Mike Shannon's
DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA
FM STATION HISTORY
1946 - 2024+

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HELPFUL NOTES

The terms "Station established <date>" and "Call letters established <date>" are sometimes derived from multiple resources,
and may not always reflect the exact date a station began broadcasting, or when a reformatting or call letter change actually started

Some fringe and rimshot stations are shown depending upon signal strength and location, and/or if there is a direct, historical
connection to a DFW station

Designations for low-power (LPFM) and stations utilizing repeaters or translators to simulcast over AM are not mentioned within
a station's details, unless there is some historical relevance.  Local streaming-only channels and all HD subchannel references have been
deleted or are not mentioned here, due to their typically constant and untrackable/undocumented changes and insignificant listenership
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ABBREVIATIONS GUIDE

SM: Station Manager (the similar "Sales Manager" will always be spelled out to eliminate confusion.)  GM: General
Manager. PD: Program Director.  MD: Music Director.  CE: Chief Engineer.  PM: Program Manager.  VP: Vice-President.
GM: General Manager.  AKA: "Also Known As."  LMA: Local Marketing Agreement, where a third party leases
most or all of a station's airtime to broadcast its own format or simulcast. AOR: Album-Oriented Rock format.  CHR:
"Contemporary Hits Radio," a 1980s-era expansion/relabeling of the former "Top 40" format. LPFM: Low-powered
FM station, meant to serve a limited segment of a community. Roman numerals in parentheses ["(I)" or "(II)" etc]
next to a name denote another person (not related or directly connected) using the same moniker (or coincidentally
sharing the same name) within the north Texas market
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FIRST...A BRIEF, GENERAL HISTORY OF
FM RADIO IN DALLAS-FORT WORTH:
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The first FM station in the state of Texas (arguably) belonged to the Belo Corporation, owner of WFAA-AM, who officially signed on "KERA" October 5, 1946 during the 1946 State Fair of Texas in Dallas.  (The KERA call letters were later used by the [unassociated] local NPR affiliate at 90.1 FM and its TV counterpart, Channel 13.)  Before 1946, FM radio was off to an austere start.  Developed in 1935, frequency modulation (FM) was in experimental stages throughout the late 1930s and early 1940s.  Sponsored by RCA, the idea was soon looked upon as a possible detriment to AM and forthcoming television...and RCA dropped its backing by 1938.  General Electric, not part of RCA at the time, purchased a license from FM's inventor, Edwin Armstrong, and began manufacturing and selling FM units the same year.  On January 1, 1941, the FCC set standards for FM broadcasting, placing the FM dial between 42-50 mc (mHz.)  By the end of 1941, the US entered World War II and the manufacturing of radios for the public stopped.  350,000 FM units were already in consumers' hands at that point.  At the end of the war, FM radio production resumed, but pressure was put on the FCC by future TV broadcasters to rethink its FM dial placement (as the 42-50 mc range was reserved for TV channel 1...which was soon re-designated for military use and never utilized for TV, anyway.)  The FCC gave in by assigning 88-106 mc (and was soon expanded to 108 mc) for FM instead on August 14, 1947...making all of those pre-war FM units instantly obsolete.
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A Meisner 45 mHz FM radio, ca. 1941
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After a slow start and little interest in the band during the 1940s and 50s, the FCC approved stereophonic broadcasting for FM stations in 1961 (although experiments were often conducted by AM-FM combos who would broadcast one channel on AM and the other channel on FM...listeners at home could tune an AM and an FM radio to the appropriate frequencies and hear stereo!  In 1955, WBAP was the first station to attempt this, and later, some GM-Delco car radios were outfitted with the ability to hear AM in one speaker and FM in the other for such occasions.)  Stereo broadcasting opened up the dial for a new purpose:  To offer static-free, stereophonic music comparable in quality to what one could get from phonograph records...and a far cry from the substandard, fickle quality that AM offered.  Many do-it-yourselfers built their own high-fidelity systems at home, or spent exorbitant amounts of money purchasing stereo equipment from hi-fi retailers.  American car manufacturers responded as well by adding FM radios as an option on mainstream vehicles beginning in 1963.  Local FM stations such as WBAP, KIXL, KCPA, KBOX and WFAA broadcast "beautiful music" in stereo with little announcer or commercial interruption, and catered mainly to the older listener.

By the end of the 1960s, "underground radio" found a home on FM...bringing together both ends of the age spectrum on one dial.  Underground featured what AM couldn't or wouldn't play...long album cuts, songs that didn't make the Top 40, music with drug or counter-culture themes, etc.  KFAD, featuring a young Jon Dillon, signed on in 1969 with an underground format, followed by KNUS.  Soon, Top 40 found its way to FM, with KAFM, KFWD, KVIL and a reformatted KNUS paving the way.  A dial once packed with elevator and underground music gave way to country, album rock, progressive country/rock, Spanish and adult contemporary formats.  By 1978, FM was firmly entrenched as the band of choice in DFW, leaving a host of AM stations to fend for limited listenership.

The 1980s featured even more splicing of formats, with contemporary hits (CHR) dominating the band in one form or another, as KTKS-"Kiss 106," KHYI-"Y95" and KJMZ-"100.3 Jamz" took to the airwaves.  The 1990s brought the Telecommunications Act, which put most of the local FM stations in the hands of Infinity/CBS/Viacom/Entercom/Audacy, Chancellor/AMFM/Clear Channel/iHeart, and ABC/Susquehanna/Citadel/Cumulus corporations, and each group has since honed their stations' formats to not conflict with their other co-owned stations (to not compete within their own group for ratings.)  Adding to the radio landscape in the early 2000s were HD radio and satellite radio, both of which got off to slow starts and have endured long waits to establish listenership. Now, with internet connectivity coming to automobiles, therein lies another opportunity for listeners to migrate elsewhere for music and information...but only time will tell whether any of these options will challenge the future of the FM or AM bands.

Thanks to the Schenectady (NY) Radio Club for some of the early FM background information!

STATIONS:
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KNTU, Denton/McKinney. Station established 10/31/1969 in Denton at 88.5 FM; moved to 88.1 on 8/31/1979 (city of license change to McKinney on 7/1/2000 allowed other rimshot stations to move into DFW market and to not leave McKinney without a station of its own.)  Owner:  University of North Texas (formerly North Texas State University, 1961-1988.)  Format: Top 40/Big Band/Rock/Classical (block programming, 1969-1970s, initially including Lab Band music from the school's revered music program;) Rock (1970-11/1981;) Classical Jazz (11/1981;) Jazz (traditional, not New Age) (12/1981-7/29/2022, but continued on the station's HD-2 channel starting 11/9/2022,) also Spanish, Classical, variety and children's programs as part of its weekend lineup of block programming; the Jazz format was chosen due to the university's strong music program [the school's revered One-O'Clock Lab Band, for example;]) Alternative/Independent (7/29/2022-date.)  Calls originally issued to a decommissioned Coast Guard cutter.  In the 1940s, KNTU began life as "KOED," a project of the school's Radio Club...but the club only produced occasional feature-type shorts for play on terrestrial stations at other college campuses.  By spring, 1950, these productions were done on a regular basis.  The remnants of KOED then evolved into a "silent station" in the 1964-65 school year, just after the Radio Club toured the University of Oklahoma (OU)'s fully-operational student station, and implemented something similar at NTSU:  While it maintained a student staff and fully-equipped studios, the newly-christened "KNTU-AM" played music, offered news stories, and operated traffic and continuity departments...the "broadcasts" were never heard...it was merely a real-time training program for aspiring broadcasters, and was active just three hours a day.  Faculty adviser Dr. Ted Colson sponsored the Radio Club, and was instrumental in getting KNTU licensed as an actual, legal broadcast entity in October, 1969; the station's original equipment and frequency was bought from the recently-defunct KNER (see below.)  Colson also extracted the effort from the Radio Club, getting it sanctioned as a laboratory for speech, drama and journalism students to justify funding.  The station initially broadcast at 250w from 4PM-10PM on weekdays, expanding over the years to seven days a week (beginning 7/1971,) 6AM-midnight daily, then 24 hours a day.
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Program:  "La Onda Tejana."  Notables: Russ Campbell, Mark Lambert, Dave Garland, Sam Sauls, Dr. Ted Colson, John Cissne, Mike Conner, Ray Whitworth aka Ray Kennedy (longtime DFW traffic reporter and producer,) Andy Waldrop, Bill Waldrop, Dave Barnett, Tom Kassada aka Thomas Hayden-Church (later an actor,) Bret Menassa aka Bret Michael, Iris Bekker, Carla Marion, Ellie Hogue, Rod Stasick (his program "Transition" relocated here from KCHU,) Bill Mercer (station manager in 1969; left KNTU in 1972 to announce Texas Rangers baseball games,) Lewis Abernathy (later an actor and director; worked on the movie "Titanic,") George Gimarc (Gimarc and Waldrop hosted "Jukebox Saturday Night", which later moved to KDNT-FM; in March, 1977, Gimarc hosted the show, "Rock and Roll Alternative," which later reappeared on KZEW,) Mike Shannon (II) (newscaster/newswriter, 1987-1988,) Mark Followill, John Mark Dempsey, Simon "The Diamond" Garza (host of "La Onda Tejana,") J. W. Hutson, Terry Hunt, David Cejka (later with WFAA-TV,) Ken Roznoy, Annette Gonzales, Bob Bajackson (sports director,) Ron Jones (in 1974, he was the first African-American hired by the station,) Mike Bain, Gary Brown, Debbie Hillman, Bill Conway, George Dunham.  Campus radio station for The University of North Texas (formerly North Texas State University, 1961-1988.  No, there was never a question of renaming the station "KUNT"...but it made for a good joke on campus!)  Faculty station administrators Campbell and Sauls attended NTSU as students in the 1970s and worked in DFW radio previously.  Faculty members Bud Buschardt and Bill Mercer were also Dallas radio icons.
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KNER, Richardson.  Station established 10/16/1955 (but a test run occurred 10/9/1955 to broadcast a church service.)  Format:  Eclectic/Soft Rock (mostly student-selected) with Southern Baptist programs (loosely defined as educational, spiritual and recreational.)  Owner:  Buckner Orphans Home aka Buckner Baptist Benevolences.  Student-run station; originally 10 watts, but later upgraded to a 50w Gates 2-bay transmitter that put out 66 watts.  Start-up investment was $7,000.  Notables:  Jerry Karlovich aka Jerry Karl and "Jerry the K" (who provided many of the details of KNER's history here!), Wayne Harrison, Robert Lunday, Melvin Walls, Leon Barbee, Roy Powell, Jack Bird (SM; also helped put KCBI on the air,) Robert Hancock, Paulette Clark, Carol Hudgins, Orvil L. Deary, Norman Hurt, James Ryle, Randy Adams, Fletcher Hurst.  Broadcast Sunday through Friday during the earliest years, 5:30AM-10PM.  Located first in the Chapel Building on Buckner Blvd at Samuell in an old choir rehearsal room; later moved to the SE corner of the campus.  Frequency dark after 1968 (equipment and frequency were sold to North Texas State University to start up KNTU.)
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KEOM, Mesquite. Station established 9/4/1984.  Call letters stand for "Education of Mesquite."  Owner:  Mesquite Independent School District.  Moved to 88.5 on 12/21/1991 (see entry there.) Format:  Country/Pop/Easy Listening/Showtunes/Sports.  Originally broadcast Monday-Fridays 6AM-10PM.  Notables (student staff, specifically from 88.3:) Brian Mondy, Michael Deiniger, Amy Heaps, Julie Powers, Shelli Chance, Bradley Wendt, Michael Howeth, Diana Lindsey, Jeff Hughes, Rhonda Mashburn, Michael Meredith, Story Olson, Deborah Hammer, Paul Horvath, Terry Wilbanks, Kayla Troxell, Brian Mayes, Jamie Cox, Jay Pearce, Kyle Horton, Ruth Hutchins.  Studios first located next to Mesquite Memorial Stadium off Scyene Rd/Military Pkwy; tower at the same location remains operational (although replaced in early 1993.)  Plan for station devised by MISD superintendent Ralph Poteet, as a broadcast lab for Mesquite high school students.

KYKX, Mesquite.  Initial call letters requested for 88.3 when application was submitted in 1980 by the Mesquite Independent School District.
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And separately, serving the Fort Worth market:

KJRN, Keene.  Call letters established 6/17/2010, but station was dark until 11/1/2010.  Format:  Religious/Adult Contemporary.  Owner:  Southwestern Adventist University.  Nickname:  The Journey.  Notable:  Michael Agee (GM.)

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KJCR,Keene.  Call letters established 3/1/1984.  Format:  Religious, Inspirational.  Owner:  Southwestern Adventist University.  Call letters stood for Keene College Radio (although bored students called it "Keene Just Can't Rock"!)  A reimaging of KSUC under new call letters.  Notables:  Bob Mendenhall, Melissa Rasmussen, Glen Robinson (1998-2004,) Randy Yates (GM, began 2004.)  Station relocated from dorm room in college's Heritage Hall to 300 N. College Drive in 2/1987.  On 5/5/1989, 110-mile an hour winds toppled the station's transmitter, destroying 60 feet of tower sections and two of four antenna elements.  In two days, the station returned to the air under temporary authorization on a 75-foot tower at 925 watts.  Construction began on a new 180' tower by the fall, and was put into use on 5/18/1990.  A power increase was granted for 4,000 watts with an ERP of 23,000 watts directed to the west.  The original KSUC transmitter was sent to the Adventist college in Chile the following year, and was on the air by 11/1992 as part of the first Adventist radio station in that country's history.  In 1998, GM Bob Mendenhall stepped down from his 25 years at the station, and was replaced by Glen Robinson.  In November, 1999, KJCR began broadcasting 24 hours a day with the aid of voicetracking.
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KSUC, Keene.  Station established 6/13/1974.  Format:  Religious.  Owner: Southwestern Union College (later renamed Southwestern Adventist University in 1977.)  Notable:  Bob Mendenhall (GM,) Ed Fry (PD.)  88.3 frequency chosen because it rhymed with call letters (if life were only that easy these days!)  Radio station idea proposed in c. 1968; a gift to the college by Arkansas radio pioneer Raymond Beem financed the station's start-up costs; station planning began in 1973.  Studios were located in the school's Heritage Hall in the former dorm room of Beem's wife, who had previously attended SUC.  Initial power was 1,850 watts, and broadcast from 12 noon to 12 midnight daily (Saturdays were 6AM-midnight.)  Applied for a signal increase in late 1980 after noting the Mesquite Independent School District's application to start a radio station at 88.3.  Station sponsored "I Love KSUC" week in 2/1980, to raise $5,000 to expand the programming schedule to include 18 hours a day on Sundays.  A second fundraiser in early 1981 was held to equip the production studio and begin an 18-hour-a-day weekly broadcast schedule; the money was raised, and the station's first 18-hour day was 4/1/1981.  By 1984, station management decided to abandon the KSUC call letters, and applied for replacement calls KJCR (see above.)

