Broadcast area | Waco metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 1230 kHz |
Branding | News/Talk 1230 |
Programming | |
Format | Talk radio |
Network | Fox News Radio |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks Compass Media Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KBGO, KBRQ, KIIZ-FM, KLFX, KWTX-FM, WACO-FM | |
History | |
First air date | May 1, 1946 |
Call sign meaning | Waco, Texas |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 33057 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°31′42.00″N97°7′14.00″W / 31.5283333°N 97.1205556°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | newstalk1230.iheart.com |
KWTX (1230 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. Licensed to Waco, Texas, the station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. [1] Its studios are located on Highway 6 in Waco, and its transmitter is also located in Waco, south of Baylor University.
Most programs on KWTX are nationally syndicated. The weekday line-up includes The Glenn Beck Program , The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show , The Sean Hannity Show , The Jesse Kelly Show , This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory . Two additional weekday syndicated shows come from other iHeart stations in Texas, The Michael Berry Show from KTRH in Houston and The Joe Pags Show from WOAI in San Antonio. KWTX no longer features a local weekday morning show, instead airing Walton & Johnson from KPRC Houston. Past morning hosts include Mac Watson, Garret Lewis and Shane Warner.
Weekend programming includes At Home with Gary Sullivan , The Kim Komando Show , Handel on the Law with Bill Handel , The Weekend with Michael Brown , Gun Talk with Tom Gresham , The Jesus Christ Show with Neil Saavedra and Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham . Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio.
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