7, 2012.

KWRD has maintained a Country format for most of its existence. Prior to the sale of [[KTYK|KPXI]], it broadcast sports programming, utilizing the national [[NBC Sports Radio]] format. After the sale, it returned to country, assuming the displaced classic country format of 100.7.

On January 3, 2023, a Transfer of Control was filed with the Federal Communications Commission to sell KWRD and its translator to Zula Com LLC. Zula Com currently owns KYYK 98.3 FM and KNET 1450 AM/95.7 FM in [[Palestine, Texas]], and is operated by the Spearman Family, owners of several radio stations around the State of Texas, as well as the High Plains Radio Network.

==KWRD-FM==
After Wesley R. Dean's death his son Chipper took over operation of KWRD and KGRI-FM. In the mid-1980s the owners of 100.7 in [[Dallas]] were looking at building a [[Christian radio|Christian]] FM. They wanted the KWRD call letters so that it would stand for "The Word". Dean sold them the rights to the [[KWRD-FM]] side of the call letters, and used the money to buy KWRD a new transmitter. It was at this point that 1470 KWRD was raised to 5,000 watts, and got authorization to run 90 watts at night.

==Ownership changes==
In the 1990s Chipper Dean lost interest in owning the stations and sold the AM to Witko Broadcasting (Dick Witkowsky). Dean sold KGRI-FM to Hunt Broadcasting of Colorado (Hunt wanted the station as they were moving 12 stations to move 2 into Dallas). The 99.9 was traded with KMOO in Mineola (as they were on 96.7 the frequency that the Hunts Sherman move-in was on). 99.9 was turned into 100.3 and the call letters changed to KXAL. Today KGRI-FM is 100.3 [[KZQX]], a bigband, standards, mix station.

KWRD was owned by Witko for a short time and was sold to Jerry Russell of [[Kilgore, Texas|Kilgore]]. Russell also owned 690 [[KZEY (defunct)|KZEY]] Tyler, 1060 [[KOFY (AM)|KOFY]] Gilmer and stations in several other small markets. During Russell's ownership the station went dark for over a year due to a burnt up plate transformer in the transmitter. While the station was off the air Russell entered into an LMA with an option to buy with Phillip Burr. Subsequently, KWRD was sold to Jerry T. Hanszen's Hanszen Broadcasting at a purchase price of $100,000. The purchase was consummated on August 5, 2012.

Under the Hanszen Family's operation of KWRD, 1470 has once again turned it into a local family run station that is completely community focused. KWRD also has an FM sister station again with KPXI-FM 100.7, [[Overton, Texas|Overton]], Texas.

==Programming==
KWRD carries ''[[Bob Griffin (journalist)|The Bob Griffin Radio Show]]'', broadcast from [[KEEL (AM)]] in [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], a program of travel reports, features, area personalities, and uplifting human interest stories, often with [[Christianity|Christian]] testimonies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bobgriffinonline.com/who-is-bob-griffin.html|title=Who is Bob Griffin?|publisher=bobgriffinonline.com|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.kwrdonline.com AM 1470 KWRD]
{{AM station data|KWRD}}
*{{FMQ|K253CE}}
*{{FXL|K253CE}}

{{Longview-Marshall Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Texas}}
{{Daytime-only radio stations in Texas}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|WRD]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1955]]
[[Category:1955 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:Daytime-only radio stations in Texas|WRD]]

KWRD (AM)

2023-01-18T17:04:38Z

174.242.209.160: Fixed gaffe

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KWRD
| logo = [[Image:KWRD Heartbeat1470-98.5 logo.png|200px]]
| city = [[Henderson, Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Longview-Marshall Radio|Longview-Marshall area]]
| branding = ''KWRD 1470 AM & 98.5 FM''
| frequency = 1470 [[kHz]]
| translator = {{Radio Relay|98.5|K253CE|Henderson}}
| airdate = August 3, 1956
| format = [[Classic country]]
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s daytime 80 watts nighttime
| class = D
| facility_id = 71519
| coordinates = {{coord|32|10|55.00|N|94|47|49.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning = Wesley R. Dean (original majority owner)
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = [[Westwood One]] [[Texas State Network]]
| owner = Wanda J. Hanszen and Jerry T. Hanszen
| licensee = Hanszen Broadcasting, Inc.) (sale pending to Zula Com, LLC.
| sister_stations = [[KGAS (AM)|KGAS]], [[KGAS-FM]], [[KMHT (AM)|KMHT]], [[KMHT-FM]] (current) [[KNET (AM)|KNET]], [[KYYK]], [[KCKL]], [[KLVQ]] (proposed)
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.easttexastoday.com easttexastoday.com]
}}

'''KWRD''' (1470 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a terrestrial American [[radio station]], relayed by an FM translator, broadcasting a [[classic country]] music format, including news programming from [[Westwood One]] and the [[Texas State Network]]. Licensed to [[Henderson, Texas]], United States, the station serves the Henderson-Longview-Marshall area. The station is owned by Wanda J. Hanszen and Jerry T. Hanszen, through licensee Hanszen Broadcasting, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KWRD |title=KWRD Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>

==History==
'''KWRD''' was initially proposed by Wesley R. Dean, Wilton W. Freeman, and Lynn J. Roy in 1955. Requesting an application to construct a 500-watt daytime only facility under the name Wes Dean & Associates, a construction permit was granted by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] to build the facility, licensed to Henderson, Texas on November 23, 1955. Dean would purchase a complete turn-key [[RCA]] transmitter and studio facility for the station, which would be located at [[Texas State Highway 26]] and Charles Street in Henderson. The single tower facility was built and granted a License to Cover on August 3, 1956. The station was assigned the callsign KWRD by request, with the call letters standing for the initials of Dean's name.

Wes Dean, who was a former local TV star at KTVE in [[Longview, Texas]], went to Henderson in hopes of starting his own station, only to find that there was already one radio station in the city, KGRI AM 1000. KGRI was owned by country music star [[Jim Reeves]].

Dean would end up owning the other Henderson licensed AM facility, 1000 KGRI, and FM facility 99.9 KGRI-FM during this time, having purchased both from Reeves' wife, Mary, and Reeves' partner Tom Perryman, after his death in 1964. Perryman and Jim's wife would go on to move to [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]] and purchase WMTS-AM-FM.

The KGRI license was surrendered by the Dean family on May 31, 1985 in order to accommodate an out of state facility's upgrade on the same operating frequency. The former KGRI-FM facility is still licensed, now to [[Tatum, Texas|Tatum]] and using the call sign [[KZQX]].

Wes Dean & Associates, through his widow Helen Dean and son Chipper, would own KWRD until April 8, 1998, when it was sold to Witko Broadcasting.

Former Tyler City Councilman Jerry Russell sold the facility to Jerry and Wanda Hanszen, requesting a license transfer to Hanszen Broadcasting on July 27, 2012. The license transfer for KWRD was granted on September 7, 2012.

KWRD has maintained a Country format for most of its existence. Prior to the sale of [[KTYK|KPXI]], it broadcast sports programming, utilizing the national [[NBC Sports Radio]] format. After the sale, it returned to country, assuming the displaced classic country format of 100.7.

==KWRD-FM==
After Wesley R. Dean's death his son Chipper took over operation of KWRD and KGRI-FM. In the mid-1980s the owners of 100.7 in [[Dallas]] were looking at building a [[Christian radio|Christian]] FM. They wanted the KWRD call letters so that it would stand for "The Word". Dean sold them the rights to the [[KWRD-FM]] side of the call letters, and used the money to buy KWRD a new transmitter. It was at this point that 1470 KWRD was raised to 5,000 watts, and got authorization to run 90 watts at night.

==Ownership changes==
In the 1990s Chipper Dean lost interest in owning the stations and sold the AM to Witko Broadcasting (Dick Witkowsky). Dean sold KGRI-FM to Hunt Broadcasting of Colorado (Hunt wanted the station as they were moving 12 stations to move 2 into Dallas). The 99.9 was traded with KMOO in Mineola (as they were on 96.7 the frequency that the Hunts Sherman move-in was on). 99.9 was turned into 100.3 and the call letters changed to KXAL. Today KGRI-FM is 100.3 [[KZQX]], a bigband, standards, mix station.

KWRD was owned by Witko for a short time and was sold to Jerry Russell of [[Kilgore, Texas|Kilgore]]. Russell also owned 690 [[KZEY (defunct)|KZEY]] Tyler, 1060 [[KOFY (AM)|KOFY]] Gilmer and stations in several other small markets. During Russell's ownership the station went dark for over a year due to a burnt up plate transformer in the transmitter. While the station was off the air Russell entered into an LMA with an option to buy with Phillip Burr. Subsequently, KWRD was sold to Jerry T. Hanszen's Hanszen Broadcasting at a purchase price of $100,000. The purchase was consummated on August 5, 2012.

Under the Hanszen Family's operation of KWRD, 1470 has once again turned it into a local family run station that is completely community focused. KWRD also has an FM sister station again with KPXI-FM 100.7, [[Overton, Texas|Overton]], Texas.