Thanks to former KSUC/KJCR GM Bob Mendenhall and former employee Melissa Rasmussen for providing the history of these two stations!
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KEOM, Mesquite. Station established 9/4/1984 at 88.3 FM (see entry there.)  Station moved from 88.3 in 1/1992.  Format: Adult Contemporary/Community Radio/Sports (1992-date.)  Owner: Mesquite ISD. Nicknames: "Mesquite's Memory Lane," "Your Community Leader." Network affiliation:  Texas State Network.  Call letters stand for "Education of Mesquite."  Operates at 61kW (requiring a major wattage downgrade from KTCU to accommodate it.)  Programs:  "Lifetimes:  The Texas Experience," "Earth and Sky," "The American Music Magazine," "The Recipe File."  Notables: Dr. James Griffin (station manager, faculty administrator and broadcaster, 1984-2008;) Brenda Wagoner, Robert Bass (1986-2008; Music Manager beginning 11/2003; last jock to broadcast on 88.3 frequency in 1/1992,) Mike Wolfe, Bill Sherrard, "Trish," Ed Johnson and Steve Glenn (sportscasters,) Jim Gibbs, Andrea Galendo, Chris Frazee aka Chris Douglas, Shondra Tharp, Vic Latour, and students Charles Stout, Jennifer Lee, Gordon Griffin and Rebecca Mills.  First Metroplex station to regularly broadcast 1970s pop oldies.  Studios first located next to Mesquite Memorial Stadium off Scyene Rd/Military Pkwy; massive candelabra-style tower at the same location remains operational since 1993. KEOM relocated studios to 2600 Motley Dr in Mesquite in 1996, then to Hanby Stadium at 612 E Davis St in 2019.  Station mainly used as a broadcast lab for Mesquite high school students.
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KRSM, Dallas.  Station established 1975.  Moved to 93.3 in 1991.  See entry at 93.3 for information and personalities.
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KNTU, Denton.  Station established 10/31/1969.  Moved to 88.1 on 8/31/1979.  See entry at 88.1 for information and personalities.
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KVTT, Dallas.  Station established 1/26/1950.  Originally applied for 88.1.  Moved to 91.7 in 5/1950.  Owner:  Texas Trade Schools aka Elkins Institute/Bill Elkins.  See entry at 91.7.
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KTCU, Fort Worth. Station established at 1005 kc (AM) in 9/1948; moved to 750 kc in early 1949; off air mid-1949 to 1/2/1950; returned thereafter but at 640 kc.  Moved to 1000 kc in 1951, and to 1025 kc in 1952.  Station required to broadcast at 10 watts maximum and to not exceed beyond the campus limits.  A "carrier current" system was also used simultaneously.  Plans for a move to FM were announced in 11/1961, and on 10/5/1964, KTCU permanently relocated to the FM dial; first at 89.3, then to 88.7 on 10/1/1977 (allowing for an increase from 1,000 to 3,000 watts.)  Campus station for Texas Christian University.  Nickname:  "The Voice of Frogland" (the horned frog is TCU's mascot,) "The Choice." Format: Alternative (1990s-date,)  block programming consisting of Classical/Alternative/Soft Rock/Sports/Talk (started 9/1989) Rock (started early 1980s,) Classical/Jazz/Opera (started 10/1/1977,) Talk/ Documentary/Drama (1950s-1960s.)  Programs:  "Spin Inn," "What's the Buzz?"  Originally broadcast 7PM-10PM weeknights; later, 3PM-9PM from 1957-1960; 5PM-10PM weekdays in 1964; and erratically or completely off-air between college semesters; maintained regular broadcast schedule after the move to FM.  Notables:  Russ Bloxom (later with WBAP/KXAS-TV,) Kent Burkhart (1952-55; host of "Spin Inn;" to KXOL-AM thereafter; Burkhart was a revered national radio programmer and consultant in later years,) Stephanie Patterson (ca. 1994,) Bob Bruton, Bill Hawes (station manager and faculty adviser,) Russell Scott (station manager; began 7/2006,) Chip Adams, Roger Cooper, Andrew Haskett, Chuck LaMendola, Mercedes Olivera, Robert Roddy aka Rod Roddy (later a voice actor and longtime announcer for "The Price is Right,") Rosemary Solomons, Gerald "Jerry" Park (later with WFAA-TV,) Paul Adkins, Bobbye Russell, Clyde Moore, John West, Arden Wilson, Skip Nodruft, Dowell Bushnell, Ray John, Bill Miller, Jim Dye, Dale Hughes, Chip Waggoner, Todd Carruth, Dr. R. C. Norris, Kent Apple, Morris Johnson, Bob Delk, Larry Kuehn, Mary Dewald, Don Lacy, Jane Eller, Craig Libby, Leonard Herring, Sanda McQueery (later with KTVT; married WBAP-TV's Russ Bloxom,) Bonnie Malcolm, John Moncrief, David Therrin, Kenneth Nations, William Thompson, Robert Watson, Kay Robertson, Merlin Littlefield, Bob Floyd, Oscar Ryfle, Dick Roden, Jimmy Yauger, Martha Reppeto, Mike Garr, Steve Pontius, Janet Johns, Carolyn Hand, Jerry White, Gretchen Short, Jim Wright, Chuck Sibley, James Young, Jim Stovall, Jim Zetsche, Earl Zetsche, Jim Wright, Clem Candelaria (later with KTVT,) Bob Lamey, Bebe Edmonson, Phil Crow (later with KTVT,) Dr. William Hawes, Duncan Harvey, James Black Grey, Tim Brandon (later with KNUS-FM,) Dr. Terry Ellmore, Constantino Bernandez, Bob Rumsey, Scott Kuehn, David Counts, Linda Hubbard, Joe Simpson, Jim Mondier, Bill Tatum, Linda Craugh, Lee Roy Quick, Mike Marshall, Jack Pippen, June Pierce, Teresa Hale, David Fisher, Sara Freeman, Jay Cruz.  While revered, retired CBS news anchor and reporter Bob Schieffer attended TCU in the 1950s, there is no record of him working for KTCU..but he was just across the hall, writing for the school's newspaper...in the classroom building that's now named for him!  Schieffer ended up in radio, anyway, working for KXOL-AM, in print with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, then to television at WBAP-TV before departing Fort Worth for CBS in 1969.  Also see entries at 89.1 FM and 1000/1025 AM.
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KETR, Commerce. Station established 4/7/1975. Format: Adult contemporary, oldies and jazz. Owner: TAMU-Commerce. Nicknames: "The Lion" (school mascot,) "The Mint," "Public Radio for Northeast Texas."  Call letters stand for "East Texas Radio."  A second radio station ("Radio ETSU") signed on 2/3/1975, but was broadcast live over the local cable TV system only.  Network affiliation:  NPR (1975-date,) Bloomberg, BBC.  Campus radio station for Texas A&M University-Commerce (formerly East Texas State University, 1961-1996.)  Flagship for Commerce High School and ETSU/TAMUC football starting in 1975; CHS games were announced by John Mark Dempsey (1975-2022,) while college games were called by Phil Wayne (Ebensberger) and Sam McCord.  (Initially, college games were also sent remotely by KETR to regional radio stations KSST-Sulphur Springs, KGVL-Greenville, KPXI-Mt Pleasant and KMMK-McKinney.)  Programs:  "The Art of Sound," " Music for the Ages," "Tiger Territory" (produced and hosted by students from nearby Commerce High School,) "Audio Jam Live," "American Issues Forum," "Folk Festival USA," "Texas Weekly," "Music By-Lines," "Jazz Alive," "The Sunday Show," "ATC Commerce," "USA Report" ("USA" was actually an acronym for the student governing body,) "Blacklands Cafe" and "Bluegrass Special."  Station also carried concerts by the ETSU jazz ensemble and other school bands. Notables:  Jerrod Knight, Dr. John Mark Dempsey (began as student in 1975, initially with"Radio ETSU," continued as a faculty member at ETSU and later at UNT, was concurrently a newscaster for the Texas State Network,) Mark Haslett, Kevin Jeffries, Matt Meinke, Charlie Chitwood, Brock Callaway, Vicki Holloway (to 9/2006,) Mike Young, John Hendry, Bill Ogden (host of "Bluegrass Special,") Bruce Tater and Mark Chapman (as hosts of "The Art of Sound;" Tater was the longtime co-host of a similar program on KERA-FM in the 1970s and 80s,) Freda Ross-Findley (as Freda Ross while a student at ETSU; later a longtime news anchor and assistant news director with WBAP-AM/Fort Worth,) Rich Reneau, George Hale, Bill Oliver, Rob Stanley, Peggy Scott, Bill Oellermann (GM,) Debbie Black, Debra Crowell, Lee Buhr (operations and production director,) Linda Rutherford, Donovan Lewis (later with KDBN-"The Bone" in Haltom City [DFW,] followed by a long stint as a co-host at sports talker KTCK in Dallas,) Max Rudolph, Max Herron, Bill Powers, LeRoy Ramsey (sports director; began 1976,) Gentry Little, Cecil Savage, David Robertson, Bart Stevens, Jay P. Kyle.  (Original staff members listed below.)


Original staff of KETR, early 1975
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The station was conceived in 1969 by ETSU faculty members David Ritner and Gideon James (no doubt in response to nearby North Texas State University being awarded an FCC license the same year for KNTU.)  Originally planned to go live in early February, 1975 (concurrent with "Radio ETSU,") the station experienced issues with new FCC rules that delayed its license being issued. KETR finally signed on the air April 7, from the school's Journalism Building (in hastily-assembled studios formed from existing classrooms) while new digs were being constructed; by spring, 1977, the station had moved into ETSU's new Performing Arts Center.  KETR was originally broadcast with a pitiful 7.1kw and operated 18 hours a day, 365 days a year (increased to 18.5 hours daily in 1977.)  The first format was a mix of classical, semi-classical, jazz and rock in a loose block-programming form, with NPR providing select programming and news support.  Student broadcasters were allowed some leeway in programming their own shifts and shows. Original staff at April 1975 sign-on:  Phil Wayne AKA Philip Wayne Ebensberger (station manager,) Jerry Erickson (billing/promotions and chief engineer,) Carolyn Redwine (billing/promotions,) Marguerite Van Ness (news director,) Roy Lamberton (program manager,) Phil Arnold, John Mark Dempsey (first began at "Radio ETSU,") Robert Sanders, along with on-air students Kris Miller (program director,) Delmer "Ross" Coil, Mike Crosswhite, Willis Johnson (first began at "Radio ETSU;" was later the longtime morning man and community activist at KKDA-730 AM in Grand Prairie; a Texas Radio Hall of Fame inductee in 2019,) Patricia Laird, Paul LeRoy, Patricia "Pat" Lichty, Paul Moore, Tim Reed, David Rhodes, Vernon Robertson, Debbie West, Mike Mhoon (weather,) Peter "Cousin Pete" Roguz, Gerald Smith, Mike "Woodchuck" Woodall (community volunteer but not a student,) John "The Janitor" MacCormick, Vicki Miller.
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KSQX, Springtown.  Call letters established 1/31/2002.  Format:  Soft Rock, Religious.  Owner:  CSSI.  Nickname:  "QXFM."  Simulcasts to KMQX-88.5 Weatherford and KYQX-89.5 Weatherford (not part of this survey.)  Formerly simulcast KTPW-89.7.  Notables:  Brent Baker, Dave Cowley, Gentry "Ace" Little.

KMQX, Springtown.  Call letters established 1/18/1999.

KTPW, Springtown.  Call letters established 12/11/1998.

KMQX, Springtown.  Station established 5/7/1985.
 

And separately, serving the Fort Worth market:

KTCU, Fort Worth.  Station established at 1005 kc (AM) in 9/1948.  After multiple moves around the AM dial, the station relocated to FM on 10/5/1964; moved to 88.7 on 10/1/1977 when power was increased from 10 to 3,000 watts.  Also see entries at 88.7 FM and 1000/1025 AM.
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KNON, Dallas. Call letters established 7/30/1983 at 90.9 FM (signed on 8/6/1983;) moved to 89.3 FM on 5/1/1988. See entry at 90.9.  Format:  Block programming, including Alternative, Ecletic, Tejano, you name it!  Grassroots/community station. Owners: Agape Broadcasting, ACORN. Call letters stand for "non-commercial."  Nickname:  "The Voice of the People."  Initially 10kW; upgraded to 50kW in 3/1990.  Programs:  "Law for the People," "Pajama Party," "Talk Back."  Notables:  Robert Spray (host of "The Grey Zone,") Jeff Kovarsky aka Jeff K, George Gimarc (as host of "The Rock-n-Roll Alternative,") Reverend Ivan Stang (as host of "Hour of Slack,") Craig Taylor, James Stapleton, Robert Heath, Linwood Henderson aka "Cuzzin' Linnie" (longtime personality at KLIF-1190,) John Wiley Price, Dave Chaos, Christian Lee, Charlie Rawls, Dan Pacyna, Leo Perron, Tom Davis, Norm Ward (as host of "Thank Goodness it's Friday,") Glen Mitchell and Dave Johnson (hosts of "Sleepers Progressive;" began 1983,) Arnold Joe Poovey aka "Texas Joe Poovey" aka "Groovey Joe Poovey," "Jojo," Omari Miller, Ceodies Miller, H. T. Hardeman, Jerry Rocha, Kelly Manning, Robert Wisdom (1983-1989,) "Shaggy" (1980s; host of "Pajama Party.")  Station long located at 4415 San Jacinto Street in Dallas until 2004, then to 5353 Maple Avenue.  For more about KNON's history, visit KNONhistory.blogspot.com.
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KCBI, Dallas. Station established 5/1976. Format: Religious. Swapped frequencies with KNON on 5/1/1988.  See entry at 90.9 for more information.
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KPNI, Dallas.  Call letters established 1994; off air permanently in 2011.  New calls for KSMU (see below.)  Format:  Alternative Rock. For the first eight years, KPNI continued to broadcast by "carrier current" (see KSMU, below,) so the station was still able to co-exist with KCBI/KNON...which were conventional, over-the-air stations using the same frequency.  KPNI converted to an online-only station around 2002, but was soon taken off the air (voluntarily) due to new regulations regarding royalty payments.  In late 2003, KPNI surfaced again online, and continued broadcasting until a lack of funding forced it to cease operations in 2011.  Also see entry at 640 AM.

