KHEY (AM)

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KHEY
KHEY FoxSportsElPaso logo.png
Broadcast area El Paso metropolitan area
Frequency 1380 kHz
BrandingFox Sports 1380
Programming
Format Sports radio
Affiliations Fox Sports Radio, Premiere Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
KHEY-FM, KPRR, KTSM, KTSM-FM
History
First air date
August 22, 1929;94 years ago (1929-08-22) [1]
Former call signs
KTSM (1929–2000) [2]
Call sign meaning
"Hey!"
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 67771
Class B
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 31°45′26″N106°22′33″W / 31.75722°N 106.37583°W / 31.75722; -106.37583
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website khey1380.iheart.com

KHEY (1380 kHz) is a Fox Sports Radio AM affiliate in the El Paso, Texas, United States, area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. [4] The station is licensed to broadcast in HD radio, but does not currently broadcast in HD. [5]

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History

KHEY, originally KTSM, is the oldest radio station in El Paso. On June 30, 1929, W. R. Bledsoe and W. T. Blackwood were issued a construction permit for KTSM by the Federal Radio Commission, [6] with the station becoming fully licensed on August 6, 1929. [2] Initially operated by the Tri-state Music Company, it made its debut broadcast on August 22, 1929. [1] The original studios were in the historic Hotel Paso del Norte on Sheldon Court at South Santa Fe Street. At first, KTSM was powered at 100 watts, broadcasting on 1310 kilohertz, and sharing time with another El Paso station, WDAH. Eventually Tri-State owned both stations, and they were consolidated in 1940 with full time operation under the KTSM call sign, which now represents the words "Tri-State Media", after WDAH turned in its license for cancellation. [7]

KTSM was a CBS Radio Network affiliate, airing its schedule of dramas, comedies, news, sports, soap operas, game shows and big band broadcasts during the "Golden Age of Radio."

In early 1940, KTSM moved to 1350 kHz. With the implementation of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) in 1941, the station was shifted to 1380 kHz. [8] Daytime power was later increased to 1,000 watts, and 500 watts at night, when radio waves on the AM band travel farther.

TV and FM stations

In 1953, KTSM added a television station, Channel 9 KTSM-TV, the second TV outlet in El Paso. Because KTSM radio was a CBS affiliate, KTSM-TV also began carrying CBS TV shows. As network programming moved from radio to television in the 1950s, KTSM 1380 switched to a full service, middle of the road format, including popular adult music, news and sports.

In 1962, an FM station was added. 99.9 KTSM-FM began broadcasting with a beautiful music format, separate from the AM station. The FM transmitter was co-located with the TV tower.

News and talk

In 1975, NBC Radio established an all-news radio network known as the "News and Information Service" (NIS). KTSM 1380 was one of the stations to join NIS, while keeping its CBS News affiliation. [9] The NIS network failed to gain enough affiliates and was discontinued at the end of 1977.

For several years, KTSM did its own all-news programming, using the services of CBS and NBC for world and national news, and a staff of local reporters for El Paso and Texas news. Over time, talk shows were added until KTSM became a talk radio station.

In 1998, San Antonio-based Clear Channel Communications acquired both KTSM-AM-FM and KHEY-AM-FM. Under Clear Channel management, the two AM stations' call signs and formats were swapped in 2000, with KTSM on AM 1380 becoming KHEY and inheriting its country music format, while KHEY on AM 690 became KTSM and inherited its talk format.

KHEY later flipped to a sports radio format.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Stations in The U.S.: Texas: El Paso", Broadcasting Yearbook (2009 edition), page D-521
  2. 1 2 "KTSM (KHEY) history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KHEY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "KHEY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ "HD Radio Station Guide". HD Radio. iBiquity.
  6. ↑ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, June 29, 1929, page 4.
  7. ↑ "Actions of the Federal Communications Commission: Decisions: January 13", Broadcasting, January 15, 1940, page 9.
  8. ↑ "Assignments of United States Standard Broadcast Stations Listed by Frequency", page 1437.
  9. ↑ "Texas Radio: El Paso: KTSM", Broadcasting Yearbook (1977 edition), page C-204
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