==Programming==
KWRD carries ''[[Bob Griffin (journalist)|The Bob Griffin Radio Show]]'', broadcast from [[KEEL (AM)]] in [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], a program of travel reports, features, area personalities, and uplifting human interest stories, often with [[Christianity|Christian]] testimonies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bobgriffinonline.com/who-is-bob-griffin.html|title=Who is Bob Griffin?|publisher=bobgriffinonline.com|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.kwrdonline.com AM 1470 KWRD]
{{AM station data|KWRD}}
*{{FMQ|K253CE}}
*{{FXL|K253CE}}

{{Longview-Marshall Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Texas}}
{{Daytime-only radio stations in Texas}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|WRD]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1955]]
[[Category:1955 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:Daytime-only radio stations in Texas|WRD]]

KWRD (AM)

2023-01-18T17:02:53Z

174.242.209.160: Sale proposed and filed 1-3-2023

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KWRD
| logo = [[Image:KWRD Heartbeat1470-98.5 logo.png|200px]]
| city = [[Henderson, Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Longview-Marshall Radio|Longview-Marshall area]]
| branding = ''KWRD 1470 AM & 98.5 FM''
| frequency = 1470 [[kHz]]
| translator = {{Radio Relay|98.5|K253CE|Henderson}}
| airdate = August 3, 1956
| format = [[Classic country]]
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s daytime 80 watts nighttime
| class = D
| facility_id = 71519
| coordinates = {{coord|32|10|55.00|N|94|47|49.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning = Wesley R. Dean (original majority owner)
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = [[Westwood One]] [[Texas State Network]]
| owner = Wanda J. Hanszen and Jerry T. Hanszen
| licensee = Hanszen Broadcasting, Inc. (Sale Pending to Zula Com, LLC.)
| sister_stations = [[KGAS (AM)|KGAS]], [[KGAS-FM]], [[KMHT (AM)|KMHT]], [[KMHT-FM]] (current) [[KNET (AM)|KNET]], [[KYYK]], [[KCKL]], [[KLVQ]] (proposed)
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.easttexastoday.com easttexastoday.com]
}}

'''KWRD''' (1470 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a terrestrial American [[radio station]], relayed by an FM translator, broadcasting a [[classic country]] music format, including news programming from [[Westwood One]] and the [[Texas State Network]]. Licensed to [[Henderson, Texas]], United States, the station serves the Henderson-Longview-Marshall area. The station is owned by Wanda J. Hanszen and Jerry T. Hanszen, through licensee Hanszen Broadcasting, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KWRD |title=KWRD Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>

==History==
'''KWRD''' was initially proposed by Wesley R. Dean, Wilton W. Freeman, and Lynn J. Roy in 1955. Requesting an application to construct a 500-watt daytime only facility under the name Wes Dean & Associates, a construction permit was granted by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] to build the facility, licensed to Henderson, Texas on November 23, 1955. Dean would purchase a complete turn-key [[RCA]] transmitter and studio facility for the station, which would be located at [[Texas State Highway 26]] and Charles Street in Henderson. The single tower facility was built and granted a License to Cover on August 3, 1956. The station was assigned the callsign KWRD by request, with the call letters standing for the initials of Dean's name.

Wes Dean, who was a former local TV star at KTVE in [[Longview, Texas]], went to Henderson in hopes of starting his own station, only to find that there was already one radio station in the city, KGRI AM 1000. KGRI was owned by country music star [[Jim Reeves]].

Dean would end up owning the other Henderson licensed AM facility, 1000 KGRI, and FM facility 99.9 KGRI-FM during this time, having purchased both from Reeves' wife, Mary, and Reeves' partner Tom Perryman, after his death in 1964. Perryman and Jim's wife would go on to move to [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]] and purchase WMTS-AM-FM.

The KGRI license was surrendered by the Dean family on May 31, 1985 in order to accommodate an out of state facility's upgrade on the same operating frequency. The former KGRI-FM facility is still licensed, now to [[Tatum, Texas|Tatum]] and using the call sign [[KZQX]].

Wes Dean & Associates, through his widow Helen Dean and son Chipper, would own KWRD until April 8, 1998, when it was sold to Witko Broadcasting.

Former Tyler City Councilman Jerry Russell sold the facility to Jerry and Wanda Hanszen, requesting a license transfer to Hanszen Broadcasting on July 27, 2012. The license transfer for KWRD was granted on September 7, 2012.

KWRD has maintained a Country format for most of its existence. Prior to the sale of [[KTYK|KPXI]], it broadcast sports programming, utilizing the national [[NBC Sports Radio]] format. After the sale, it returned to country, assuming the displaced classic country format of 100.7.

==KWRD-FM==
After Wesley R. Dean's death his son Chipper took over operation of KWRD and KGRI-FM. In the mid-1980s the owners of 100.7 in [[Dallas]] were looking at building a [[Christian radio|Christian]] FM. They wanted the KWRD call letters so that it would stand for "The Word". Dean sold them the rights to the [[KWRD-FM]] side of the call letters, and used the money to buy KWRD a new transmitter. It was at this point that 1470 KWRD was raised to 5,000 watts, and got authorization to run 90 watts at night.

==Ownership changes==
In the 1990s Chipper Dean lost interest in owning the stations and sold the AM to Witko Broadcasting (Dick Witkowsky). Dean sold KGRI-FM to Hunt Broadcasting of Colorado (Hunt wanted the station as they were moving 12 stations to move 2 into Dallas). The 99.9 was traded with KMOO in Mineola (as they were on 96.7 the frequency that the Hunts Sherman move-in was on). 99.9 was turned into 100.3 and the call letters changed to KXAL. Today KGRI-FM is 100.3 [[KZQX]], a bigband, standards, mix station.

KWRD was owned by Witko for a short time and was sold to Jerry Russell of [[Kilgore, Texas|Kilgore]]. Russell also owned 690 [[KZEY (defunct)|KZEY]] Tyler, 1060 [[KOFY (AM)|KOFY]] Gilmer and stations in several other small markets. During Russell's ownership the station went dark for over a year due to a burnt up plate transformer in the transmitter. While the station was off the air Russell entered into an LMA with an option to buy with Phillip Burr. Subsequently, KWRD was sold to Jerry T. Hanszen's Hanszen Broadcasting at a purchase price of $100,000. The purchase was consummated on August 5, 2012.

Under the Hanszen Family's operation of KWRD, 1470 has once again turned it into a local family run station that is completely community focused. KWRD also has an FM sister station again with KPXI-FM 100.7, [[Overton, Texas|Overton]], Texas.

==Programming==
KWRD carries ''[[Bob Griffin (journalist)|The Bob Griffin Radio Show]]'', broadcast from [[KEEL (AM)]] in [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], a program of travel reports, features, area personalities, and uplifting human interest stories, often with [[Christianity|Christian]] testimonies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bobgriffinonline.com/who-is-bob-griffin.html|title=Who is Bob Griffin?|publisher=bobgriffinonline.com|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.kwrdonline.com AM 1470 KWRD]
{{AM station data|KWRD}}
*{{FMQ|K253CE}}
*{{FXL|K253CE}}

{{Longview-Marshall Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Texas}}
{{Daytime-only radio stations in Texas}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|WRD]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1955]]
[[Category:1955 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:Daytime-only radio stations in Texas|WRD]]

KEBE

2023-01-18T16:57:07Z

174.242.209.160: /* History */Sale consummated for AM & translator. Stations remain silent, verified OTA.

{{short description|Radio station in Jacksonville, Texas, United States}}
{{for|the FM radio station in [[Jacksonville, Texas]], United States|KEBE-FM}}

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KEBE
| above =

| logo =
| city = [[Jacksonville, Texas]]
| area =
| branding =
| frequency = 1400 [[kHz]]
| repeater =
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| airdate = 1947
| last_airdate = July 16, 2022
| format = [[Silent (broadcasting)|Silent]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s unlimited
| class = C
| facility_id = 70741
| coordinates = {{coord|31|58|11|N|95|15|52|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = '''K'''eeping '''E'''very '''B'''ody '''E'''ntertained (coined by original owner, William Dudley Waller)
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Richard Witkowski
| operator =
| licensee = North Texas Radio Group, L.P.
| sister_stations = [[KTLU]], [[KEBE-FM]], [[KDNT]], [[KDDM]], [[KFON (FM)|KFON]]
| webcast =
| website =
}}

'''KEBE''' (1400 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a terrestrial American [[radio station]], paired with an FCC authorized and licensed revitalization FM relay translator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access|date=Summer 2009|title=Station Information Profile|publisher=[[Arbitron]]}}</ref> The facility is licensed to [[Jacksonville, Texas]], United States, and is owned by North Texas Radio Group, L.P.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KEBE |title=KEBE Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>

==History==
[[AM 1400]] KEBE Jacksonville, was licensed in 1946 to Bill A. Laurie of [[Jacksonville, Texas]]. KEBE was branded "The KEBE Corral", and was one of the first country stations in the [[United States]]. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, KEBE became the career starter for [[East Texas]] radio legend, [[Tom Perryman]].

In 1957, Bill Laurie died in a fishing accident. Laurie's wife took over ownership briefly. Mrs. Laurie placed the station up for sale, and a TV Newscaster from [[El Dorado, Arkansas]], Dudley Waller, put together the money to buy the station. Dudley and his wife Dorothy "Dot" Waller ran the station until 2014, when it was sold to Chuck Conrad's Chalk Hill Media.

KEBE was an affiliate of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] radio network, and at one time began running the Jones satellite network's "[[Classic Country]]" format. Some of KEBE's famous alumni include: Tom Perryman, Dudley Waller, Rick Watson, Jim Lord, and Al Mather.

KEBE's success led to the Wallers filing for an initial construction permit for an [[FM broadcasting|FM]] station for [[East Texas]]. KEBE-FM [[106.5]] signed on the air in the early 1970s. KEBE-FM became the first class C 100 kW FM [[Stereo]] station in East Texas. KEBE-FM was a [[beautiful music]] station that made the transition to easy listening/soft rock. In 1983, KEBE-FM changed to [[KOOI]], with the moniker "Sunny 106.5 KOOI".