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KSMU, Dallas.  Station established 12/1950 (but AM counterpart began fall, 1947, at either 760 or 640 AM.) FM was then dark 1956-64, returned 10/12/1964-1980, dark again 1980-82, returned 1983-84, dark again 1985-87, returned 1988, dark again 1989, returned 1990, and dark again 1991-93.  KSMU returned as an online-only station in 1994, changing its call letters to KPNI (see above;) calls referred to school mascot, the pony. When the station returned after an eight-year absence in 10/1964, it operated 5PM-12AM Monday through Friday, off-air Saturday, and 7PM-12AM Sundays.  On weeknights, the station simulcast nearby KVIL-FM.  Format:  Classical/Pop (1964-67,) Easy Listening/Pop (1967-69,) Rock/Pop (1969-89,) Edge/All Genre (1990.)  Owner:  Southern Methodist University.  Notables:  George Wood (SM,) Chuck Conrad, Rob Horan, Allen Case, Pierce Allman, Barney McGrath, Joe Albreitht (PD,) Mike Howe, Jen Bradley, Sandra Garrison, Dave Hultsman, Randy Beckham, Chris Wilmot, Glynnis Graf (ca. 1990,) Charles Baker (c. 1964,) Mark McKinney (c. 1964,) Early Cook (ca. 1964,) John McCracken (ca. 1964,) Ben Morton (ca. 1972,) Laura Fittz (ca. 1973; half of "Laura & Bear" program,) Bill Harwell (ca. 1971,) Soun Donovan (ca. 1994,) Rene Albury (ca. 1990,) Mike Allen (ca. 1983,) Lee Michaels (ca. 1969.)  Broadcast with 250w; on air 4PM-10PM, and only during the school year. Sister station KSMU-AM was only receivable through campus electrical lines (a "carrier current" station,) over 640 kc, but installed an antenna in 1957...much to the consternation of KSKY, whose signal was compromised.  KSKY complained, and, in 1958, KSMU's AM broadcasts were stopped, and its FM license revoked!  Located on top floor of Dallas Hall on the SMU campus (1949-55,) then to an abandoned army barrack left on campus (1955-57,) to the basement of the Umphrey Lee Student Center (1964-80,) to the Hughes-Trigg Student Center (beginning in 1987.) After 1958, station was forbidden by the FCC to broadcast beyond the campus, but later managed to get a license to air the AM side by 1964.  The FM was used as a 10-watt simulcasting pirate station from 1969-72.  Station management applied for an FM license in 1972, but did not have the support of the school's president.  (One source says the FM side was reactivated with a 2 watt, campus-only signal in 1978.)  By 1979, KSMU was sending an FM signal to Park Cities Cable's public access channel, but interference issues caused the FCC to confiscate the transmitter in 1980.  From 1987-1997, the station was only heard in the student center, although attempts were made to reuse the old electrical line "carrier current" system (one source says a LPFM license was received around 1988.)  After 1997, a modern repeater system was installed in nine residence halls on campus.  Listenership was still limited, and the station went to an online-only broadcast in 2003.
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KAWA, Sanger.  Call letters established 9/24/2015.  Format:  Religious (Way-FM Network.)  Owner:  Hope Media Group.
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KVRK, Sanger.  Call letters established 6/14/2004.  Format:  Religious Rock.  Owner:  Stan Thomas dba Research Educational Foundation.  Nickname:  "Power FM."  Basic re-image of KTPW (call letter change requested by new owner.)  Program:  "Powertalk."  Notables:  Chris Goodwin (PD,) Eddie Alcaraz (GM,) Dawn Henderson, Drue Mitchell, Jade Clark, Rick Walker (host of "Powertalk.")  New owner of former sister station KVTT, Covenant Educational Media, had dibs on buying KVRK if REF decided to sell it before 2007.
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KTPW, Sanger.  Call letters established 1/18/1999, but format didn't begin until 7/27/1999.  Format:  Religious Rock.  Owner:  Research Educational Foundation (co-owned with KVTT-91.7.)  Simulcast to KSQX-89.1, Springtown, TX, until ownership change.  Call letters stand for "The Power."  Nickname:  "Power FM."  Program:  "Alan's Golden Oldies" (hosted by Alan Price.)  Notables:  Rick Walker, Chris Goodwin.  KTPW calls were previously used at 89.1 FM.
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KBJV, Sanger.  Station established 11/13/1998.  Temporary call letters parked for KTPW (see above.)
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KERA, Dallas. Station established 7/11/1974. Format: Public Radio/Talk (9/6/1999-date) Public Radio/Talk/Classical/Eclectic (7/11/1974-9/6/1999.) Nickname: "90.1, One of a Kind," "Radio for Big Thinkers."  Network affiliation:  NPR.  Owner: North Texas Public Broadcasting.  Sister to TV stations KERA-Channel 13 in Dallas and (was) to KDTN-Channel 2 in Denton, and to KVTT-FM (starting 6/9/2009) and North Texas Radio for the Blind. Call letters stand for a new "era" in broadcasting.  Programs:  "World Cafe," "Flight Time," "All-Night Jazz," "BMT Jazz," "The Record Collector," "Sports Spectacular," "Morning Magazine," "Morning Edition."  Notables:  Norm Hitzges, Dan Seibold, Rick Vanderslice, Hugh Lampman, Ray Whitworth aka Ray Kennedy, J. T. Aquila, Mark Lambert, Ed Budanauro (host of "All-Night Jazz,") Karen Denard, Glenn Mitchell (host of "Morning Magazine," 1976-79; held reporter and commentator duties for much of the station's history,) John Nelson, Steve Shapiro, Mark Elfenbein, Norm Hitzges (host of "Sports Spectacular," 8/1975-3/1990,) Gabrielle West, Craig Shropshire, Mike Ritchey, John Ardoin (as host of "The Record Collector,") Liza Richardson, Bill Porterfield, Tom Grimes, Ed Pfister, Lee Clark, Jyl Hershman, Chris Douridas, Katie Sherrod, Marla Crockett, Kevin Allen, Yolette Garcia, Jeff Luchsinger (began 1991; fired 3/2006,) Susan Harmon, Bill Ryan, Tom Olson (1983-1991,) Dennis Gonzales, Dr. Richard Meyer (began 4/1982,) Ira Bernstein, Duane Martin, Bruce Tater (Bernstein, Martin and Tater were co-hosts of "BMT Jazz,") Jean Fugett (host of "Flight Time" and a former Dallas Cowboys player,) Tony Garrett/John Anders/Dick Hitt (hosts of "Morning Magazine,") Sam Baker (host of "Morning Edition.")  Not related to KERA-94.3 (1946.)
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KZAG, Dallas.  Initial call letters requested for 90.1 when application was submitted in 1973 by North Texas Public Broadcasting.

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KTXG, Greenville.  Station established 3/8/2006.  Format:  Religious.  Owner:  American Family Radio.  Broadcasts at 38kW.
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KCBI, Dallas. Call letters established 5/1976 at 89.3; began at 90.9 on 5/1/1988. Format: Religious. Owner: Criswell Bible Institute (100%) until splitting 50/50 with First Baptist Church on 7/30/2010. Swapped frequencies with KNON (see 89.3.)  Notables: Jack Bird (formerly station manager at KNER,) Tom Nau, Terry Barrett, John Driggs, George Davis, Johanna Fisher, David Briggs, Bruce Robertson, Mike McCormick, Mike Middleton, Bob Morrison.
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KNON, Dallas. Call letters established 7/30/1983, but signed on 8/6/1983.  See entry at 89.3.  Call letters stood for non-commercial.  KCBI owner Criswell Bible Institute challenged the FCC and wrestled KNON's license away.  The 89.3 frequency was legal for up to 100,000 watts, and was only broadcasting with 3,000.  Criswell argued that their station needed the additional power, and that KNON and KCHU had neglected serving the public interest by being dark for so long, and not expanding to the maximum wattage.  KCBI won the 90.9 position, and reluctantly conceded their old 89.3 frequency to KNON on 5/1/1988.  See entry at 89.3 for more information.
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KCHU, Dallas. Station established 8/28/1975.  Format: Community Radio.  Owner:  Agape Broadcasting.  Feature:  "Live Day" (a 24-hour presentation of live bands performing on rotation inside the station.)  Programs:  "Community Review," "Dr. Capacitor's Laboratory," "Voices of the Masters," "Just Before Dawn" (early gay community show,) "Dallas Arcade," "Transitions," "Jazz Street," "Cosmic Corner," "Handicapped in Action," "Xanadu," "Follow Spot," "Hungry Ear."  Notables:  Vernon Ahtone, Mark Amott, Madelyn Anderson (as host of "Community Review,") J. D. Arnold, Roberto Arrendondo, Frances Atkinson, Khalil Ayoub, Suyarkant Bhatt, Clarke Blacker, Larry Bolef (host of "Dr. Capacitor's Laboratory" and station engineer,) Ernie Brandt, Barry Brenesal (host of "Voices of the Masters,") Walter Brock (morning show host,) Charles Brooks, Mike Butts, Lisa Caldwell, Neal Caldwell, Dale Carnegie, Daniel Carapetyan, Al Christians, Terry Clotioux, Lewis Cody, J. R. Compton, Kevin Costa, James Cowan, Nikki Craft, Jayne Crom, Cryspian, Ed Cullum, Perfecto Delgado, Pam Deutsch, Dave Dunnigan, Manny Esquivel, Olga Evanoff, Brad Ficke, Cecilia Flores (morning show co-host,) Art Fogg, James Lawrence Fly, Akin Tunde Funso, Norma Garcia, Mike Gingrich (host of "Just Before Dawn,") Charles George, Sut Grant, Sara Gray, Penny Greaves, Dennis Gross (organized station,) Bill Gruben and Roger Gruben (co-hosts of "Dallas Arcade" comedy show,) Yolanda Guerra, Irma Hall, Pete Hansell, Zoo Harris, Richard Hoffman, Jerry Hunt, John Johnson, Richard Johnson, Debbie Kalina, Gary Ketler, The Knights, Mike Kriss, Terry Lance, Albert Lemke, Regina Lester, Mike Levin, Gabriel Liebermann, Dave Liggions, Susan Lorentina, David Luxem, Shirley Luxem, Jim Mann, Pat Martini, Kim Marton, Tommy Mason, Ken Massman, Earl McDonald, Herschell McDonald.

Also Dale McFarland (host of "Jazz Street,") James McGar, Jerry McKinney, Ernist MacMillan, Lorenzo Milam, Leslie Finney Mo, James R. Moore, David Newberger, Mark Newberger, Allen Newton, Lisa Nichols, Carol Parks, John Pate, Donald Payton, Tod Pearson, Leo Perron, Chris Phelps, Colin Pringle, Steve Putman, Trisha Ramsey, Campbell Read, Charles Reed, Jed Riffe, Lois Robinson, Riki Rothchild, Mike Saunders, Steve Schiller, James Searles, Robby Setser, Lisa Sexton, Anthony Shaw, Pat Sheehan, Kat Sherman, Mary Shiroma, James Siddall, Donald D. Smith, Rod Stasick (as host of "Transition;" program later moved to KNTU,) Joe Stanco (as host of "Xanadu,") Cynthia Stewart, Liz Stewart, Mary Stoddard aka Mary Nash Sanders (1975-1976,) Mike Stoddard (the Stoddards were longtime DFW radio personalities, married, who served on the board of KCHU,) Steve Stokes, Allen Stovall, Tom Sullivan, Keith Terry, Jim Thompson, Bob Trammell, Sybil True, John Tuthill, Burns Vick, Rene Villareal, Suza Welton, John Ward, Glenda Webb, Fred Weiss, Gabrielle West, Jamie West, Barbra Whitlow, Shaw Whitney, Walt Williams (host of "Follow Spot,") Robert Wisdom, Lynn Wyler, Angus Wynne, Shannon Wynne, Jim Yanaway, Laney Yarber, Chris Yates, Charlie Young.  Studios located at 2516 Maple in Dallas (now the Hotel St. Germain.)  Station dark after 9/1977 (the antenna fell in 9/1977, and the station couldn't afford to fix it!)

