KYST

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KYST
Broadcast area Greater Houston
Frequency 920kHz
BrandingPatriot Talk 920
Programming
Format Conservative Talk
Affiliations Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerHispanic Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
November 1, 1948;76 years ago (1948-11-01)
Former call signs
KTLW (1948–1980)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 27298
Class B
Power 5,000 watts days
1,000 watts nights
Transmitter coordinates
 29°25′3″N94°56′12″W / 29.41750°N 94.93667°W / 29.41750; -94.93667
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website PatriotTalk920.com

KYST (920 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Texas City, Texas. It is branded as "Patriot Talk 920" and airs a Conservative Talk radio format. The station is owned by Matthew Velasquez, through licensee Hispanic Broadcasting, Inc.

Contents

The studios and offices are on Southwest Freeway in Houston. The transmitter is on 29th Street North in Texas City. [2]

Programming

Weekdays on KYST begin with America in the Morning . That's followed by a local news and interview show The Lone Star Conservative with Michael Wilson. The rest of the schedule is nationally syndicated talk programs from Chris Plante, Dan Bongino, Todd Starnes, Rob Carson, Dana Loesch and Dave Ramsey.

History

The station signed on the air on November 1, 1948;76 years ago. [3] The original call sign was KTLW. It called itself "92 KTLK." In the 1960s and 1970s, it aired a country music format. News updates were provided by AP Radio News.

In 1980, the call letters were changed to KYST. In 1982, while officially known as KYST, it billed itself as "Beatle Radio Number 9 KBTL" and briefly had a format of all Beatles music. In 1983, the Hispanic Broadcasting Company acquired KYST. The station flipped from English-language programming to Spanish.

From the mid-1980s into the early 1990s, it ran a Tejano music format as "Radio Alegria KYST 920 AM." As music listening shifted to the FM band, and the Tejano format began to fade, KYST switched to a Spanish language full service format including news and talk. It was billed as "La 920".

On January 1, 2024, KYST changed its format from the long running Spanish language news/talk programming to English-language talk radio. It became the fifth commercial AM station in the Houston-Galveston area to broadcast conservative talk, after KTRH 730, KPRC 950, KSEV 700 and KNTH 1070. KYST's conservative talk marks the only attempt at programming of an English language format for the Velasquez family, and a return of English itself to the station, since the family purchased the facility in 1983.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KYST". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KYST
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-213. Retrieved Jan. 7, 2025.


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