KEBE remained a full service [[country music|country]] station until 2007, when a simulcast of sister station [[103.1]] [[KHFZ|KDVE]]/[[KHFZ|KMPA]] began. Since 2012, it has been simulcasting [[KZQX]] (former sister station [[100.3]]), a big band and standards station based out of [[Chalk Hill, Texas]]. It has remained as a simulcast of KZQX through the latter years of Waller ownership, during Chalk Hill's ownership as an owned and operated from 2014 to 2017, and now under the direction of North Texas Radio Group since.

On September 8, 2014, KEBE was sold to Chalk Hill Media, and thus continued the simulcast of [[KZQX]]. The sale of KEBE ended the 57 year ownership of KEBE by the Waller family.

On January 24, 2017, Charles Conrad's Chalk Hill Media filed for license reassignment, as an agreement had been made with the North Texas Radio Group to sell the original Jacksonville radio station for $50,000. North Texas Radio Group owns [[KMAD (AM)|KMAD]] [[Madill, Oklahoma]] and [[KSOC (FM)|KSOC]] [[Tipton, Oklahoma]]. Consummation of the sale was finalized on March 10, 2017, with KEBE remaining in simulcast of [[KZQX]] Tatum under the new ownership.

On April 17, 2019, a license reassignment was granted by the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]], that would transfer the licenses of KEBE and its FM translator to East Texas Results Media, LLC, headed by Mike Huckabee and Paul Coates. Upon consummation, KEBE became a sister station to [[KTLU]] in nearby [[Rusk, Texas|Rusk]]. Consummation of the sale occurred on June 1, 2019.

East Texas Results Media closed the offices in Jacksonville, and took all six stations licensed to them silent as of July 1, 2019.

[[KZWL|KZXM]], [[KWLL|KFRO-FM]], [[KLFZ|KLJT]], and [[KHFZ|KMPA]] have all since been sold to the Educational Radio Foundation of East Texas, owner and operator of Christian stations [[KVNE]] and KGLY. KEBE and [[KTLU]] remained silent, while awaiting sale of the facilities to new ownership. The facilities had until July 1, 2020 to return to broadcasting, or by law, the licenses for both would have been revoked, and the facilities deleted.

On June 18, 2020, KEBE and its related FM translator 104.7 K284CT returned to regular broadcasting. Both facilities received a grant to resume full operations on June 24, 2020. KEBE is currently simulcasting [[KOME-FM]], a [[Classic Hits]] formatted radio station near [[Glen Rose, Texas]].

On December 23, 2020, East Texas Results Media applied to move 104.7 K284CT to the northern edge of KEBE's coverage area, dropping one channel to 283 (104.5 MHz), and changing the translator's COL to [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]].

Effective March 30, 2021, East Texas Results Media sold KEBE, KTLU, and two translators to KEBE's operator Chisolm Trail Communications, LLC.

On July 16, 2022, KEBE dropped its simulcast with KOME-FM and went silent ahead of a pending sale.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/233658/kebe-ktlu-sign-off-ahead-of-sale/ KEBE/KTLU Sign-Off Ahead of Sale] Radioinsight - July 18, 2022</ref>

Consumation of the sale from Chisholm Trail Communications LLC. to Richard Witkowski of North Texas Radio Group, L.P. was filed on January 10, 2023. KEBE AM and FM, as well as translator K284CT remain [[silent (broadcasting)|silent]], under seperate Special Temporary Authority filings granted by the [[Federal Communications Commission]].

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KEBE
| width =

| call1 = K284CT
| freq1 = 104.7
| city1 = Jacksonville, Texas
| fid1 = 201161
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 51
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First air date: February 21, 2018
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KEBE}}
*{{FMQ|K284CT}}
*{{FXL|K284CT}}

{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|EBE]]

KTLU

2023-01-18T16:50:13Z

174.242.209.160: Station no longer silent, can not verify programming from QTH

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTLU
| above =

| logo =
| city = [[Rusk, Texas]]
| area = [[Jacksonville, Texas]]
| branding =
| frequency = 1580 [[kHz]]
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| repeater =
| airdate = December 2, [[1955 in radio|1955]]
| last_airdate =
| format =
| power = 840 [[watt]]s day 165 watts night
| class = D
| facility_id = 19518
| coordinates = {{coord|31|49|12.00|N|95|10|19.00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Richard Witkowski
| operator =
| licensee = North Texas Radio Group, L.P.
| sister_stations = [[KEBE]], [[KEBE-FM]], [[KDNT]], [[KDDM]], [[KSOC (FM)|KSOC]], [[KFON (FM)|KFON]]
| webcast =
| website =
}}

'''KTLU''' (1580 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is an American [[radio station]], paired with an FCC authorized and licensed FM relay translator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access |date=Summer 2009 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> Licensed to [[Rusk, Texas]], United States, the station serves [[Cherokee County, Texas]]. The station is currently owned by North Texas Radio Group, L.P. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KTLU |title=KTLU Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref>

==History==
'''KTLU''' was initially proposed by State Representative Emmett Holman Whitehead to serve as Rusk's lone radio facility. An application was filed with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on July 13, 1955, seeking a construction permit to erect a 500–watt daytime facility on 1580 kilocycles, from a transmission site at the Lion's Club Recreation Park, 1.1 miles ENE of the courthouse in Rusk, Texas. The construction permit was granted in September, with a minor change involved, moving the proposed transmission site from the park to 616 North Main St. in Rusk. KTLU was officially licensed for operation on December 2, 1955.

E.H. & Marie Whitehead would utilize the print and broadcast media platforms they built to support causes benefitting Rusk and Cherokee County for the next 66 years. Together, they successfully defended the operations of the Rusk State Hospital when Austin auditors suggested closure in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, saving almost 1,000 jobs in the area. The Whiteheads would go on to add an FM broadcast facility to the E.H. Whitehead Enterprises portfolio, when 97.7 KWRW signed on in 1981. At its peak, Whitehead Enterprises owned the Rusk Cherokeean, the Alto Herald, radio stations KTLU and KWRW-FM, as well as E-Z Vision Cable Company.

On January 15, 2009, the longtime KTLU format changed from oldies to classic hits, simulcasting the FM sister 97.7 [[KTBB-FM|KWRW]] as ''Classic Hits 97.7''.

After the death of E.H. Whitehead, the station's license was transferred to the Rusk Cherokeean newspaper and overseen by members of the Whitehead family. The beginning of big changes were on the horizon for the AM/FM pair in Rusk, Texas.

On May 15, 2015, KTLU split from its simulcast with 97.7 KWRW, which had been sold to Paul Gleiser and physically moved out of Rusk to operate as the FM counterpart to 600 [[KTBB (AM)|KTBB]] in Tyler, relocated to 97.5 FM and relicensed to [[Troup, Texas]]. KTLU itself rebranded as "Classic Hits 103.9", simulcasted on FM translator K280CL 103.9 FM. K280CL simultaneously moved from its original transmission facility in [[Palestine, Texas]] to [[Rusk, Texas]] effectively replacing the lost KWRW 97.7 allocation that had been licensed to Rusk since 1981. K280CL now operates from the current KTLU (and former KWRW) tower site.

On July 15, 2017, KTLU changed their format from classic hits to classic rock. On September 14, 2017, after 62 years of continuous ownership and operation, the Whitehead family sold KTLU & K280CL to Paul Coates' Coates Consulting, LLC. The sale of both facilities was consummated on December 13, 2017. Effective November 19, 2018, KTLU and K280CL were sold for $100,000 to East Texas Results Media, LLC, a partnership between Coates and Mike Huckabee.

East Texas Results Media closed the offices in Jacksonville, and took all six stations licensed to them silent as of July 1, 2019.

[[KZWL|KZXM]], [[KWLL|KFRO-FM]], [[KLFZ|KLJT]], and [[KHFZ|KMPA]] have all since been sold to the Educational Radio Foundation of East Texas, owner and operator of Christian stations [[KVNE]] and KGLY. KTLU and [[KEBE]] were both silent, awaiting sale of the facilities to new ownership. Both facilities had until July 1, 2020 to return to broadcasting, or by law, the licenses for both would be revoked, and the facilities deleted.

On June 18, 2020, sister station KEBE returned to broadcasting, along with its associated FM translator, airing a classic hits format under the "K-Hits" branding. KTLU and K280CL have also returned to the air utilizing the K-Hits branding and classic hits format, however, KEBE and KTLU are not simulcasting one another

On December 23, 2020, East Texas Results Media applied to relocate FM translator K280CL further north to Jacksonville, dropping two channels to 278 (103.5 MHz), and changing the translator's COL to Jacksonville itself. Concurrently, Jacksonville licensed 104.7 K284CT, which repeats AM sister station 1400 KEBE, will move north out of Jacksonville and become a licensed Tyler station, under a separate proposal.

Effective March 30, 2021, East Texas Results Media sold KTLU, KEBE, and two translators to station operator Chisolm Trail Communications, LLC.

On July 16, 2022, KTLU dropped its simulcast with KOME-FM and went silent ahead of a pending sale.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/233658/kebe-ktlu-sign-off-ahead-of-sale/ KEBE/KTLU SIGN-OFF AHEAD OF SALE] Radioinsight - July 18, 2022</ref>

Consumation of the sale from Chisholm Trail Communications LLC. to Richard Witkowski of North Texas Radio Group, L.P. was filed on January 10, 2023, with a resumption of operations granted for KTLU and K280CL on January 17, 2023.