Former audio engineer Colin Pringle has assembled an excellent site dedicated to the history and people of KCHU...click here!
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KDKR, Decatur.  Call letters established 5/17/1996.  Format:  Religious.  Owner:  CSSI.  Simulcast to K213BP-Dallas at 90.5 FM and K248BC-Dallas at 97.5 FM.  Notables:  David Ingels, David Warren.
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KDTR, Decatur.  Station established 4/26/1996.  Temporary call letters parked for KDKR (see above.)
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KSKY, Dallas.  Station was to sign on in 1960, but most sources say it never did.  Format:  Religious.  Owner:  Sky Broadcasting. Simulcast of KSKY-AM.  See entry at 660 AM for station details.  Gordon McLendon offered his 98.7 frequency to KSKY in 1957 for $75,000, but KSKY passed on it.
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KKXT, Dallas.  Call letters established 9/28/2009.  Format:  Eclectic/Freeform (11/9/2009-date,) Religious (continuation of KVTT format and schedule to 9/28/2009.)  Owner:  North Texas Public Radio Foundation aka KERA-FM (9/16/2009-date; bought for $18 million.)  Programs:  "Undercurrents," "Acoustic Cafe," "American Routes," "Mountain Stage," "Putumayo World Music Hour," "Sound Opinions," "The Thistle & Shamrock," "World Café" (all are nationally-syndicated public radio programs.)  Notable:  Jeff Ramirez (PD.)  Station located at 3000 Harry Hines Blvd.
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KVTT, Dallas. Station established 1/26/1950 at 88.5; moved to 91.7 in 5/1950. Format: Religious (3/1976-9/28/2009.) Owner: North Texas Public Radio Foundation aka KERA-FM (starting 6/9/2009; bought for $18 million,) Covenant Educational Media (2004-9/16/2009; bought for $16.5 million,) Eldred Thomas dba Research Educational Foundation (3/1976-2004,) Texas Trade Schools aka Elkins Institute/Bill Elkins (1/1950-3/1976.)  Former sister station to KLTJ-Channel 49, KSQX-FM Springtown and KTPW-FM Sanger.  Call letters stood for "Keep Voicing The Truth" (a backronym; previously, "Voice of Texas Trade.")  Nickname:  "Praising the Lord and Teaching the People."  Radio student lab during Elkins' ownership.  Program:  "The Cutting Edge."  Notables as Elkins Institute:  Students Rusty "Rush" Limbaugh, Dave Mitchell, Doug Saye, "Deacon" Don Evans. Notables as "Religious:"  Brett Hall, Rev. Mike Hayes (host of "The Cutting Edge,") Don Spear, Devin Wickham, Ray Nell Thomas (wife of owner Eldred Thomas,) "Brother" Tom Dooley (also owned Master Media in Euless, TX.)  Broadcast 2PM-8PM daily (1950.)  Eldred Thomas bought KVTT after hearing that KDTX-102.9 was dropping its religious programming in favor of "evil" rock and roll.  Station first located at 1316 W. Commerce in Dallas.  The KVTT calls and programming relocated to 1110AM briefly, and then to an online-only station until ca. 2011.
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KXEZ, Farmersville.  Station established 9/1/1998.  Format: Country ("The Possum," began 12/29/2006, which first was a mix of live and satellite programming, later was satellite-fed from Jones Radio Networks [Dial Global's "Classic Hit Country" format,]) Oldies (ABC's "Oldies Radio" format, to 12/29/2006,) Big Band/Standards, Ethnic. Owner: Ken Jones dba Metro Broadcasters of Texas.  Nickname: "Desi Zone," "Goodtime Oldies," "Easy 92.1." Sister station to KHYI-FM (95.3.)  Originally the successor to KAAM-AM's second incarnation (620 AM.)  Programs:  "Sunday Jazz Brunch," "Backstage." Notables as Big Band/Standards:  Linda Martin, Irv Jackson aka Jack Bishop, Hal Mayfield, Cary Richards, Jack Carlisle, Dave Conley, Charlie Tuna (syndicated,) Gary Owens (syndicated,) Wink Martindale (syndicated.)  Notables as "The Possum:" John Malone, Lew Jones, Monty Montell, Dave West, Jack Edwards (all part of Jones/Dial Global format.)  Station split daypart with bartered "Radio Desi" programming in 2002.  Station's transmitter is located in Farmersville with studios in Allen.
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KEMM, Commerce.  Station established 10/14/1981.  Owner:  Chet Maxwell dba Commerce Broadcasting, Inc (1981-7/1983; Maxwell was concurrently GM of KMEZ-AM/FM,) KEMM Communications Inc (starting 7/1983.)  Moved to 103.3 in 1997 (see entry there.)
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KTFW, Glen Rose.  Call letters established 4/1/1998.  Format:  Country.  Owner:  LKCM Capital Partners, M&M Broadcasters (80%,) George Marti (20%.)  Nickname:  "The Ranch," "Hank-FM" (began 1/6/2012.)  Was sister station to KTFW-1460 AM; later sister to KFWR-FM, KRVA-FM and KRVF-FM.  Notables:  Morgan Choat, Joy Delaney, Ron Peterson, Jimmy Aiken, Dave Stone, Mike Crow, Gary Moss, Scott Miller, Ron Moore, Marlee Padgett, Richard Adams, Jamie McGriff, Jimmy Stewart, Bill Jackson, Jim Russell.
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KCLE, Glen Rose.  Station established 1989.  Unknown format.  Owner:  George Marti.  Successor to Marti's KCLE-94.9, which was sold in 1969.  Marti applied for the 92.1 position and resurrected the old call letters (which were still in long use by his KCLE-AM in Cleburne.)
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KZPS, Dallas. Call letters established 2/20/1986. Formats: Top 40 (2/12/1986 [under KZPW calls] to 12/1986,) Classic Hits and Jazz (12/1986-1988,) Classic Hits (1988-1990,) Classic Rock (1990-4/23/2007,) Americana (as "Lone Star 92.5;" began 4/23/2007,) "Lone Star" was originally a format used on one of 92.5's HD channels, and the "Lone Star" moniker was used on Clear Channel's KFXR-1190 a year prior.)  Former sister station to KAAM (1/1978-11/1993; new owners continued to rent space at KZPS until the studios for successor KTCK were complete in 3/1994.) Owners:  Clear Channel, Evergreen Media, Bonneville Broadcasting (Evergreen bought KZPS and KDGE from Bonneville in 6/1997 for a combined $83.5 million,) Chancellor Media (AMFM; absorbed Evergreen in 1997.) Call letters stand for "Your Power Station."  Nicknames: "Lone Star 92.5" (4/23/2007-date,) "Classic Rock" (1990-4/2007,) "Classic Hits" (12/1986-1990,) "Z92.5-Your Power Station" (2/20/1986-12/1986.)  Programs:  "Back Pages," "Southern Fix at Six," "Enerjazz," "Dillon's Dungeon," "Out to Lunch Show," "Most Music in the Morning," "Get the Led Out" (hosted by John Moore,) "Jerry Jones Show."  Notables as "Classic Rock/Hits": Clyde White aka Jim White (I) (morning show host, 1986-1987,) John LaBella and John Rody ("LaBella and Rody," late of KZEW, 1990-91; Rody began 2/1/1988; soloed from 1988-1991 as host of "The Morning Deal;" he and LaBella reunited in a special broadcast on 2/9/1990; KZPS split team in early 1991 and used LaBella on other shifts; Rody was rehired on 9/27/1991 and reunited with LaBella until LaBella's firing in 8/1992,) Scott Parkin (to 4/1992; Parkin also hosted the "Farm Report,") Sam "Bo" Roberts and "Long" Jim White (II) ("Bo and Jim," 8/1998-6/18/2001; returned later.)
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Also Perri Reavis, Jim Thomas, Brent Alberts aka Big Wally Londo, John Boy and Billy (via satellite; began 7/6/1995,) Tempie Lindsey, Babe Laufenberg, Charles Mixon aka Chaz Mixon (1990-97; returned in 2004,) Danny Owen, George Gimarc (host of "Back Pages,") Cerie Segal, Jon Dillon (began 1989; host of "Dillon's Dungeon,") Pamela Steele (1982-1992; fired in 8/1992 along with John LaBella; Steele is married to John Rody,) Scott Reese, David Perry aka Dave Bolt, Guy Johnson, Jaan (pronounced "John") McCoy, Stan Robak, Chris Kerson (5/1989-9/1993,) Shadow Hayes aka "The Jammer," Cindy Scull (late of KEGL; fired 4/2007,) John Michaels (not the same as Johnny Michaels [Charles Kuenzi] of KNUS/KLUV fame,) Gerry Oher, Susan Edwards, Melissa Rasmussen, Michael Moser aka Michael T. Parker (1997-1999,) Keith Vaughn, Debbie Alcocer, Doyle King, Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold aka "Bob and Tom" (cheaper, syndicated Indianapolis morning team used to replace Bo and Jim after their 6/18/2001 firing,) Christopher Hackett, Blair Garner, Nancy Jay, Ed Budanauro (host of nighttime jazz program, "Enerjazz," 1986-1988,) Stephen "Stubie" Doak (1983-4/1989,) John Lacy, Jay Philpott (to 1/3/2003,) John Ford, Randy James, Steve Nichols, Nancy Johnson (1994-1996,) John Morrill aka John Moore aka J. David (12/24/1993 to 5/1995; returned briefly in 10/1995; returned 8/1998 as host of "Out to Lunch Show" and as assistant PD; left 11/1999; returned 6/2001 to 10/11/2002 until replaced with Schelby Sweeney-Dugan,) Ellen Daniels, Brian Allen (began 8/1998,) Jack "Locker Room" Lindstrom (fired 4/2007,) Marc Avery, Paula Street aka Paula Walker, Robin Jones, Schelby Sweeney-Dugan, Tom Dooley.  Notables as "Lone Star":  J. D. Freeman, Bo Roberts and Jim White (II,) "Redbeard," Jon Dillon, Laura Steele, Randy James, "Double D."
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KZPW, Dallas.  Call letters established 2/12/1986. Format:  Top 40.  The KZPW call letters weren't meant to be temporary, but station KZEW complained to the FCC and Arbitron that the similarity in sound to their own call letters (let alone being one letter off) could confuse listeners and misrepresent the ratings of both.  The FCC agreed, and eight days later, 92.5 had been assigned "KZPS" instead.
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KAFM, Dallas. Call letters established late 1972. Formats: Rock/Underground (1972-1973,) Top 40 (1973-12/31/1974,) Progressive Country/Western Swing (1/1/1975-7/1976,) AOR (7/1976-6/12/1978,) "Adult" Rock and Jazz (6/12/1978-1982,) Pop Oldies (1982-8/1982,) Top 40 (8/1982-1986.) Owner: Bonneville Broadcasting (1/1978-6/1997,) Metromedia (1/1978; sold when they exceeded FCC ownership limits by buying former sister station KRLD-AM,) Jonsson (to 1/1978.) Nicknames: "92K" (1973-1974,) "The Outlaw" (1975-1976,) "Maximum Music," "K-FM" (1972-1973; 1975,) "The Pride of Texas" (1975,) "Feel the Energy," "Maximum Hits."  Sister station to KRLD-AM and KRLD/aka KDFW-Channel 4.  Promotion:  "$500,000 Trivia Challenge" (1984.)  Publication:  "Texas Radio Chili Cookbook."  Programs:  "Longhorn Jamboree," "All That Jazz," "Historic Moments," "Texas Hit Review" (simulcast over KTVT-TV,) "Texas Top 20."  Notables: Randy Hames, Andy Barber ("fired" in 6/1984 for calling Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes a 'sissy;' Barber was soon reinstated, but the whole process was actually a 'bit,') Pete Thomson, Nancy Jay, "Captain Billy," Ryan West, Paul Donovan, William Steding, Guy Johnson, Chris Kerson, Gary Fox, Pam Johnson, Susan Edwards, Blair Garner, A. C. Greene (as host of "Historic Moments,") Allen Elwin aka Owen Farmer/Allen Farmer, Jim Heath, Dave "Dorb" Howe, Larry Martin, Bob Burns, Randy Coffey, Steve Coffman, Pamela Steele (1982-1992,) Don Moore, Jonathan Lear, Mark Campbell (as host of "All That Jazz,") Lynn Woolley, Chris Favors, Dick Hitt (concurrently columnist for "The Dallas Times Herald,") Dan Stevens, Sam Sauls, Leon McWhorter aka Jay Roberts (I,) Chuck Dunaway, Danny Moffat, Steven "Stubie" Doak, Bob Johnson, David Hultsman, Allen Gulledge aka Allen Stone (former KDFW sports anchor,) Steve Nichols, J. D. Ryan. Chastised in the mid-1980s for editing and relooping songs to make them kid-friendly (the station was then Mormon-owned!)  Located at 12750 Park Central Dr, Suite 512 (moved from Maxwell Building at 7901 Carpenter Fwy/1080 Metromedia Place after sale closed from Metromedia.)
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Thanks to Ed Padget for providing this long-lost logo!
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KRLD, Dallas. Station established 3/15/1948. Format:  Progressive (1972,) simulcast of KRLD-AM (pre-1972; 50% simulcasting was reported in 1969.) Sister station to KRLD-AM and KRLD/aka KDFW-Channel 4.  Call letters stood for Radio Laboratories of Dallas, original owner of KRLD-AM in the 1920s; readapted as "Radio Love Dallas" (a backronym) around 1970 to match their PAMS jingle package.  Owners:  Metromedia, Times-Herald Printing.  Nickname:  "Radio Love Dallas."  Station was used on occasion in the 1950s to simulate stereo:  KRLD-AM's "Music Till Dawn" program was sometimes broadcast in one channel on AM, the other channel on FM (so a listener could tune one radio to the AM side and another to the FM, thus creating "stereo!")  Notables:  Dan Foster, Hugh Lampman, Jon Dillon.  Broadcast 5:30AM-12AM daily (1950.)  One of only three 24-hour FM stations in DFW (1960s.)  An early-1950s Texas Almanac states that call letters "KDFW" were used on this station prior to KRLD, but no other sources confirm this...the KDFW calls were applied for in 1958 to use at 107.9 FM, and, of course, were taken on 7/2/1970 by Channel 4 and still in use today.  Not to be confused with KRLD-FM/105.3 that signed on in 12/2008.
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KMKT, Bells.  Station established 5/12/1987 at 104.9 FM (see entry there;) relocated to 93.1 on 12/4/1990.  Format: Oldies, Country. Nickname: "Katy Klassics," "Katy Oldies."  Call letters derived from regional railroad "MKT" (Missouri-Kansas-Texas.)
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WBAP, Haltom City.  Call letters re-established 1/3/2024.  Simulcast of sister station WBAP-AM.
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KLIF, Haltom City.  Call letters established 9/7/2009, although CHR format began under KDBN calls on 9/4/2009.  Format:  Contemporary Hits. Owner:  Cumulus.  Nicknames:  "i 93.," "Hot 93.3.") Notable:  John Foxx (PD.)  Sister station to KLIF-570AM, although programmed separately.  Stunting consisted of three days (9/2, 9/3, and on 9/4/2009 until noon) of a mix of commercial-free classic rock, classic country and classic R&B, intertwined with clips from the old KLIF-1190 and Heller-era jingles from KVIL.  The term "legends" was mentioned numerous times, to hint of a possible oldies format.  Not related to the former KLIF-FM at 98.7 (1963-1966.)
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KDBN, Haltom City.  Call letters established 1/29/2002, although classic hard rock format began under KKMR calls on 1/3/2002.  Format:  Classic Hard Rock (as "The Bone," 1/3/2002-4/23/2007,) Classic Rock (as "The Bone," 4/23/2007-4/24/2009,) Alternative Pop/AAA (as "Quality Rock," 4/27/2009-9/4/2009,) Contemporary Hits (as "i 93" under KDBN calls, 9/4/2009-9/7/2009.)  Owner:  Cumulus, Susquehanna (to 5/2006.)  Nicknames:  "The Bone," "Quality Rock."  Notables as "The Bone:"  Sam "Bo" Roberts, Channing Johnston (2002-04; returned briefly on 1/21/2006,) Yvonne Monet, Gary Thompson (PD; left 5/2009,) Jonathan Hayes aka "Judge," Randy James, Jeff Kovarsky aka Jeff K, John Myron and Kelly Mohr DeYoung aka "Pugs and Kelly" (2008-2009; late of KLLI,) Tim Freeman aka "Cane," Channing Johnston, "Alexis," Chris Myers (host of an exhibition wrestling-themed program,) Barb Smith (late of KVIL,) Jennifer Reed, Debbie Sexxton, "Paladin" (worked concurrently at KKGM-AM,) Rich Phillips, Candy Stuart, "Squeaky." Notables as "Quality Rock:"  Scott "Chulo" Gaines (to 9/2/2009,) "Alexis" (to 9/2/2009; a holdover from "The Bone" format,) "The Regular Guys" (syndicated Atlanta-based morning show team consisting of Larry Wachs, Eric Von Haessler, "Southside" Steve Rickman, and Tim Andrews.)  Not related to the former KDBN-AM (1991.)  2009 stunting consisted of a weekend of only Dave Matthews Band songs.
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KKMR, Haltom City.  Call letters established 12/15/1999, although format began under KKZN calls 8/31/1999.  Format:  Classic Hard Rock, Adult Alternative/1980s Rock.  Owner:  Susquehanna Broadcasting.  Nicknames:  "The Bone" (1/3/2002-2/2002; see above,) "Merge" (8/31/1999-1/4/2002, meaning the 'merging' of radio and the internet.)  Stunting between "Merge" and "Zone" formats consisted of airing the audio portion of "The Bob Newhart Show" episodes on 8/31/1999.  Notables: Mike Vasquez, John LaVine aka John Wolf, Jeff Kovarsky aka Jeff K, Chip Adams, Tim Rogers (1999-2001) and Yvonne ("Tim and Yvonne;" Tim, fired over a dead cat story, details his negative radio experiences in a 2/2002, 'D Magazine' article...click here.)  Simulcast to KMRR-104.1, Sanger.
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KKZN, Haltom City.  Call letters established 12/20/1996. Format: Adult Alternative. Owner: Susquehanna Broadcasting, Marcos Rodriguez. Nickname:  "The Zone" (12/20/1996 to 8/31/1999.)  Release:  "Zone Cuts Live."  Notables: John Morrill aka John Moore (first live jock; 1/1997 to 4/1998) and "Spike" (Moore and Spike hosted morning show from 1/1997 to 5/1997,) Joel Folger (PD,) Brian Wilson.  Simulcast to KXZN-104.1-Sanger.  Format was to originally be a partnership of Susquehanna and Hispanic Coalition, and programmed Spanish.
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KNBR, Haltom City. Station established 10/31/1996. Temporary call letters parked for KKZN (see above.)
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KRSM, Dallas.  Station established 1975 at 88.5; call letters established here in late 1991.  Format:  Contemporary Hits, Oldies, Classical/Jazz/Diversified (1975-?.)  Owner:  St. Mark's School of Texas.  Call letters stood for "Radio St. Mark's."  Network affiliation:  Longhorn.  Non-commercial (yes, at 93.3!)  Moved from 88.5 when KEOM received FCC approval for a power increase and a move from 88.3 to 88.5.  Station broadcast at 10 watts (according to WFAA News and Broadcasting Yearbook) or 33 watts (according to the Dallas Business Journal.)  Station briefly broadcast simultaneously with KNBR/KKZN (above,) although coverage overlapped.  Notables:  Paul Gutman, Larry Groebe (first PD and announcer in 1975,) Dave Black (1984-1985; host of "New Wave Dave Show,") Ken Walters, Lisa Loeb (1985-1986; host of "Black Coffee;" Loeb, who went on to fame and fortune as a singer and songwriter, had a #1 hit with "Stay [I Missed You]" in 1994.  She attended the Hockaday School, which was the all-female sister institution to St. Marks, an all-boys school,) Graeme Wood, Scott Smith, "Fast" Eddie Vasallo, Trent Wolbe, Mia Squilla (faculty adviser; later with KERA-TV.)  Station went dark in early 1997.  St. Marks first operated radio stations as "Lion" (1966-Spring, 1967) and as KSTM (1970;) both only broadcast through the school's PA system.  "Lion"s station director was Rich Geyer, and production was handled by David Laney.
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KIKT, Greenville/Cooper (city of license change to Cooper, east of Greenville, in 2000.) Call letters established 8/16/1979. Format:  Religious Country (as "The Coyote," 2020s-date,) Country (1980s-8/1988; format returned later,) Top 40 (1970s,) Pop Oldies (1970s.) Owner:  E Radio Networks, Alpha and Mike Horne (purchased 6/19/2009; paid $600,000 for both KIKT and sister KGVL,) Susquehanna Broadcasting/Cumulus (1996-2009; bought it to turn down the power so KKZN/KMRR/KDBN-93.3 could be heard clearly in Dallas,) M&M Broadcasting (bought 5/1982 for $714,000 including KGVL; these are the McMackin brothers, not to be confused with M&M Broadcasters [George Marti/Gary Moss,]) Estate of Cecilia Kimzey (late wife of late original owner Truett Kimzey) and Leo Hackney dba First Greenville Corp/KGVL Inc. Nicknames:  "The Kick of Texas" (a backronym,) "T-93.5, The Rhythm of Texas," "The Coyote." Flagship station of Greenville HS Lions football; also aired Texas A&M-Commerce football and basketball games.  Notables: Frank Janda (longtime GM; operated station under an LMA as "Dynamic Broadcasting LLC" from 1999 to 7/15/2006 along with Sandra Salley; owner Cumulus had Janda arrested in 2006 over false pretenses regarding Janda's non-sharing of advertising revenue; Cumulus settled the countersuit in 9/2008,) Cliff Powers, John Mark Dempsey, Rich Reneau, Jim Patrick (began 7/1989,) John Hendricks, Jason Russell, Gail Lightfoot, J. P. Kimzey (son of original KGVL owner Truett Kimzey,) Norma Laden, Chuck Shamka, Trey Elliott, John Simons, Mike Shepard (later with KVIL,) Dakota LeAnn, Charles Joslin (GM.)  Sister station to KGVL-1400 AM.  Originally, the station was to be KGVL-FM, and an application was filed with the FCC on 3/26/1973 (although a conflict in FCC paperwork shows the station always intended to be KIKT, tracing back to a construction permit filed on 1/24/1973.)  Another FCC conflict shows KIKT signing on 9/15/1978, but there was no local media published anywhere around that date that proves so.  Station located at 1517 Wolfe City Dr near Greenville, then to Wesley St in Greenville (while transmitter remained at Wolfe City Dr location.)
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KBEC, Waxahachie.  Station established 1958; dark by 1960.  Format:  Variety (simulcast of KBEC-AM.)  Sister station to KBEC-1390 AM; on air briefly as owner Richard Tuck lost money on it and surrendered the license back to the FCC in 1960.  See KBEC-AM for personalities.
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KNOR, Krum.  Station established 9/10/1984 as KZEA-105.7 (later KTYX and KICM) in Healdton/Pauls Valley, OK; moved to 93.7 in 1996 so that KSTV-Stephenville (later KRNB) could move into DFW. Began plotting a move into DFW as a rimshot in 6/2002.   On 6/10/2003, the KICM call letters and Country format were sent to 93.7's sister station at 97.7-Ardmore, OK.  97.7's existing calls, KNOR, were assumed by 93.7, and 93.7 went dark on the same day.  Studios moved to Krum on 8/1/2003, with signal testing beginning in the fall; regular programming began in 3/2004.  Call letters stand for Norman, OK (former city of service.)  Format:  Spanish (as "La Raza," began 7/13/2006,) Dance (as "Party 93.7," 8/6/2004-7/13/2006,) Spanish (4/2004-8/6/2004,) Country (as simulcast of KICM-Ardmore, 3/15/2004-4/2004,) Smooth Jazz (during periodic testing, 7/4/2003-3/15/2004; nothing more than the same Jazz disc continually repeated.)  Owner:  Liberman Broadcasting (started 4/2004, paid $15.5 million,) Dick Witkovski dba Witko Broadcasting/AM-PM Broadcasters.  Notable:  Winter Horton (SM.)  Radio vet Kevin McCarthy was reported to have expressed serious interest in buying the station, but interference from a local media broker, who was trying to force its way in as a middleman on the transaction, ended up ruining the deal.  McCarthy then scrapped his dream of ownership and signed on with the new KMSR-990 as a talk show host.  To have been sister station to rimshot KBOC-98.3/Bridgeport.  Station located at 4201 Pool Rd in Colleyville.
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KESS, Fort Worth. Call letters established 1977.  Format:  Spanish.  Owner:  Latin American Broadcasting.  Network affiliations:  Mutual, TSN.  Nickname:  "La Fabulosa," "Recuerdo," "Solid Spanish Radio."  Notables: Armando Quintero (also Spanish voice of the Dallas Cowboys,) Armando Reyna, Rogelio Soto, Jonas Molina, Demetrio Mora, Bertha Obregon, McHenry Tichenor, Marcos Rodriguez (Sanchez).  Station located at Seminary South shopping mall in Fort Worth (later known as Hulen Fashion Mall and later as Fort Worth Town Center mall.)  KESS traded 93.9 for KSSA's 1270AM on 11/17/1986; at that time, the 93.9 frequency was dissolved and moved to 94.1.
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KRXV, Fort Worth. Call letters established 3/3/1976. Unknown format (possibly news/talk simulcast from AM side.)  Owner:  Co-owned by actor Jimmy Stewart (I) and Bill Schueler (Schueler also owned the Oklahoma News Network) dba Radio 15, Inc.  Call letters derived from roman numerals (R=Radio, XV=15) as 1540 was the AM station's frequency.  Sister station to KRXV-AM.  When John B. Walton sold the station to Radio 15, he kept the KBUY-FM calls and transferred them to his station in Ruidosa, NM.  Station located at Seminary South shopping mall.  See listing at 1540AM for personalities.
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KBUY, Fort Worth.  Call letters established 1/2/1967 (calls were taken from owner John Walton's Amarillo, TX station.)  Format:  Ethnic, Spanish (ca. 1972,) Country (first area station to have fulltime Country & Western format.)  Owner:  John B. Walton (bought 8/24/1966.)  Sister station to KBUY-AM (both KCUL-AM and FM were sold to John Walton and became KBUY-AM/FM.)  Program:  "Cowtown Hoedown" (carried over from KCUL.)  Notables:  Jack Dillon, Joe Fuchs aka Jay Weaver,(1/1966-1972,) Thomas Shelby Brown aka Randy Ryder, Harroll Harbuck AKA Hal Jay, Brad Wilson, Boxcar Willie, Ted Mack, James Schumacher, Larry Shannon aka Charlie Wise, David Perkins aka Charlie Brown, Skeeter Gordon, Gene Kelly (PD, later with KXOL and spent many years in San Antonio radio thereafter,) Ken Enos aka Ken Knight (left for San Antonio radio,) Wade Simms aka Cary Simms (later with WBAP-TV,) Ron Rice (II), Larry Glenn, Don Miller, Lawton Williams, Tony Berta, Roy Lemons (SM 1966-1969,) Don Thompson (PD,) Bud McKool aka Bob Gordon, Darrell Monroe, Don Swancy (5/1969-7/1969,) Jerry Condra aka Jerry Parks, Don Sitton aka Don Miller, Bob White (PD,) Bob Allen (PD,) Ron Peterson, Bill Smith aka Bill Mack (II) (began 10/1967,) Stacy Richardson (1972-1973,) Gary Smith (1967-1969,) Virgil Dowell aka Mike Bradley, Larry Fitzgerald, Tom Bigby (PD; in Philadelphia radio for many years thereafter.)  Broadcast with 50Kw (day) and 5,000 watts (night.)  Station located at Seminary South shopping mall in Fort Worth.
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KCUL, Fort Worth.  Station established 12/24/1964.  Format:  Country.  Sister station to KCUL-AM.  Owner:  Kurt Meer dba Dalworth Broadcasting, John B. Walton (8/24/1966-into KBUY, paid $7.15 million for both the AM and FM.)  Call letters reportedly taken from backwards spelling of original AM owner's name, Dr. L. H. Luck.  Simulcast from sister KCUL-1540 AM.  Programs:  "Cowtown Hoedown," "Open Line."  Notables:  Joe Fuchs aka Jay Weaver (began 1/1966,) Jerry Condra aka Jerry Parks, Bud Faulder, Eddie Stewart, Ron McCoy, Bill Smith aka Bill Mack (II) (1963-1966,)Ray Robbins, Morgan Choat, Terry Jones, Bob Peacock ("The Bird With the Word,") Bob McCord, Reb Foster aka Dennis Bruton, Gary Smith (1966,) Bo Powell, Ron Rice (II), Gene Kelly aka "Jelly Belly Kelly" aka "Chuck Roast," Hugh Lampman, Ben Toney, Duane Ramsey, Dan Allison, Virgil Dowell aka Mike Bradley (PD,) Bob White (PD,) Bob Allen (PD; host of "Open Line,") Lawton Williams (GM,) Roy Lemons (1966-1969; GM,) Bill Hightower, Jerry Condra aka Jerry Parks (not the WFAA-TV personality,) Bruce Chambers, Roy Lemons (GM, 1966-1969,)  Don Sitton aka Don Miller, Jim Tucker, Andres Mantecon, Angie Meer.  93.9 was one of two remaining, unassigned frequencies allocated to Dallas-Fort Worth (107.5 was the other) that were applied for at the same time in 1964.  Station located at 3607 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth.
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KLNO, Fort Worth.  Call letters established 2/15/2000.  Format:  Mexican Regional, "Recuerdo."  Call letters derived from "Latino."  Owner:  Univision.  Notables:  "Brother" Jon Rivers, Dave Tucker, Andy Lockridge, Donna Fadal (former KEGL general manager,) Frank Carter, Oscar Rios (PD,) "Piolin" (syndicated.)  Once simulcast to 106.7/107.9/1480.
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KGDE, Fort Worth.  Temporary call letters established 1/21/2000, although format began in 12/1999.  Format:  Mexican Regional ("Estereo Latino.")  Owner:  Rodriguez.  Formerly KRJT-100.7 prior to frequency swap with KLTY.
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KLTY, Fort Worth. Call letters re-established 4/20/1989 (calls originally established in 1985 at 94.9.)  Moved to rimshot 100.7 FM in 12/1999 by trading frequencies with KRJT-Bowie.  Format: Religious.  Owner: Rodriguez dba Hispanic Broadcasting.  Notables: Larry Dixon, Chris Kerson, "Brother" Jon Rivers, Dave Tucker, Scott Wilder, Judi Hanna, Bob Morrison (ND.)  Successor to KOJO; KLTY reassumed its original 1985 calls (and held a celebration for the change at Williams Square in Irving in the spring of 1989; 5,000 fans attended.)  KLTY was even-traded for KDGE on 10/1/2000.
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KOJO, Fort Worth. Call letters established 3/23/1987, but format didn't begin until 7/4/1987.  Owners:  Latin American Broadcasting, Mark Rodriguez.  Format: Religious (7/1987-4/1989,) Spanish (3/23/1987-7/1987.)  Nickname:  "The Light is Back On."  Notables: J. J. Hemingway, Dave Tucker, Mark Johnson, Ernie Brown, Bob Morrison.  When KLTY became KHYI (I) on 10/10/1986, Latin American Broadcasting bought KLTY's music collection and put KOJO on the air thereafter.
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KSSA, Fort Worth. Station established and call letters re-established 11/17/1986. Format: Spanish. Call letters derived from "casa."  Owner:  Latin American Broadcasting.  Station involved in trade with KESS:  KSSA traded their 1270 AM frequency for KESS's 93.9 FM, which also involved an instantaneous frequency change to 94.1 FM.  Frequency was dark from late-1961 to 11/17/1986.
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KCPA, Dallas. Station established 7/8/1960, but didn't go on the air until 1961. Format:  Easy Listening, Jazz. Owner:  Charles and Peggy Ames dba Merchants Broadcasting.  On air 9AM-midnight.  License was revoked on 2/12/1962, although station had already gone dark in late 1961.  First station in Texas to ever have its FCC license revoked!  Notables:  Bob Fox, Bob Johnston, Mel Cummings, Frank Haley, John Lemburg, Barry Silverman, "Juicy" Boyd, Mike Stoddard, Bob Brown (not the same person as on WFAA-TV and "20/20".)  Bob Fox, John Lemburg, Bob Johnston and Frank Haley have provided an in-depth report on the quick fall and financial shortcomings of KCPA...click HERE!
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KXVI-LP, Winfield.  Station established 11/25/2002 at 100.5 FM.  Format:  Black Religious.  Owner:  The Bridge Network.  While Winfield would normally not be part of this survey, it's included because they also had repeaters positioned fairly close to Dallas:  89.9/K213EB-LP in Greenville, and 91.1/K216EQ-LP in Daingerfield...AND this is a reuse of the original calls from KXVI-1600 AM in Plano.  Station swapped with KLNA-LP on 2/14/2005.
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KCLE, Cleburne.  Station established 4/1949; moved to 94.9 in 1961.  Frequency dark until 2002.  See entry at 94.9.
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KERA, Dallas.  Station established 10/5/1946.  Format:  Variety, and did partial simulcast of sister WFAA-AM.  Call letters stood for a new "era" in broadcasting.  Owner:  Belo.  Program: "News in Ninety Seconds."  Known first as experimental FM station W5X1C, which signed on 10/15/1945.)  Began with 250 watts; upgraded to 1000 watts on 2/13/1947, to 14,000 watts in mid-1947, and to 43,000 watts in winter, 1947.  1946 start date coincided with opening of the Texas State Fair...Belo wanted to show off the state's first FM station!  (It was also the 66th FM station in the US.)  In 6/1947, the FCC decided to reassign KERA to a preferential spot, at the center of the FM dial.  On 9/15/1947, with new WFAA-FM calls, the station moved to its new home at 97.9 (see entry at 97.9.)  Notable:  William Shepard.  KERA is not related to KERA-FM (1974) or KERA-TV (1960.)