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KTLU
| width =

| call1 = K280CL
| freq1 = 103.9
| city1 = Rusk, Texas
| fid1 = 57214
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 54
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First airdate: July 23, 1985 (in [[Palestine, Texas|Palestine]])
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KTLU}}
*{{FMQ|K280CL}}
*{{FXL|K280CL}}

{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|TLU]]

KTLU

2023-01-18T16:49:00Z

174.242.209.160: /* History */Sale consummated, KTLU and K280CL have returned to broadcasting, per FCC filing 1-17-2023

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTLU
| above =

| logo =
| city = [[Rusk, Texas]]
| area = [[Jacksonville, Texas]]
| branding =
| frequency = 1580 [[kHz]]
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| repeater =
| airdate = December 2, [[1955 in radio|1955]]
| last_airdate =
| format = [[Silent (broadcasting)|Silent]]
| power = 840 [[watt]]s day 165 watts night
| class = D
| facility_id = 19518
| coordinates = {{coord|31|49|12.00|N|95|10|19.00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Richard Witkowski
| operator =
| licensee = North Texas Radio Group, L.P.
| sister_stations = [[KEBE]], [[KEBE-FM]], [[KDNT]], [[KDDM]], [[KSOC (FM)|KSOC]], [[KFON (FM)|KFON]]
| webcast =
| website =
}}

'''KTLU''' (1580 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is an American [[radio station]], paired with an FCC authorized and licensed FM relay translator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access |date=Summer 2009 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> Licensed to [[Rusk, Texas]], United States, the station serves [[Cherokee County, Texas]]. The station is currently owned by North Texas Radio Group, L.P. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KTLU |title=KTLU Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref>

==History==
'''KTLU''' was initially proposed by State Representative Emmett Holman Whitehead to serve as Rusk's lone radio facility. An application was filed with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on July 13, 1955, seeking a construction permit to erect a 500–watt daytime facility on 1580 kilocycles, from a transmission site at the Lion's Club Recreation Park, 1.1 miles ENE of the courthouse in Rusk, Texas. The construction permit was granted in September, with a minor change involved, moving the proposed transmission site from the park to 616 North Main St. in Rusk. KTLU was officially licensed for operation on December 2, 1955.

E.H. & Marie Whitehead would utilize the print and broadcast media platforms they built to support causes benefitting Rusk and Cherokee County for the next 66 years. Together, they successfully defended the operations of the Rusk State Hospital when Austin auditors suggested closure in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, saving almost 1,000 jobs in the area. The Whiteheads would go on to add an FM broadcast facility to the E.H. Whitehead Enterprises portfolio, when 97.7 KWRW signed on in 1981. At its peak, Whitehead Enterprises owned the Rusk Cherokeean, the Alto Herald, radio stations KTLU and KWRW-FM, as well as E-Z Vision Cable Company.

On January 15, 2009, the longtime KTLU format changed from oldies to classic hits, simulcasting the FM sister 97.7 [[KTBB-FM|KWRW]] as ''Classic Hits 97.7''.

After the death of E.H. Whitehead, the station's license was transferred to the Rusk Cherokeean newspaper and overseen by members of the Whitehead family. The beginning of big changes were on the horizon for the AM/FM pair in Rusk, Texas.

On May 15, 2015, KTLU split from its simulcast with 97.7 KWRW, which had been sold to Paul Gleiser and physically moved out of Rusk to operate as the FM counterpart to 600 [[KTBB (AM)|KTBB]] in Tyler, relocated to 97.5 FM and relicensed to [[Troup, Texas]]. KTLU itself rebranded as "Classic Hits 103.9", simulcasted on FM translator K280CL 103.9 FM. K280CL simultaneously moved from its original transmission facility in [[Palestine, Texas]] to [[Rusk, Texas]] effectively replacing the lost KWRW 97.7 allocation that had been licensed to Rusk since 1981. K280CL now operates from the current KTLU (and former KWRW) tower site.

On July 15, 2017, KTLU changed their format from classic hits to classic rock. On September 14, 2017, after 62 years of continuous ownership and operation, the Whitehead family sold KTLU & K280CL to Paul Coates' Coates Consulting, LLC. The sale of both facilities was consummated on December 13, 2017. Effective November 19, 2018, KTLU and K280CL were sold for $100,000 to East Texas Results Media, LLC, a partnership between Coates and Mike Huckabee.

East Texas Results Media closed the offices in Jacksonville, and took all six stations licensed to them silent as of July 1, 2019.

[[KZWL|KZXM]], [[KWLL|KFRO-FM]], [[KLFZ|KLJT]], and [[KHFZ|KMPA]] have all since been sold to the Educational Radio Foundation of East Texas, owner and operator of Christian stations [[KVNE]] and KGLY. KTLU and [[KEBE]] were both silent, awaiting sale of the facilities to new ownership. Both facilities had until July 1, 2020 to return to broadcasting, or by law, the licenses for both would be revoked, and the facilities deleted.

On June 18, 2020, sister station KEBE returned to broadcasting, along with its associated FM translator, airing a classic hits format under the "K-Hits" branding. KTLU and K280CL have also returned to the air utilizing the K-Hits branding and classic hits format, however, KEBE and KTLU are not simulcasting one another

On December 23, 2020, East Texas Results Media applied to relocate FM translator K280CL further north to Jacksonville, dropping two channels to 278 (103.5 MHz), and changing the translator's COL to Jacksonville itself. Concurrently, Jacksonville licensed 104.7 K284CT, which repeats AM sister station 1400 KEBE, will move north out of Jacksonville and become a licensed Tyler station, under a separate proposal.

Effective March 30, 2021, East Texas Results Media sold KTLU, KEBE, and two translators to station operator Chisolm Trail Communications, LLC.

On July 16, 2022, KTLU dropped its simulcast with KOME-FM and went silent ahead of a pending sale.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/233658/kebe-ktlu-sign-off-ahead-of-sale/ KEBE/KTLU SIGN-OFF AHEAD OF SALE] Radioinsight - July 18, 2022</ref>

Consumation of the sale from Chisholm Trail Communications LLC. to Richard Witkowski of North Texas Radio Group, L.P. was filed on January 10, 2023, with a resumption of operations granted for KTLU and K280CL on January 17, 2023.

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KTLU
| width =

| call1 = K280CL
| freq1 = 103.9
| city1 = Rusk, Texas
| fid1 = 57214
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 54
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First airdate: July 23, 1985 (in [[Palestine, Texas|Palestine]])
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KTLU}}
*{{FMQ|K280CL}}
*{{FXL|K280CL}}

{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|TLU]]

KKGT

2023-01-17T22:53:31Z

174.242.209.160: Added reunited sister stations

{{short description|Radio station in Jacksonville, Texas}}
{{for|the AM radio station in [[Jacksonville, Texas]], United States|KEBE}}

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KEBE-FM
| above =
| logo =
| city = [[Jacksonville, Texas]]
| area = [[Template:Tyler-Longview Radio|Tyler-Longview area]]
| branding =
| frequency = {{Frequency|95.1|[[MHz]]}}
| repeater =
| airdate = October 31, 2018
| last_airdate = July 16, 2022
| format = [[Dark (broadcasting)|Silent]]
| erp = 200 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|86.9|m|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 198813
| coordinates = {{coord|31|58|11|N|95|15|52|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = '''K'''eeping '''E'''very '''B'''ody '''E'''ntertained (coined by original [[KEBE]] owner, William Dudley Waller)
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Richard Witkowski
| licensee = North Texas Radio Group, L.P.
| operator =
| sister_stations = [[KEBE]], [[KTLU]], [[KMAD (AM)|KMAD]], [[KDDM]], [[KDNT]], [[KSOC (FM)|KSOC]]
| webcast =
| website =
}}

'''KEBE-FM''' (95.1 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a terrestrial American [[radio station]], licensed to [[Jacksonville, Texas]], United States. KEBE-FM is owned by the North Texas Radio Group, L.P..

==History==
'''KEBE-FM''' was initially proposed by Tomlinson-Leis Communications, L.P. through a short form application filed with the Federal Communications Commission and granted on November 17, 2015. The facility is proposed to be constructed on the [[KEBE]] tower in Jacksonville, which also provides a transmission site for the KEBE relay FM translator 104.7 K284CT.

KEBE-FM was granted the call sign on September 27, 2018. The call letters were randomly assigned to the AM sister station in 1947, but were later coined by original owner Dudley Waller to stand for "Keeping Every Body Entertained". The KEBE-FM call sign that this facility is now assigned, once belonged to 106.5 [[KOOI]], having been assigned to the facility in 1968, and continuing to utilize them until 1983.

The proposed facility is permitted to operate, once licensed, at an ERP of 200 [[watt]]s, from an elevation of 86.9 [[meters]] height above average terrain. Tomlinson-Leis Communications sold the construction permit for the facility to North Texas Radio Group, L.P. on January 23, 2018.