MISC KERA TIDBITS...
WFAA/Belo experimented with FM broadcasting prior to KERA:  Station W5XD, was operational for a short time in 1938-39.  It broadcast on 31,600 kc on the UHF band with 100 watts.  The transmitter was located on top of the Tower Petroleum Building in downtown Dallas.  Another FM station, W5XAJ (aka KEGE, at 31,000 kc) was used as a field transmitter to feed audio to WFAA-AM.  And KAXD at 1622 kc was WFAA's mobile transmitter, mounted to a car chassis and towed around town for longer-distance field transmitting (other sources refer to the mobile unit as KFAA at 2790 kc.) Soon thereafter, Belo applied for W5XGR (other sources say W5XD) on the FM band in the mid-1940s, to handle facsimile transmissions of The Dallas Morning News.  The technology for facsimile and television came about at the same time, and Belo opted to pursue facsimiles...this would permit over-the-air transmission of The News to subscribers, who would receive the signal through a printer at home, which printed out the daily paper!  (No one thought to use telephone lines for this at the time.)  Interest and practicality soon died off, leaving Belo to scramble for entry into the quick-thriving television market.  See WFAA-TV in the "TV" section of this site.
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KZMJ, Gainesville.  Call letters established 9/18/2017, although format began 9/11/2017.  Format:  Urban Adult Contemporary.  Owner:  Radio One. Notables:  Tom Joyner Morning Show, Love and R&B (both via syndication,) DJ Mo Dave (host of classic hip-hop weekly show; a holdover from "Boom 94.5.")  The "Majic" moniker had also been used in the station's earliest days (although spelled "Magic") as KTXQ-"Magic 102" with a "Jammin' Oldies" format.