KEBE-FM filed for a License to Cover the Class A FM facility on October 31, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KEBE-FM |title=KEBE-FM Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>

On July 16, 2022 KEBE-FM went silent after the tower owner, Chisholm Trail Communications LLC, ceased electrical power at the site, as they prepared to sell the AM facility and tower to North Texas Radio Group. This will result in 1400 KEBE and 95.1 KEBE-FM becoming sister stations once again.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{FM station data|KEBE}}

{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|EBE]]

{{Texas-radio-station-stub}}

KTLU

2023-01-17T22:52:19Z

174.242.209.160:

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTLU
| above =

| logo =
| city = [[Rusk, Texas]]
| area = [[Jacksonville, Texas]]
| branding =
| frequency = 1580 [[kHz]]
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| repeater =
| airdate = December 2, [[1955 in radio|1955]]
| last_airdate =
| format = [[Silent (broadcasting)|Silent]]
| power = 840 [[watt]]s day 165 watts night
| class = D
| facility_id = 19518
| coordinates = {{coord|31|49|12.00|N|95|10|19.00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Richard Witkowski
| operator =
| licensee = North Texas Radio Group, L.P.
| sister_stations = [[KEBE]], [[KEBE-FM]], [[KDNT]], [[KDDM]], [[KSOC (FM)|KSOC]], [[KFON (FM)|KFON]]
| webcast =
| website =
}}

'''KTLU''' (1580 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is an American [[radio station]], paired with an FCC authorized and licensed FM relay translator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access |date=Summer 2009 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> Licensed to [[Rusk, Texas]], United States, the station serves [[Cherokee County, Texas]]. The station is currently owned by North Texas Radio Group, L.P. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KTLU |title=KTLU Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref>

==History==
'''KTLU''' was initially proposed by State Representative Emmett Holman Whitehead to serve as Rusk's lone radio facility. An application was filed with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on July 13, 1955, seeking a construction permit to erect a 500–watt daytime facility on 1580 kilocycles, from a transmission site at the Lion's Club Recreation Park, 1.1 miles ENE of the courthouse in Rusk, Texas. The construction permit was granted in September, with a minor change involved, moving the proposed transmission site from the park to 616 North Main St. in Rusk. KTLU was officially licensed for operation on December 2, 1955.

E.H. & Marie Whitehead would utilize the print and broadcast media platforms they built to support causes benefitting Rusk and Cherokee County for the next 66 years. Together, they successfully defended the operations of the Rusk State Hospital when Austin auditors suggested closure in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, saving almost 1,000 jobs in the area. The Whiteheads would go on to add an FM broadcast facility to the E.H. Whitehead Enterprises portfolio, when 97.7 KWRW signed on in 1981. At its peak, Whitehead Enterprises owned the Rusk Cherokeean, the Alto Herald, radio stations KTLU and KWRW-FM, as well as E-Z Vision Cable Company.

On January 15, 2009, the longtime KTLU format changed from oldies to classic hits, simulcasting the FM sister 97.7 [[KTBB-FM|KWRW]] as ''Classic Hits 97.7''.

After the death of E.H. Whitehead, the station's license was transferred to the Rusk Cherokeean newspaper and overseen by members of the Whitehead family. The beginning of big changes were on the horizon for the AM/FM pair in Rusk, Texas.

On May 15, 2015, KTLU split from its simulcast with 97.7 KWRW, which had been sold to Paul Gleiser and physically moved out of Rusk to operate as the FM counterpart to 600 [[KTBB (AM)|KTBB]] in Tyler, relocated to 97.5 FM and relicensed to [[Troup, Texas]]. KTLU itself rebranded as "Classic Hits 103.9", simulcasted on FM translator K280CL 103.9 FM. K280CL simultaneously moved from its original transmission facility in [[Palestine, Texas]] to [[Rusk, Texas]] effectively replacing the lost KWRW 97.7 allocation that had been licensed to Rusk since 1981. K280CL now operates from the current KTLU (and former KWRW) tower site.

On July 15, 2017, KTLU changed their format from classic hits to classic rock. On September 14, 2017, after 62 years of continuous ownership and operation, the Whitehead family sold KTLU & K280CL to Paul Coates' Coates Consulting, LLC. The sale of both facilities was consummated on December 13, 2017. Effective November 19, 2018, KTLU and K280CL were sold for $100,000 to East Texas Results Media, LLC, a partnership between Coates and Mike Huckabee.

East Texas Results Media closed the offices in Jacksonville, and took all six stations licensed to them silent as of July 1, 2019.

[[KZWL|KZXM]], [[KWLL|KFRO-FM]], [[KLFZ|KLJT]], and [[KHFZ|KMPA]] have all since been sold to the Educational Radio Foundation of East Texas, owner and operator of Christian stations [[KVNE]] and KGLY. KTLU and [[KEBE]] were both silent, awaiting sale of the facilities to new ownership. Both facilities had until July 1, 2020 to return to broadcasting, or by law, the licenses for both would be revoked, and the facilities deleted.

On June 18, 2020, sister station KEBE returned to broadcasting, along with its associated FM translator, airing a classic hits format under the "K-Hits" branding. KTLU and K280CL have also returned to the air utilizing the K-Hits branding and classic hits format, however, KEBE and KTLU are not simulcasting one another

On December 23, 2020, East Texas Results Media applied to relocate FM translator K280CL further north to Jacksonville, dropping two channels to 278 (103.5 MHz), and changing the translator's COL to Jacksonville itself. Concurrently, Jacksonville licensed 104.7 K284CT, which repeats AM sister station 1400 KEBE, will move north out of Jacksonville and become a licensed Tyler station, under a separate proposal.

Effective March 30, 2021, East Texas Results Media sold KTLU, KEBE, and two translators to station operator Chisolm Trail Communications, LLC.

On July 16, 2022, KTLU dropped its simulcast with KOME-FM and went silent ahead of a pending sale.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/233658/kebe-ktlu-sign-off-ahead-of-sale/ KEBE/KTLU SIGN-OFF AHEAD OF SALE] Radioinsight - July 18, 2022</ref>

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KTLU
| width =

| call1 = K280CL
| freq1 = 103.9
| city1 = Rusk, Texas
| fid1 = 57214
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 54
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First airdate: July 23, 1985 (in [[Palestine, Texas|Palestine]])
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KTLU}}
*{{FMQ|K280CL}}
*{{FXL|K280CL}}

{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|TLU]]

KTLU

2023-01-17T22:51:32Z

174.242.209.160: Fixed

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTLU
| above =

| logo =
| city = [[Rusk, Texas]]
| area = [[Jacksonville, Texas]]
| branding =
| frequency = 1580 [[kHz]]
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| repeater =
| airdate = December 2, [[1955 in radio|1955]]
| last_airdate =
| format = [[Silent (broadcasting)|Silent]]
| power = 840 [[watt]]s day 165 watts night
| class = D
| facility_id = 19518
| coordinates = {{coord|31|49|12.00|N|95|10|19.00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Richard Witkowski
| operator =
| licensee = North Texas Radio Group, L.P.
| sister_stations = [[KEBE]], [[KEBE-FM]], [[KDNT]], [[KDDM]], [[KSOC]], [[KFON (FM)|KFON]]
| webcast =
| website =
}}

'''KTLU''' (1580 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is an American [[radio station]], paired with an FCC authorized and licensed FM relay translator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access |date=Summer 2009 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> Licensed to [[Rusk, Texas]], United States, the station serves [[Cherokee County, Texas]]. The station is currently owned by North Texas Radio Group, L.P. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KTLU |title=KTLU Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref>

==History==
'''KTLU''' was initially proposed by State Representative Emmett Holman Whitehead to serve as Rusk's lone radio facility. An application was filed with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on July 13, 1955, seeking a construction permit to erect a 500–watt daytime facility on 1580 kilocycles, from a transmission site at the Lion's Club Recreation Park, 1.1 miles ENE of the courthouse in Rusk, Texas. The construction permit was granted in September, with a minor change involved, moving the proposed transmission site from the park to 616 North Main St. in Rusk. KTLU was officially licensed for operation on December 2, 1955.

E.H. & Marie Whitehead would utilize the print and broadcast media platforms they built to support causes benefitting Rusk and Cherokee County for the next 66 years. Together, they successfully defended the operations of the Rusk State Hospital when Austin auditors suggested closure in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, saving almost 1,000 jobs in the area. The Whiteheads would go on to add an FM broadcast facility to the E.H. Whitehead Enterprises portfolio, when 97.7 KWRW signed on in 1981. At its peak, Whitehead Enterprises owned the Rusk Cherokeean, the Alto Herald, radio stations KTLU and KWRW-FM, as well as E-Z Vision Cable Company.

On January 15, 2009, the longtime KTLU format changed from oldies to classic hits, simulcasting the FM sister 97.7 [[KTBB-FM|KWRW]] as ''Classic Hits 97.7''.

After the death of E.H. Whitehead, the station's license was transferred to the Rusk Cherokeean newspaper and overseen by members of the Whitehead family. The beginning of big changes were on the horizon for the AM/FM pair in Rusk, Texas.

On May 15, 2015, KTLU split from its simulcast with 97.7 KWRW, which had been sold to Paul Gleiser and physically moved out of Rusk to operate as the FM counterpart to 600 [[KTBB (AM)|KTBB]] in Tyler, relocated to 97.5 FM and relicensed to [[Troup, Texas]]. KTLU itself rebranded as "Classic Hits 103.9", simulcasted on FM translator K280CL 103.9 FM. K280CL simultaneously moved from its original transmission facility in [[Palestine, Texas]] to [[Rusk, Texas]] effectively replacing the lost KWRW 97.7 allocation that had been licensed to Rusk since 1981. K280CL now operates from the current KTLU (and former KWRW) tower site.

On July 15, 2017, KTLU changed their format from classic hits to classic rock. On September 14, 2017, after 62 years of continuous ownership and operation, the Whitehead family sold KTLU & K280CL to Paul Coates' Coates Consulting, LLC. The sale of both facilities was consummated on December 13, 2017. Effective November 19, 2018, KTLU and K280CL were sold for $100,000 to East Texas Results Media, LLC, a partnership between Coates and Mike Huckabee.

East Texas Results Media closed the offices in Jacksonville, and took all six stations licensed to them silent as of July 1, 2019.