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KSOC, Gainesville.  Call letters established 6/6/2002, although format began 4/22/2002.  Format:  Soft R&B Pop/Oldies (as "K-Soul") (4/22/2002-7/29/2011; returned 1/22/2014-11/14/2014,) Urban Adult Contemporary (as "Old School 94.5") (7/29/2011-1/22/2014,) Classic Hip-Hop (as "Boom 94.5") (11/14/2014-9/11/2017.)  Call letters stood for "Soul of the City."  Owner:  Radio One.  Notables:  Tom Joyner (via satellite, although based in Dallas across the street from the station!), Lynne Haze (2003-date,) Maria Donaldson aka Maria Miller, Kevan "Smokin' B" Browning, Michael Baisden (syndicated,) "Tony B," Eurro Thomas, Gary Leigh, "Rudy V," Kelli Simms, "Kenny J," Greg Reaves, Donnie McClurkin.  Format stunted as "Joyner 94.5" during March and April, 2002.
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KTXQ, Gainesville.  Call letters re-established 11/9/2000.  Format:  R&B Pop/Oldies.  Owner:  Radio One.  Nickname:  "Jammin' Hits," "Jammin' Oldies," "K-Soul" (began 4/22/2002.)  Station evolved from KTXQ-102.1; 'heritage' call letters were thoughtfully retained.  Notables:  Ben Martin (as host of "70s Saturday Night,") "Fast" Eddie Coyle (2000-2001; carried over from frequency change,) Kevan Browning, Tommy DuPree, Willie Mitchell, Tom Joyner (via satellite,) Georgia (formerly Russ Parr's sidekick "Alfredas" on KJMZ; later known as "Cherokee" on KBFB.)  Most staffers from the original 102.1 position were fired or quit in anticipation of the move to 94.5, as an ownership and format change was inevitable.  At the last minute, new owner Radio One (who had bought the 94.5 from Clear Channel, including the "Jammin' Hits" format and other intellectual property) decided to retain "Jammin' Hits."
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KDGE, Gainesville. Call letters established 6/30/1989 (relocated to 102.1 on 11/9/2000; see entry there.) Format: Alternative. Owners:  Steve Allison, Evergreen Media, Salem (bought 3/2000,) Chancellor Media/AMFM, Clear Channel, Radio One, Bonneville Broadcasting (to 6/1997,) Ed Wodka dba Allison Broadcast Group (6/30/1989-11/1991,) Founders Media (11/1991-?.)  Nickname: "The Edge."  Programs:  "The Hard Edge," "Adventure Club," "Gilligan's Jukebox," "Back in the Day Buffet."  Notables: George Gimarc (father of the original "Edge" format; Gimarc was breaking in alternative records in the early 1980s on KZEW,) Chris Jagger (former co-host of the syndicated Jacor radio program "Love Phones;" he concurrently hosted TV's "Change of Heart,") and Michelle Boros and Ryan Chase and Julie Fisk (hosts of the "Jagger, Ryan and Michelle" morning show [later "Jagger, Ryan and Julie,"] began 4/23/1998 [although Michelle didn't join until 10/1998,]) Brian Curry (Hodkinson,) Jeff Kovarsky aka Jeff K, John Morrill aka J. David, Nancy Johnson (1991-1992; host of "The Hard Edge," considered most successful specialty show on station,) Brian Butler, Valerie Knight, Alan Smith, Alan Ayo, Wendy Naylor, Mary Ellen Smith, Jared Aman, Roger King, John Lacy, Jerry Lentz, "Fast" Eddie Coyle, Alex Luke, "Roger and Wendy," Donna Fadal, Larry Nielsen, John Ford, Jessie Jessup, Josh Venable and Keven McAllister (hosts of "Adventure Club.")  Chancellor Media, aka AMFM, who absorbed Evergreen, bought KDGE in 6/1997 along with KZPS for $83.5 million; when Clear Channel bought AMFM, KDGE was sold to Salem to divest of an extra property that put them over FCC limits.  After Salem traded KLTY for KDGE on 10/1/2000, new owner Sunburst sold the frequency to Radio One, and the intellectual property (format) to Clear Channel.  Radio One then traded 102.1 to Clear Channel and moved "Jammin' Oldies" format to 94.5.
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KZRK, Gainesville. Call letters established 7/4/1987. Format: Z-Rock from Satellite Music Network. Owner: Galen O. Gilbert dba KDNT Broadcasting (11/17/1984-6/29/1989.)  Call letters stood for "Z-Rock."  Sister station to KDNT-AM, which was retained after KZRK was sold.  Notables:  "Madd" Maxx Hammer, David Perry aka Dave Bolt, Pat Dawsey, "Crankin'" Craig Dori, "Crazy" Mike Paine, Jay "The Tiptonizer" Tipton, "Wild" Bill Scott, Scott Wilson.
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KDNT, Gainesville. Call letters established 1949 at 106.3 (later 106.1...see entry at that frequency,) but this separate incarnation was established here in spring, 1980.  Format: Country. Call letters stood for "Denton."  Owners:  Mel Wheeler (Spring, 1980-11/17/1984; after selling off KDNT-106.1 at the end of 1979, Wheeler purchased KGAF-FM from First IV Media for $1 million and had the old call letters reassigned here, since the new owner of 106.1 wasn't going to use them,) Galen O. Gilbert (11/17/1984-6/29/1989.) Sister station to KDNT-AM.  See entries at 1440 AM and 106.1 FM for notables.
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Mike Shannon, Mike Ehrle and Sandy Shepard chronicle the history of KDNT...click here!
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KGAF, Gainesville. Station established 11/18/1958.  Format:  MOR (AM)/Top 40 (afternoons)/Easy Listening (night) (1960s,) Light Rock (1970s,) Country (1978-80.)  Owner:  First IV Media (11/15/1974-Spring, 1980,) White Fuel Corporation, Bud and Joe Leonard Jr. dba Gainesville Broadcasting (1958-1967; Joe Leonard also owned Lin Records.)  Nickname:  "The Voice and Choice of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma."  Broadcast at 250 watts in 1960.  Sister station to KGAF-AM (retained after FM was sold; still operating today at 1580 AM.)  Notables: Ray Whitworth aka Ray Kennedy (to fall, 1977,) Randy Williams, Mike Stoddard, Mike Parenti aka Mike Monday, Ross Whitmire, David Klement, Mike Smith, Steve Eberhart (12/3/1973-5/1976; currently owns KGAF-AM,) Pat Bolin, Dee Blanton, Steve Simmons, Bob Couch.  While under the Leonard brothers ownership, the station made more money off selling FM sideband broadcasts (ala Muzak) to local businesses than it did peddling commercial time.
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KLTY, Arlington.  Call letters re-established 12/22/2000.  Format:  Religious.  Owner:  Salem, Sunburst Media, Rodriguez (Sunburst bought from Rodriguez in 3/1999; then even-traded KLTY for KDGE on 10/1/2000.)  Moved from rimshot 100.7 FM exactly one year after its move from 94.1 (Sunburst already owned 100.7.)  KLTY was formerly on this frequency in 1985.  Program:  "Night Light."  Notables:  Larry Dixon, Donna Fadal, Lauren Lintner, Steve Tanner, "Brother" Jon Rivers (left 7/2001,) Frank Reed, Bonnie Curry, Tony Lopez, Starlene Stringer, Perri Reavis, John Hudson, Mark Ryder (PD,) Ron Taylor, Laurie Lynn, Andrea Jackson (host of "Night Light.")
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KWRD, Arlington. Call letters established 1/11/1997 (other sources say 8/7/1997, although station was originally established as KDFX-1190 AM in 1996. Format: Religious Talk. Nickname: "The Word." Owner: Salem. Notables: Pete Thomson, Scott Wilder, Ken Fine (11/1995-1998; a holdover from KDFX-AM,) Monte Johnson, John Morrill aka John Moore (4/2000-5/2001,) "Super Handyman" Al Carrell,  Mal Couch (of Mal Couch Ministries,) David Gold (nicknamed "The Conservative Freight Train;" began 12/1997.)  KWRD moved to rimshot 100.7 on 12/22/2000 by trading places with KLTY.
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KEWS, Arlington. Call letters established 3/29/1996, although news format began on 2/27/1996. Format: News (live, but initially carried CNN News after 8PM; later extended live news until midnight, then to continuously live on 4/1/1996.)  Talk.  Nickname:  "The First All-News FM Station in America... Made in Texas!"  Program:  "Don and Mike" (syndicated; began 12/1996.)  Notables as "News": Ron Jenkins aka Ron McAlister, Tim Vasquez, Arnold Evans, Martha Martinez, Peter Gardner, Mark Lambert, Iris Bekker, Scott Savage, Cameron Fairchild, Heather Behrens, John McCarty, Kym West, Ty Walker, Brian Burns, Mary Tyler, Roger Emrich, Jerry Burke (traffic,) Roz Frank (traffic,) Cary Richards (traffic,) Dave Michaels (traffic,) Elana Adamsons, B. J. Austin, James Francis (II) aka Sam Baker, Amanda Barnett, Aaron Brodie, Sheryl Brooks, Ed Budanauro, Chris Fox, Suzanne Calvin, Ray Canaveri, Tami Carlisle, Caryn Carlson, John Carroll, Al Casey, Drew Dickens, Mark Elliott, Arnold Evans, Heather Fraley, Joe Frascino, Lirsten Frederick, Chris Fox, Chris Garcia, Ken Gregory, Anne Hamilton, Bob Henke, Jill Hicks, Cheryl Hood, Diann Hodges, Nancy Jay, Tracy Joseph, Sharon Mayo, Marla Morris, Mike Motsney, Steve Pickering, Ann Ranson, Dan Sampeck, Heather Scott, Russell Scott, Dick Silverton, Deadrah Smith, Jackie Smith, Julie Songer, Tim Sullivan, Rick Torcasso, Shelly King, Jay Walker, Lisa Weber, Brad Wheelis (later with ABC Radio News,) Clint White (news anchor.)  Notable as "Talk":  Don Imus (via satellite beginning 10/28/1996; moved to 1190 AM on 1/11/1997 after station swapping was complete.) Traded frequencies with KDFX-AM on 1/11/1997 (in essence, KEWS became all-talk KOOO-AM, and KDFX-AM became KWRD.)  Numerous KRLD-AM staffers flocked to KEWS for its short run.  On 10/27/1996, the local news format was suspended as sister station KYNG was broadcast over 94.9 for several weeks after their tower fell; although KEWS staffers were retained briefly for a return after KYNG's tower was repaired, owners pulled the plug on the News format by 12/1996, and stunting began with simulcasts of CNN Headline News and later a syndicated Talk format.
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KSNN, Arlington. Call letters established 10/12/1992. Format: Classic Country. Nickname: "Sunny 95".  Owner:  Evergreen Media, Alliance Broadcasting (10/8/1993-9/1995 [but already had LMA rights with Evergreen since 10/1992.])  Sister station to KYNG-FM; KYNG leased KSNN with the option to purchase, creating the first FM duopoly in DFW.  Notables:  Arnold Evans, Mary Tylaska aka Mary Tyler, Jay Walker, Dana Blair, John McCarty, Maggie Hart, Mark Marshall.
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KODZ, Arlington. Call letters established 10/28/1991. Format: Pop Oldies. Nickname: "Oldies 94.9".  Owner:  Evergreen Media.  Notables: Richard Stevens (brother of voiceover king Shadoe Stevens,) J. J. McKay (later Operations Manager for satellite oldies format on Jones Radio Network,) Phil Hall, Laurie Bandemir aka Laurie B (a holdover from KHYI,) Ken "Hubcap" Carter (defected from KLUV,) Blake Lindsay (area's only blind jock,) Billy Burke (a holdover from KHYI,) Ken Dowe, Brian Wilson, Jimmy deCastro, Liz Kiley, Cameron Smith.  Wolfman Jack guest-hosted the morning show live the first week of broadcasting, and flew in for several consecutive weekends to do a live oldies program on Saturday nights.
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KXRK, Arlington. Initial call letters requested for 94.9 when application was submitted in 1991 by Evergreen Media.  Format was originally to be an Album-Oriented "Pirate Radio" Rock station, but Scott Ginsburg of Evergreen changed his mind at the last minute in favor of oldies.  The idea got as far as creating billboards, designing bumper stickers and hiring a morning host.
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KHYI, Arlington. Call letters established 10/10/1986.  Format: Top 40. Nicknames: "Y-95" (1985-4/25/1991,) "Power 95" (4/26/1991-10/1991; new name celebrated station's power increase from 33kW to 100kW.)  Owner:  Heftel/Ginsburg Broadcasting, Statewide Broadcasting.  Promotion:  "10 In a Row or $10,000 in Dough."  Notables: Sonny Fox (morning show host; began 8/1989; fired 6/1/1990; as a station stunt, Fox conducted a mass wedding at the Hyatt Regency-DFW on Valentine's Day, 1990,) Steve Nichols, Ken Barnett, Wendi Westbrook (to 1990; later an MTV veejay; regular feature around town on station billboards, as well as Miller Genuine Draft beer posters and billboards,) Bill Evans and Trey Matthews ("Trey and Bill" morning program, 1987-8/1989; Evans was concurrently a weatherman at WFAA-TV,) Jo Jo Wright, Billy Burke, J. J. McKay, Laurie Bandemir aka Laurie B, Scott Nevius aka Scott West (began 9/1988,) Dave Spence, Mark Driscoll, Ed Budanauro, Buzz Bennett, "Super Snake," Shadow Hayes aka "The Jammer," Mark Driscoll, John Martin, Jack Murphy (morning show host after Sonny Fox; began 6/4/1990,) Randy Rhodes, Andrea Lively aka Andi Lively (11/1986-5/1987,) Brian Wilson. The station's first promotion was offering a $25,000 prize to anyone they randomly called who answered the phone with, "I listen to the new sound of Y-95!"  According to Mick Williams, the station experienced a backlash with their "10 In a Row or $10,000 in Dough" contest...winners were required to sign contracts that spread the winnings into annual payments. And, if they died, their estates would not receive the remainder owed, and, if they complained to the press about the terms, the winnings were forfeited.  Dallas Times Herald columnist Helen Bryant picked up the story and made it public.  The FCC got involved and sided with the winners, as the rules were not provided up front.
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KLTY, Arlington. Call letters established 8/1/1985. Format: Contemporary Religious.  Owner:  Statewide Broadcasting (bought 5/1985.)  Notables: Steve Nichols (1985-1986,) Bob Morrison, Dave Tucker, Alan Scott, Todd Brandon, Brian Wilson.  Re-imaged as KOJO-94.1 in 1987; returned as KLTY-94.1 on 5/12/1989.
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KJIM, Arlington.  Call letters established 1984 (KJIM calls were originally used at 102.1 in the 1960s, and at 870 AM from 1957-84.)  Owner: Jimmy Swaggart Ministries.  Basically a re-imaging of KWJS-FM (see below.)
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KWJS, Arlington/Cleburne. Call letters established 6/19/1976.  Owner:  Jimmy Swaggart Ministries.  Format:  Contemporary Gospel.  Call letters stood for "Word of Jimmy Swaggart." Nickname:  "Son Life Radio."  Programs:  "Call to Prayer," "Community Forum."  Notables:  Mal Couch (formerly of WFAA-TV; later of Mal Couch Ministries, later heard on KWRD-FM,) Paul Thomas Hughes, Mick Williams (intern in 1982; later host of "Mick Williams Cyber-Line,") Glen Miller (host of "Call to Prayer,") Hardy Brundage, Ted Sauceman, Jeff Flanders (began 1979,) Jack Rabito, Dave Jackson (host of "Community Forum.")  According to Mick Williams, owner Swaggart lead the cause against the backmasking of records; the station's PD (who was a member of the Moral Majority, and had organized rock record burnings in the station's parking lot) had one of the young DJs go to area schools and tell of the "horrors" of backmasking.  The campaign faced ridicule and was stopped when students at Sam Houston High School in Arlington asked the young jock what his thoughts were on Pat Benatar.  He told them that he hadn't had a chance to listen to HIS music yet!  The station's PD, who had earlier started the well-publicized local campaign against 7-11 and Stop-n-Go for selling Penthouse and Playboy, later went to work for the Moral Majority.  In 1982, lightning struck the main transmitter, knocking the station off the air for several days.  They returned at half-power using a tower in Azle.  They tried to do make-goods with the sponsors, but the sponsors wanted refunds.  The PD, in a fit of anger, fired all the interns!  Call letters were resurrected 11/23/1985 at 1360 kc as an affiliate of Swaggart's network, but under different ownership.  Station located at 2216 S. Cooper St. in Arlington.
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KAMC, Cleburne/Arlington. Call letters established 1/1/1972.  Owner:  Dick Osburn.  Nickname:  "K-95," "K-Mac."  Format: Progressive (1972-1974,) Hard-Core Country (1974-1976,) "Texas Country Music."  Program:  "Country Sunday" (hosted by Stuart McRae; inspired by Bill Mack at WBAP, it was the first program to play 'outlaw country music.')  KAMC also simulcated a weekend bluegrass music show from KERA-TV.  Notables:  Ken Bateman aka Ken Baker, Stuart McRae, "Laura," Mike Magruder, Stan Castles aka The Michaels, Chris Favors, Bill Merrill (host of "Farm and Ranch Report,") Dave Johnson, Tim Spencer, Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Clay, Don Swancy (1/1976-4/1976.)  Stereophonic broadcasting started in 1973.  Switched formats to country soon after WFAA-FM changed to KZEW.  Station broadcast 24 hours a day but signed off from 12 midnight Sundays to 6AM Mondays.  Station located at 2216 S. Cooper in Arlington.
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KFAD, Cleburne.  Call letters established 1969.  Owner:  Jim Gordon and wife (when Gordon and George Marti dissolved their partnership, Marti took KCLE-AM, and Gordon took KCLE-FM...changing it to KFAD.  Other sources say the dissolution occured in 1/1960.) Format:  Black-oriented Jazz, Underground/Progressive Rock (both formats were block programmed together.)  Call letters stood for "Fort Worth and Dallas."  First progressive station in Texas.  Considered an underground station; DJs used a homemade audio board!  Notables: Jon Dillon, Dave Thomas (a KCLE holdover; also lived at the Cleburne studios,) Stuart McRae, Gary Gorbett, Don Swancy (7/1969-4/1970,) Tim Spencer, Jack Darden, Ed Padget (12/1970-3/1971; worked at both studios,) Charlie Bassham, Jim Gordon (owner; conducted live remotes from area black churches in the station's earliest days,) Jerry Johnston, Debbie Runnels (traffic manager,) Phil Cook (PD,) Joe Nick Patoski (later senior editor of "Texas Monthly" magazine; was paid $1.60 an hour for his services!), Pat Patterson (late of KCUL-1540AM; played blocks of gospel and jazz on Sundays between church remotes.)  Initially broadcast 6 hours a day, with Jon Dillon covering the entire shift himself.  Station initially maintained studios in Cleburne and Arlington (2216 S. Cooper Street,) and shut down the Cleburne studio in January, 1971.
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KCLE, Cleburne.  Station established 4/13/1949 at 94.3 (moved to 94.9 in 1957.)  Call letters stood for "Cleburne."  Owners:  George Marti and Jim Gordon (yes, THE George Marti, inventor of microwave transmitters and ENG.)  Format: Variety (initially simulcast of sister KCLE-AM.)  Nicknames:  "Spectrasonic Sound," "Crown of the Megacycles."  Programs:  "Man on the Beat," "Swap Shop."  Notables:  "Ramblin'" Russ Bloxom (host of "Man on the Beat;" later longtime news anchor for WBAP/KXAS-TV,) Frank Hardgrove, John Butner, Lee Myres, Don Harris (I) (2/1957-1965; later of WBAP-AM,) Bob Ellis, Glenn "Uncle Hank" Craig, Eddie Craig (son of Hank,) Art Jones, Ron Harper, Willie Townes (former Dallas Cowboys player,) Ray Weathers, Sam Riddle (later with KRLA and KFWB in Los Angeles,) Jean Jenkins, David Perkins, Tommy Jeter, John Polson, D'Vae Smith, John Merti, Olin Merrill, Dave Thomas (who lived at the studios,) Mike Ambrose (later to KXOL and KLIF-1190; then to LA radio, then retired in 2001 after 28 years as a San Diego weathercaster.)  Marti sold KCLE-FM in 1969 but retained the AM side; he reused the KCLE-FM calls at 92.1-Glen Rose in 1989.  Initially broadcast with 250 watts.
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KHYI, Howe. Call letters established 4/17/1994. Format: ABC's "Real Country" format (automation) (4/17/1994-1/1/1997,) Americana/"Hard Country" (started 1/1/1997.) Nickname: "The Range", "Y-95.") Owner: Ken Jones dba Metro Broadcasters of Texas.  Calls resurrected from KHYI-94.9 (calls were "parked" temporarily since 11/21/1991 when 94.9 surrendered them; owner Jones had just received call letters KZKF, but swapped them for KHYI a month later.  Records show that KHYI-95.3 was licensed to be a separate station from KSSA's 95.3, although Howe and McKinney are very close neighbors.)  Sister station to KXEZ-FM.  Notables:  Dan Foster, Dave Avery, Brett Dillon (began 1996) Bruce Kidder, Allan Peck (concurrently owned a home theatre business, and is the former host of the "Peck and Penny/Peck and Peggy Show" on KBOX-AM in the 1970s.)