[[KZWL|KZXM]], [[KWLL|KFRO-FM]], [[KLFZ|KLJT]], and [[KHFZ|KMPA]] have all since been sold to the Educational Radio Foundation of East Texas, owner and operator of Christian stations [[KVNE]] and KGLY. KTLU and [[KEBE]] were both silent, awaiting sale of the facilities to new ownership. Both facilities had until July 1, 2020 to return to broadcasting, or by law, the licenses for both would be revoked, and the facilities deleted.

On June 18, 2020, sister station KEBE returned to broadcasting, along with its associated FM translator, airing a classic hits format under the "K-Hits" branding. KTLU and K280CL have also returned to the air utilizing the K-Hits branding and classic hits format, however, KEBE and KTLU are not simulcasting one another

On December 23, 2020, East Texas Results Media applied to relocate FM translator K280CL further north to Jacksonville, dropping two channels to 278 (103.5 MHz), and changing the translator's COL to Jacksonville itself. Concurrently, Jacksonville licensed 104.7 K284CT, which repeats AM sister station 1400 KEBE, will move north out of Jacksonville and become a licensed Tyler station, under a separate proposal.

Effective March 30, 2021, East Texas Results Media sold KTLU, KEBE, and two translators to station operator Chisolm Trail Communications, LLC.

On July 16, 2022, KTLU dropped its simulcast with KOME-FM and went silent ahead of a pending sale.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/233658/kebe-ktlu-sign-off-ahead-of-sale/ KEBE/KTLU SIGN-OFF AHEAD OF SALE] Radioinsight - July 18, 2022</ref>

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KTLU
| width =

| call1 = K280CL
| freq1 = 103.9
| city1 = Rusk, Texas
| fid1 = 57214
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 54
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First airdate: July 23, 1985 (in [[Palestine, Texas|Palestine]])
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KTLU}}
*{{FMQ|K280CL}}
*{{FXL|K280CL}}

{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|TLU]]

KEBE

2023-01-17T22:50:44Z

174.242.209.160: Fixed Disambiguation

{{short description|Radio station in Jacksonville, Texas, United States}}
{{for|the FM radio station in [[Jacksonville, Texas]], United States|KEBE-FM}}

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KEBE
| above =

| logo =
| city = [[Jacksonville, Texas]]
| area =
| branding =
| frequency = 1400 [[kHz]]
| repeater =
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| airdate = 1947
| last_airdate = July 16, 2022
| format = [[Silent (broadcasting)|Silent]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s unlimited
| class = C
| facility_id = 70741
| coordinates = {{coord|31|58|11|N|95|15|52|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = '''K'''eeping '''E'''very '''B'''ody '''E'''ntertained (coined by original owner, William Dudley Waller)
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Richard Witkowski
| operator =
| licensee = North Texas Radio Group, L.P.
| sister_stations = [[KTLU]], [[KEBE-FM]], [[KDNT]], [[KDDM]], [[KFON (FM)|KFON]]
| webcast =
| website =
}}

'''KEBE''' (1400 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a terrestrial American [[radio station]], paired with an FCC authorized and licensed revitalization FM relay translator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access|date=Summer 2009|title=Station Information Profile|publisher=[[Arbitron]]}}</ref> The facility is licensed to [[Jacksonville, Texas]], United States, and is owned by North Texas Radio Group, L.P.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KEBE |title=KEBE Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>

==History==
[[AM 1400]] KEBE Jacksonville, was licensed in 1946 to Bill A. Laurie of [[Jacksonville, Texas]]. KEBE was branded "The KEBE Corral", and was one of the first country stations in the [[United States]]. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, KEBE became the career starter for [[East Texas]] radio legend, [[Tom Perryman]].

In 1957, Bill Laurie died in a fishing accident. Laurie's wife took over ownership briefly. Mrs. Laurie placed the station up for sale, and a TV Newscaster from [[El Dorado, Arkansas]], Dudley Waller, put together the money to buy the station. Dudley and his wife Dorothy "Dot" Waller ran the station until 2014, when it was sold to Chuck Conrad's Chalk Hill Media.

KEBE was an affiliate of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] radio network, and at one time began running the Jones satellite network's "[[Classic Country]]" format. Some of KEBE's famous alumni include: Tom Perryman, Dudley Waller, Rick Watson, Jim Lord, and Al Mather.

KEBE's success led to the Wallers filing for an initial construction permit for an [[FM broadcasting|FM]] station for [[East Texas]]. KEBE-FM [[106.5]] signed on the air in the early 1970s. KEBE-FM became the first class C 100 kW FM [[Stereo]] station in East Texas. KEBE-FM was a [[beautiful music]] station that made the transition to easy listening/soft rock. In 1983, KEBE-FM changed to [[KOOI]], with the moniker "Sunny 106.5 KOOI".

KEBE remained a full service [[country music|country]] station until 2007, when a simulcast of sister station [[103.1]] [[KHFZ|KDVE]]/[[KHFZ|KMPA]] began. Since 2012, it has been simulcasting [[KZQX]] (former sister station [[100.3]]), a big band and standards station based out of [[Chalk Hill, Texas]]. It has remained as a simulcast of KZQX through the latter years of Waller ownership, during Chalk Hill's ownership as an owned and operated from 2014 to 2017, and now under the direction of North Texas Radio Group since.

On September 8, 2014, KEBE was sold to Chalk Hill Media, and thus continued the simulcast of [[KZQX]]. The sale of KEBE ended the 57 year ownership of KEBE by the Waller family.

On January 24, 2017, Charles Conrad's Chalk Hill Media filed for license reassignment, as an agreement had been made with the North Texas Radio Group to sell the original Jacksonville radio station for $50,000. North Texas Radio Group owns [[KMAD (AM)|KMAD]] [[Madill, Oklahoma]] and [[KSOC (FM)|KSOC]] [[Tipton, Oklahoma]]. Consummation of the sale was finalized on March 10, 2017, with KEBE remaining in simulcast of [[KZQX]] Tatum under the new ownership.

On April 17, 2019, a license reassignment was granted by the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]], that would transfer the licenses of KEBE and its FM translator to East Texas Results Media, LLC, headed by Mike Huckabee and Paul Coates. Upon consummation, KEBE became a sister station to [[KTLU]] in nearby [[Rusk, Texas|Rusk]]. Consummation of the sale occurred on June 1, 2019.

East Texas Results Media closed the offices in Jacksonville, and took all six stations licensed to them silent as of July 1, 2019.

[[KZWL|KZXM]], [[KWLL|KFRO-FM]], [[KLFZ|KLJT]], and [[KHFZ|KMPA]] have all since been sold to the Educational Radio Foundation of East Texas, owner and operator of Christian stations [[KVNE]] and KGLY. KEBE and [[KTLU]] remained silent, while awaiting sale of the facilities to new ownership. The facilities had until July 1, 2020 to return to broadcasting, or by law, the licenses for both would have been revoked, and the facilities deleted.

On June 18, 2020, KEBE and its related FM translator 104.7 K284CT returned to regular broadcasting. Both facilities received a grant to resume full operations on June 24, 2020. KEBE is currently simulcasting [[KOME-FM]], a [[Classic Hits]] formatted radio station near [[Glen Rose, Texas]].

On December 23, 2020, East Texas Results Media applied to move 104.7 K284CT to the northern edge of KEBE's coverage area, dropping one channel to 283 (104.5 MHz), and changing the translator's COL to [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]].

Effective March 30, 2021, East Texas Results Media sold KEBE, KTLU, and two translators to KEBE's operator Chisolm Trail Communications, LLC.

On July 16, 2022, KEBE dropped its simulcast with KOME-FM and went silent ahead of a pending sale.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/233658/kebe-ktlu-sign-off-ahead-of-sale/ KEBE/KTLU Sign-Off Ahead of Sale] Radioinsight - July 18, 2022</ref>

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KEBE
| width =

| call1 = K284CT
| freq1 = 104.7
| city1 = Jacksonville, Texas
| fid1 = 201161
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 51
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First air date: February 21, 2018
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KEBE}}
*{{FMQ|K284CT}}
*{{FXL|K284CT}}

{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|EBE]]

KEBE

2023-01-17T22:49:35Z

174.242.209.160: Sale Consummation 1-10-2023

{{short description|Radio station in Jacksonville, Texas, United States}}
{{for|the FM radio station in [[Jacksonville, Texas]], United States|KEBE-FM}}

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KEBE
| above =

| logo =
| city = [[Jacksonville, Texas]]
| area =
| branding =
| frequency = 1400 [[kHz]]
| repeater =
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| airdate = 1947
| last_airdate = July 16, 2022
| format = [[Silent (broadcasting)|Silent]]
| language = [[American English|English]]
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s unlimited
| class = C
| facility_id = 70741
| coordinates = {{coord|31|58|11|N|95|15|52|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = '''K'''eeping '''E'''very '''B'''ody '''E'''ntertained (coined by original owner, William Dudley Waller)
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Richard Witkowski
| operator =
| licensee = North Texas Radio Group, L.P.
| sister_stations = [[KTLU]], [[KEBE-FM]], [[KDNT]], [[KDDM]], [[KFON]]
| webcast =
| website =
}}

'''KEBE''' (1400 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a terrestrial American [[radio station]], paired with an FCC authorized and licensed revitalization FM relay translator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access|date=Summer 2009|title=Station Information Profile|publisher=[[Arbitron]]}}</ref> The facility is licensed to [[Jacksonville, Texas]], United States, and is owned by North Texas Radio Group, L.P.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KEBE |title=KEBE Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>

==History==
[[AM 1400]] KEBE Jacksonville, was licensed in 1946 to Bill A. Laurie of [[Jacksonville, Texas]]. KEBE was branded "The KEBE Corral", and was one of the first country stations in the [[United States]]. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, KEBE became the career starter for [[East Texas]] radio legend, [[Tom Perryman]].

In 1957, Bill Laurie died in a fishing accident. Laurie's wife took over ownership briefly. Mrs. Laurie placed the station up for sale, and a TV Newscaster from [[El Dorado, Arkansas]], Dudley Waller, put together the money to buy the station. Dudley and his wife Dorothy "Dot" Waller ran the station until 2014, when it was sold to Chuck Conrad's Chalk Hill Media.

KEBE was an affiliate of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] radio network, and at one time began running the Jones satellite network's "[[Classic Country]]" format. Some of KEBE's famous alumni include: Tom Perryman, Dudley Waller, Rick Watson, Jim Lord, and Al Mather.

KEBE's success led to the Wallers filing for an initial construction permit for an [[FM broadcasting|FM]] station for [[East Texas]]. KEBE-FM [[106.5]] signed on the air in the early 1970s. KEBE-FM became the first class C 100 kW FM [[Stereo]] station in East Texas. KEBE-FM was a [[beautiful music]] station that made the transition to easy listening/soft rock. In 1983, KEBE-FM changed to [[KOOI]], with the moniker "Sunny 106.5 KOOI".

KEBE remained a full service [[country music|country]] station until 2007, when a simulcast of sister station [[103.1]] [[KHFZ|KDVE]]/[[KHFZ|KMPA]] began. Since 2012, it has been simulcasting [[KZQX]] (former sister station [[100.3]]), a big band and standards station based out of [[Chalk Hill, Texas]]. It has remained as a simulcast of KZQX through the latter years of Waller ownership, during Chalk Hill's ownership as an owned and operated from 2014 to 2017, and now under the direction of North Texas Radio Group since.

On September 8, 2014, KEBE was sold to Chalk Hill Media, and thus continued the simulcast of [[KZQX]]. The sale of KEBE ended the 57 year ownership of KEBE by the Waller family.

On January 24, 2017, Charles Conrad's Chalk Hill Media filed for license reassignment, as an agreement had been made with the North Texas Radio Group to sell the original Jacksonville radio station for $50,000. North Texas Radio Group owns [[KMAD (AM)|KMAD]] [[Madill, Oklahoma]] and [[KSOC (FM)|KSOC]] [[Tipton, Oklahoma]]. Consummation of the sale was finalized on March 10, 2017, with KEBE remaining in simulcast of [[KZQX]] Tatum under the new ownership.

On April 17, 2019, a license reassignment was granted by the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]], that would transfer the licenses of KEBE and its FM translator to East Texas Results Media, LLC, headed by Mike Huckabee and Paul Coates. Upon consummation, KEBE became a sister station to [[KTLU]] in nearby [[Rusk, Texas|Rusk]]. Consummation of the sale occurred on June 1, 2019.

East Texas Results Media closed the offices in Jacksonville, and took all six stations licensed to them silent as of July 1, 2019.

[[KZWL|KZXM]], [[KWLL|KFRO-FM]], [[KLFZ|KLJT]], and [[KHFZ|KMPA]] have all since been sold to the Educational Radio Foundation of East Texas, owner and operator of Christian stations [[KVNE]] and KGLY. KEBE and [[KTLU]] remained silent, while awaiting sale of the facilities to new ownership. The facilities had until July 1, 2020 to return to broadcasting, or by law, the licenses for both would have been revoked, and the facilities deleted.

On June 18, 2020, KEBE and its related FM translator 104.7 K284CT returned to regular broadcasting. Both facilities received a grant to resume full operations on June 24, 2020. KEBE is currently simulcasting [[KOME-FM]], a [[Classic Hits]] formatted radio station near [[Glen Rose, Texas]].

On December 23, 2020, East Texas Results Media applied to move 104.7 K284CT to the northern edge of KEBE's coverage area, dropping one channel to 283 (104.5 MHz), and changing the translator's COL to [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]].

Effective March 30, 2021, East Texas Results Media sold KEBE, KTLU, and two translators to KEBE's operator Chisolm Trail Communications, LLC.

On July 16, 2022, KEBE dropped its simulcast with KOME-FM and went silent ahead of a pending sale.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/233658/kebe-ktlu-sign-off-ahead-of-sale/ KEBE/KTLU Sign-Off Ahead of Sale] Radioinsight - July 18, 2022</ref>

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KEBE
| width =

| call1 = K284CT
| freq1 = 104.7
| city1 = Jacksonville, Texas
| fid1 = 201161
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 51
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First air date: February 21, 2018
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KEBE}}
*{{FMQ|K284CT}}
*{{FXL|K284CT}}

{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|EBE]]

KTLU

2023-01-17T22:46:14Z

174.242.209.160: Sale Consummation 1-10-2023

{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTLU
| above =

| logo =
| city = [[Rusk, Texas]]
| area = [[Jacksonville, Texas]]
| branding =
| frequency = 1580 [[kHz]]
| translator = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| repeater =
| airdate = December 2, [[1955 in radio|1955]]
| last_airdate =
| format = [[Silent (broadcasting)|Silent]]
| power = 840 [[watt]]s day 165 watts night
| class = D
| facility_id = 19518
| coordinates = {{coord|31|49|12.00|N|95|10|19.00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Richard Witkowski
| operator =
| licensee = North Texas Radio Group, L.P.
| sister_stations = [[KEBE]], [[KEBE-FM]], [[KDNT]], [[KDDM]], [[KSOC]], [[KFON]]
| webcast =
| website =
}}

'''KTLU''' (1580 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is an American [[radio station]], paired with an FCC authorized and licensed FM relay translator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access |date=Summer 2009 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> Licensed to [[Rusk, Texas]], United States, the station serves [[Cherokee County, Texas]]. The station is currently owned by North Texas Radio Group, L.P. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KTLU |title=KTLU Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref>

==History==
'''KTLU''' was initially proposed by State Representative Emmett Holman Whitehead to serve as Rusk's lone radio facility. An application was filed with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on July 13, 1955, seeking a construction permit to erect a 500–watt daytime facility on 1580 kilocycles, from a transmission site at the Lion's Club Recreation Park, 1.1 miles ENE of the courthouse in Rusk, Texas. The construction permit was granted in September, with a minor change involved, moving the proposed transmission site from the park to 616 North Main St. in Rusk. KTLU was officially licensed for operation on December 2, 1955.

E.H. & Marie Whitehead would utilize the print and broadcast media platforms they built to support causes benefitting Rusk and Cherokee County for the next 66 years. Together, they successfully defended the operations of the Rusk State Hospital when Austin auditors suggested closure in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, saving almost 1,000 jobs in the area. The Whiteheads would go on to add an FM broadcast facility to the E.H. Whitehead Enterprises portfolio, when 97.7 KWRW signed on in 1981. At its peak, Whitehead Enterprises owned the Rusk Cherokeean, the Alto Herald, radio stations KTLU and KWRW-FM, as well as E-Z Vision Cable Company.

On January 15, 2009, the longtime KTLU format changed from oldies to classic hits, simulcasting the FM sister 97.7 [[KTBB-FM|KWRW]] as ''Classic Hits 97.7''.

After the death of E.H. Whitehead, the station's license was transferred to the Rusk Cherokeean newspaper and overseen by members of the Whitehead family. The beginning of big changes were on the horizon for the AM/FM pair in Rusk, Texas.

On May 15, 2015, KTLU split from its simulcast with 97.7 KWRW, which had been sold to Paul Gleiser and physically moved out of Rusk to operate as the FM counterpart to 600 [[KTBB (AM)|KTBB]] in Tyler, relocated to 97.5 FM and relicensed to [[Troup, Texas]]. KTLU itself rebranded as "Classic Hits 103.9", simulcasted on FM translator K280CL 103.9 FM. K280CL simultaneously moved from its original transmission facility in [[Palestine, Texas]] to [[Rusk, Texas]] effectively replacing the lost KWRW 97.7 allocation that had been licensed to Rusk since 1981. K280CL now operates from the current KTLU (and former KWRW) tower site.

On July 15, 2017, KTLU changed their format from classic hits to classic rock. On September 14, 2017, after 62 years of continuous ownership and operation, the Whitehead family sold KTLU & K280CL to Paul Coates' Coates Consulting, LLC. The sale of both facilities was consummated on December 13, 2017. Effective November 19, 2018, KTLU and K280CL were sold for $100,000 to East Texas Results Media, LLC, a partnership between Coates and Mike Huckabee.

East Texas Results Media closed the offices in Jacksonville, and took all six stations licensed to them silent as of July 1, 2019.

[[KZWL|KZXM]], [[KWLL|KFRO-FM]], [[KLFZ|KLJT]], and [[KHFZ|KMPA]] have all since been sold to the Educational Radio Foundation of East Texas, owner and operator of Christian stations [[KVNE]] and KGLY. KTLU and [[KEBE]] were both silent, awaiting sale of the facilities to new ownership. Both facilities had until July 1, 2020 to return to broadcasting, or by law, the licenses for both would be revoked, and the facilities deleted.

On June 18, 2020, sister station KEBE returned to broadcasting, along with its associated FM translator, airing a classic hits format under the "K-Hits" branding. KTLU and K280CL have also returned to the air utilizing the K-Hits branding and classic hits format, however, KEBE and KTLU are not simulcasting one another

On December 23, 2020, East Texas Results Media applied to relocate FM translator K280CL further north to Jacksonville, dropping two channels to 278 (103.5 MHz), and changing the translator's COL to Jacksonville itself. Concurrently, Jacksonville licensed 104.7 K284CT, which repeats AM sister station 1400 KEBE, will move north out of Jacksonville and become a licensed Tyler station, under a separate proposal.

Effective March 30, 2021, East Texas Results Media sold KTLU, KEBE, and two translators to station operator Chisolm Trail Communications, LLC.

On July 16, 2022, KTLU dropped its simulcast with KOME-FM and went silent ahead of a pending sale.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/233658/kebe-ktlu-sign-off-ahead-of-sale/ KEBE/KTLU SIGN-OFF AHEAD OF SALE] Radioinsight - July 18, 2022</ref>

==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KTLU
| width =

| call1 = K280CL
| freq1 = 103.9
| city1 = Rusk, Texas
| fid1 = 57214
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 54
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First airdate: July 23, 1985 (in [[Palestine, Texas|Palestine]])
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{AM station data|KTLU}}
*{{FMQ|K280CL}}
*{{FXL|K280CL}}

{{Tyler-Longview Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Texas|TLU]]

KDKJ-LD

2023-01-17T22:27:35Z

174.242.209.160: /* Digital channels */Decades & Movies! removed from KDKJ-LD line-up

{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KDKJ-LD
| city =
| logo =
| branding =
| digital = 27 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 27
| subchannels = '''27.1:''' [[Infomercial]]s '''27.2:''' [[Estrella TV]] '''27.3:''' [[GetTV]] '''27.4:''' NTD America '''27.5:''' [[Heroes & Icons]] '''27.6:''' [[Infomercial]]s '''27.7:''' [[Infomercial]]s
| repeaters = [[KBJE-LD]] 29.2
| affiliations =
| location = [[Tyler, Texas]]
| owner = [[HC2 Holdings]]
| licensee = [[DTV America|DTV America Corporation]]
| founded = February 25, 2010
| airdate = {{start date and age|2015|6|22}}
| callsign_meaning = Disambiguation of former K27KJ translator calls
| sister_stations = [[KPKN-LD]]
| former_callsigns = K27KJ-D (2010-2013)
| former_affiliations = '''LD1:''' [[Dark (broadcasting)|Silent]] (2010−2015) Estrella TV (2015−2021; now on LD2) [[Azteca America]] (2021-2022) 
'''LD2:''' Azteca America (until 2021) '''LD3:''' [[Doctor Television Channel]] (2015) '''LD4:''' [[Buzzr]] (2015−2016) [[Dabl]] (c. 2019−2021)
| former_channel_numbers =
| erp = 3 [[Kilowatt|kW]]
| haat = {{convert|458|ft}}
| facility_id = 182588
| coordinates = {{coord|32|15|33.5|N|95|22|3.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| website = [http://dtvamerica.com/stations/tyler-texas/ KDKJ Profile at DTVAmerica.com]
}}

'''KDKJ-LD''', [[virtual channel|virtual]] and [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] [[Digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 27, is a [[Low power broadcasting#Television|low-powered]] [[television station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]. Owned by [[HC2 Holdings]], it is a [[sister station]] to [[KPKN-LD]] (channel 35).

==History==
The [[construction permit]] for the station, originally assigned the call letters '''K27KJ-D''', was issued by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on February 25, 2010. The station signed on for the first time on June 22, 2015 as the Tyler area's new Estrella TV affiliated television station, with Azteca America carried on a second subchannel.<ref>[http://dtvamerica.com/dtv-america-launches-estrella-and-azteca-america-in-tyler-texas/ DTV America Launches Estrella and Azteca America in Tyler Texas | DTV America]</ref><ref>[http://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=182588 Digital TV Market Listing for KDKJ-LD].</ref> [[NBC]] affiliate [[KETK-TV]] previously carried Estrella TV on its second [[digital subchannel|subchannel]] from 2011 until KDKJ-LD's sign-on.

In December 2015, KDKJ-LD3 switched from [[Doctor Television Channel|DrTV]] to [[Sony Pictures Television]]'s [[GetTV]] movie network, and KDKJ-LD4 was launched to carry [[FremantleMedia]]'s [[Buzzr]] network. As of April 2016, Buzzr has moved to KPKN-LD1.

==Digital channels==
The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! [[Display resolution|Video]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! Short name
! Programming<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=182588|title=KDKJ-Ld Tyler, Tx}}</ref>
|-
| 27.1 || rowspan="7" |[[480i]] || rowspan="2" |[[16:9]] || rowspan=7| || Main KDKJ-LD programming / [[Infomercial]]s
|-
| 27.2 || [[Estrella TV]]
|-
| 27.3 || rowspan="5" | [[4:3]] || [[GetTV]]
|-
| 27.4 || NTD America
|-
| 27.5 || [[Heroes & Icons]]
|-
| 27.6 || KDKJ-LD1 programming
|-
| 27.7 || KDKJ-LD1 programming
|}

==Coverage area==
The station's digital signal can only reach a {{convert|25|mi}} radius of the station's transmitter on the southwest side of the city.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.dtvamerica.com/ DTV America]
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|182588|KDKJ-LD}}

{{TLLN TV}}
{{DTV America}}

[[Category:Television stations in Texas]]
[[Category:Low-power television stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2014]]
[[Category:2014 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:DTV America]]

{{Texas-tv-station-stub}}

KDKJ-LD

2023-01-17T22:25:19Z

174.242.209.160: Decades and Movies! removed from subchannels 1-15-2023. Verified through OTA transmission. 27.6/7 running same Infomercials as 27.1 & 29.2.

{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KDKJ-LD
| city =
| logo =
| branding =
| digital = 27 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 27
| subchannels = '''27.1:''' [[Infomercial]]s '''27.2:''' [[Estrella TV]] '''27.3:''' [[GetTV]] '''27.4:''' NTD America '''27.5:''' [[Heroes & Icons]] '''27.6:''' [[Infomercial]]s '''27.7:''' [[Infomercial]]s
| repeaters = [[KBJE-LD]] 29.2
| affiliations =
| location = [[Tyler, Texas]]
| owner = [[HC2 Holdings]]
| licensee = [[DTV America|DTV America Corporation]]
| founded = February 25, 2010
| airdate = {{start date and age|2015|6|22}}
| callsign_meaning = Disambiguation of former K27KJ translator calls
| sister_stations = [[KPKN-LD]]
| former_callsigns = K27KJ-D (2010-2013)
| former_affiliations = '''LD1:''' [[Dark (broadcasting)|Silent]] (2010−2015) Estrella TV (2015−2021; now on LD2) [[Azteca America]] (2021-2022) 
'''LD2:''' Azteca America (until 2021) '''LD3:''' [[Doctor Television Channel]] (2015) '''LD4:''' [[Buzzr]] (2015−2016) [[Dabl]] (c. 2019−2021)
| former_channel_numbers =
| erp = 3 [[Kilowatt|kW]]
| haat = {{convert|458|ft}}
| facility_id = 182588
| coordinates = {{coord|32|15|33.5|N|95|22|3.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| website = [http://dtvamerica.com/stations/tyler-texas/ KDKJ Profile at DTVAmerica.com]
}}

'''KDKJ-LD''', [[virtual channel|virtual]] and [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] [[Digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 27, is a [[Low power broadcasting#Television|low-powered]] [[television station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]. Owned by [[HC2 Holdings]], it is a [[sister station]] to [[KPKN-LD]] (channel 35).

==History==
The [[construction permit]] for the station, originally assigned the call letters '''K27KJ-D''', was issued by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on February 25, 2010. The station signed on for the first time on June 22, 2015 as the Tyler area's new Estrella TV affiliated television station, with Azteca America carried on a second subchannel.<ref>[http://dtvamerica.com/dtv-america-launches-estrella-and-azteca-america-in-tyler-texas/ DTV America Launches Estrella and Azteca America in Tyler Texas | DTV America]</ref><ref>[http://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=182588 Digital TV Market Listing for KDKJ-LD].</ref> [[NBC]] affiliate [[KETK-TV]] previously carried Estrella TV on its second [[digital subchannel|subchannel]] from 2011 until KDKJ-LD's sign-on.

In December 2015, KDKJ-LD3 switched from [[Doctor Television Channel|DrTV]] to [[Sony Pictures Television]]'s [[GetTV]] movie network, and KDKJ-LD4 was launched to carry [[FremantleMedia]]'s [[Buzzr]] network. As of April 2016, Buzzr has moved to KPKN-LD1.

==Digital channels==
The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! [[Display resolution|Video]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! Short name
! Programming<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=182588|title=KDKJ-Ld Tyler, Tx}}</ref>
|-
| 27.1 || rowspan="7" |[[480i]] || rowspan="2" |[[16:9]] || rowspan=7| || Main KDKJ-LD programming / [[Infomercial]]s
|-
| 27.2 || [[Estrella TV]]
|-
| 27.3 || rowspan="5" | [[4:3]] || [[GetTV]]
|-
| 27.4 || NTD America
|-
| 27.5 || [[Heroes & Icons]]
|-
| 27.6 || [[Decades (TV network)|Decades]]
|-
| 27.7 || [[Movies!]]
|}

==Coverage area==
The station's digital signal can only reach a {{convert|25|mi}} radius of the station's transmitter on the southwest side of the city.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.dtvamerica.com/ DTV America]
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|182588|KDKJ-LD}}

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[[Category:Television stations in Texas]]
[[Category:Low-power television stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2014]]
[[Category:2014 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:DTV America]]

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