KZKF, Howe.  Call letters established 3/1994, but were soon traded for "KHYI" when those calls suddenly became available.  (See notes above at KHYI.)
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KSSA, McKinney. Call letters established 8/1/1988. Format: Spanish.  Owner:  Marcos Rodriguez (Sanchez) (8/1/1988-1994,) Evergreen Media (who swapped it in 1994 for rimshot KGDE at 94.1 and KTLR at 106.9.)  KTLR moved to 95.3 and switched calls to KHYI, and a new KTLR started broadcasting at 107.1 (see entry at 107.1 for more information.)  Broadcast Plano high school football games.
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KWPL, McKinney. Call letters established 10/21/1985. Format: Adult Contemporary.  Call letters stood for "Wonderful Plano."  Owner:  Oaks Broadcasting (5/1/1984-8/1/1988.)  Some sources say station moved to 106.9 on 8/1/1988, but no record can be found of any station existing at 106.9 until 1990 [and that was KWSK-Daingerfield; likely unrelated, anyway.])  Notables: Daryl Dwayne Doss (1985-86; holdover from KMMK,) Brad Denton.
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KMMK, McKinney. Call letters established 1/2/1974.  Format: Adult Contemporary, MOR.  Nickname:  "Collin County Radio."  Owner:  C. R. Graham dba Modern Media of McKinney, Ken Fairchild dba Oaks Broadcasting (5/1/1984- 10/21/1985.)    Programs:  "Sports Show," "Table Talk" (hosted by Ray Whitworth and later C. R. Graham.)  Flagship station for Allen HS Eagles football.  Notables: Sam Sauls, Dave Garland, Russ Campbell, Andy Waldrop, Ray Whitworth aka Ray Kennedy, Steven "Stubie" Doak (1980-82,) Sam Simms, Chris Kerson, Dan Perrine, John Gray, George Riba (later with WFAA-TV,) Chris Kerson (1978-1980,) Brad Denton, Daryl Dwayne Doss (1984-85; continued into KWPL,) Barry Cope (1979-81; now known as "Elvis Duran" on WHTZ-New York.)  Broadcast from 6:30AM-midnight (1970s.)
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KAWB, McKinney.  Station established 8/1/1969.  Format:  MOR, Country and Western.  Owner:  Albert W. Brown.  Notable:  Kip Currins, E. C. Mounger (SM.)
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KAEI, Dallas.  Construction permit filed with the FCC on 5/22/1961, but station never went on the air.  Owner:  Automated Electric Incorporated.  Format would likely have been business news, as AEI was an early manufacturer of automated electronic stock tickers.  Notables:  H. B. Ford, W. J. O'Fallon, S. M. Zimmerman, R. S. Bond Jr, S. Y. Dorfman, R. B. Caldwell.  Station to have been located at Southland Center in downtown Dallas, broadcasting at 35kW from a tower mounted to the skyscraper's roof.  In 1964, KAEI was instead launched as a TV station on Channel 29.
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KFWR, Mineral Wells.  Station established 10/4/2002.  Format:  Country.  Owner:  LKCM Radio Group.  Sister station to KRVA-FM and KRVF-FM.  Nickname:  The [Fort Worth] Ranch.  Notables:  Dick Siegel, Billy Thorman, Rick Lovett (began 2005,) "Catfish" Jim Prewitt, Dave Marcum, Steve Harmon (to 9/2006,) Mac Curtis, Ken Fine (2003-2007,) Joe Bielinski, Nadine Bodett and "Rebel," Chris Faust, Larry Stanley, Hugh Savage aka "Heywood U-Sue-Me" (former character on WBAP-AM's morning show; was co-hosting morning show with Steve Harmon,) Andy Meadows, Linda O'Brian.
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KYXS, Mineral Wells.  Call letters established 10/13/1981.  Format:  Country (simulcast of AM side.)  See 1120 AM for list of notables.
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KMWT, Mineral Wells.  Station established 3/1/1970.  Format:  Easy Listening.  Broadcast with 3,000w.  Call letters stood for Mineral Wells, Texas.  Owner:  Ralph Harbus.
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KSCS, Fort Worth. Call letters established 1/1973.  Format: Country. Owner: Amon Carter, ABC, Capital Cities. Nickname:  "Silver Country Stereo" (1/1973-?; featured '3-in-a-row' country,) "Today's Best Country," "Continuous Country," "The Big 96.3."  Programs:  "KSCS Hill Country Cafe," "Honkytonk Texas Show," "Five and Dime."  Notables: Terry Dorsey (7/18/1988-12/2014; died just nine weeks after retirement,) Mark Louis Rybczyk aka Hawkeye (began 7/11/1988,) Bill Kinder (1988-4/2009,) Liz Johnson, Brad Wright (was concurrently KXAS-TV anchorman,) Randy Hames, Blaine Brooks, Cathy Martindale, Jeremy Robinson (former evening jock at KSCS who was later syndicated from ABC Radio Networks back to KSCS in the evenings!) Clint White (hosted "Cryin' Lovin' or Leavin'" program; also hosted briefly by Bill Reed,) John Morris aka "Trapper John," John Hare, Andy Connell aka Crash Kelly, Martha Martinez, Steve Nichols, Bill Reed, Stuart McRae (first jock on the "Silver Country Stereo" format,) Jack Dillon, Gary Smith (1969-1973,) Mike Crow and "Dixie" (hosts of "Honkytonk Texas Show,") Dominica Harrell, Paul Bottoms, Michael Scott (II,) "Brother Van," "Rebecca" (Scott, Van and Rebecca were part of the "Dorsey Gang" morning show,) Bob Shiflet, Jeff Cunningham, Steve Smith, Lee Riza (promotions; later PD of KPIR-AM in Granbury,) Chris Huff (PD and occasional jock,) Allan Peck II, Kerry Alford aka Jimmy Stewart, Linda O'Brian (as host of "Hill Country Cafe.")  The country format was created by Capital Cities' VP of programming, Joe Somerset.  He took the low-key "beautiful music" radio approach by playing several songs in a row, and having 'quiet' DJs and a low commercial load.
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WBAP, Fort Worth. Call letters established 3/8/1949 at 100.5 FM (see entry there;) moved to 96.3 in late 1955. Format:  Entertainment, Classical, Easy Listening. Owners: Amon Carter dba Carter Publications.  Nickname:  "First in Fine Music."  Sister station of WBAP-AM and TV (Channel 5.) Call letters stand for "We Bring A Program" (jokesters used to say, "We Bore All People!")  Simulcast WBAP-AM (1950s.)  Programs:  "High Fidelity Symphony Hour," "The Song and the Star," "Martin Block Show," "Musical Potpourri," "Dinner Time Music," "High Fidelity Concert Hall," "Symphony Pops Concert," "Music for You."  Notables: Gene Reynolds, Jim Vinson, Larry Fitzgerald, Gary Smith (1969-1973,) Ben Harrover, James Calloway, Gordon Fitzgerald, Stuart McRae, Art Riley, Bill Barclay (PD,) Don Thompson, Chem Terry, Layne Beaty, Ted Gouldy, Gene Baugh, Lee Woodward (brother of actor Morgan Woodward ["Dallas," "Gunsmoke,") Ted Graves, Frank Dinkins, Phil Wygant (husband of WBAP/KXAS entertainment reporter Roberta "Bobbie" Wygant.)  See 820 AM entry for additional personalities (many worked for both stations equally.)  WBAP-FM call letters were resurrected at 96.7 on 3/15/2010.  Owner Amon Carter was threatened by RCA/NBC officials in 1946 with a loss of network affiliation if he did not apply for an FM frequency!
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KTSN, Fort Worth.  Initial call letters requested for 96.3 when application was submitted in 1947 by Tarrant Broadcasting.  Call letters were to stand for "Texas State Network" and was to be a sister station to KFJZ-AM.  Unknown whether application was denied or if Tarrant pulled out, but frequency stayed dark until WBAP-FM moved to it from 100.5 in 1955.  KFJZ instead got 97.1 in 4/1959.
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KTCK, Flower Mound.  Call letters established 10/27/2013, but programming began under WBAP-FM calls on 10/21/2013.  Format:  Sports Talk (simulcast of KTCK-AM.)  See entry at KTCK-AM for shows and personality information.
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WBAP, Flower Mound.  Call letters re-established 3/15/2010.  Format:  News/Talk (simulcast of WBAP-AM.)  Nickname:   Newstalk 820.  Call letters stand for "We Bring a Program."  Owner:  Citadel.  See listing at 820 AM for notables.  Stunting on 3/12 to 3/15/2010 included one hour of the former "Twister" format (see KTYS below,) followed by two and a half days of "Reagan Radio," which consisted of recorded speeches from former president Ronald Reagan.  The WBAP call letters were last used on FM at 100.5/96.3 from 3/8/1949 to 1/1973.
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KPMZ, Flower Mound.  Call letters established 7/2/2008, although format began under KTYS calls on 6/30/2008.  Format:  Soft Oldies.  Nickname:  "Platinum 96.7."  Call letters stood for "Platinum muzic."  Owner:  Citadel.  Notables:  Larry Dixon, Gail Lightfoot, Tyler Cox, Debi Diaz (began 2/2/2009 after 17 years at competitor KLUV,) Angie Michaels, Vic Thomas, Wendi Westbrook (to 2/6/2009,) Denise Welch aka Necie Marie (traffic, 2008-2009,) Marina Brett (traffic, to 6/30/2009,) Valier Smith (imaging,) Ron Chapman (came out of retirement to consult for the station, and brought in longtime confidant Bud Buschardt to handle music 'integrity' [correct versions, format fitment/consistency, etc;] Chapman also filled in regularly for Citadel's Paul Harvey, concurrently,) Tim Kase (traffic.)  "Platinum" was a direct descendent of "Memories" (the former occupant of 96.7, 1998-2003,) as the music library was taken directly from the remnants of the former ABC Radio Networks' corporate "Memories" music library; even former "Memories" personnel were brought in to launch and/or run the station (Tyler Cox, Vic Thomas, etc.)
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KTYS,Flower Mound.  Call letters established 10/21/2003, although format began under KMEO calls on 6/27/2003.  Format:  New Country.  Owner:  ABC/Citadel.  Nickname:  "The Twister."  Notables:  Allan Peck II, Scott "Chulo" Gaines, Arty Watkins, Rick DeVoe, Bob Shiflet, Crash Poteet, Blake Barrett, Denise Welch aka Mia Ryder (traffic.)  Format returned briefly on 3/12/2010 as part of stunting between KPMZ and WBAP-FM format change.
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KMEO, Flower Mound. Call letters established 12/28/1998; format began under KNKI calls on 11/23/1998. Format: New Country (started 6/27/2003,) Easy Listening/Soft Adult Pop (12/28/1998-6/27/2003.)  Owner: ABC.  Nicknames: "The Twister," "Memories 96.7," "Unforgettable Favorites."  Program:  "Memories Scrapbook." Notables as "Memories": John LaBella (first personality hired for the station,) Pamela Steele, Bob Eliot, Charles Mixon aka Chaz Mixon (1999-2004,) Martha Martinez, Mike Young, Randy Fuller, Becky Wight (DJ and host of "Memories Scrapbook,") Bob Lawrence, Susan Edwards, Scott Reese, Gary Reynolds, Tyler Cox, Sammi Gonzales, Tori Logan, Vic Thomas (overnights via satellite from ABC; ABC Radio also carries an identically-programmed "Memories" satellite format.) Eliot came directly from a longtime stint at hard rocker KTXQ-"Q102;" Mixon from KZEW; and LaBella, of course, was half of the "LaBella and Rody" morning show on rocker KZEW who died in a freak traffic accident just after his KMEO airshift on 3/4/2002, and was eulogized in an on-air reunion of former KZEW jocks on 3/8/2002. Notable as "Twister":  Allan Peck II.  The "Memories" format was dropped on 6/27/2003; previously live, local programming was briefly replaced by ABC Radio's corporate "Memories" satellite programming on 6/26/2003 (featuring Vic Thomas and Lori Bandemir,) and "The Twister" debuted the following afternoon.
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KNKI, Flower Mound.  Temporary call letters established 10/15/1997, but did not sign on until 11/23/1998. Format: Easy Listening (as "Memories 96.7.")  Owner:  ABC (purchased for $23 million.)  Evolved into KMEO (see above.)  During dark period (10/15/1997-11/23/1998,) city of license was changed from Sherman to Flower Mound.
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KDVE, Sherman.  Call letters established 2/6/1995 at 101.7; swapped frequencies with KIKM-FM on 6/17/1997.  Station dark after 10/15/1997.  One source says that KWCS/KBOC (Bridgeport TX) swapped 96.7 for KDVE's 98.3 on 5/3/1993.
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KIKM, Sherman.  Call letters re-established 9/2/1985.  Format:  Country.  Nickname: "96 and a Half," "Kick'm Country," "24-Hour Country."  Sister station to KIKM-910 AM.  Notables:  Larry Carolla, Barry Diamond.
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KZXL, Sherman.  Call letters established 12/12/1983.  Sister station to KIKM-910 AM.
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KIKM, Sherman.  Call letters established 7/1975.  Format:  Country (daytime), Top 40 simulcast with KIKM-AM (nighttime;) Top 40 (fulltime simulcast of KIKM-AM; Country (via automation; began 1977.)  Nickname:  "Kick'm."  Owner:  Albert W. Brown (who had just sold McKinney's KAWB [see 95.3 above,]) Lon Williams.  Sister station to KIKM-910 AM.
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KSHN, Sherman.  Call letters established 4/1969.  Call letters stood for Sherman. Format unknown.
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KDSQ, Denison.  Station established 6/29/1967 at 101.7.  Calls stood for Denison-Sherman.
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KEGL, Fort Worth. Call letters established 1/20/1981.  Format: Top 40 ("Eagle 97," 1/20/1981- 9/12/1984,) Contemporary Hits ("The Eagle," 9/12/1984-5/12/1992; switched in 1984 in reaction to the new KTKS-FM's CHR format,) Hard/Active Rock (6/12/1992-5/18/2004,) Light Adult Contemporary ("Sunny," 5/18/2004-8/25/2005,) Spanish ("La Preciosa," 8/25/2005-12/1/2007,) Christmas Music (stunting; 12/1/2007-12/18/2007,) Hard/Active Rock ("The Eagle," 12/18/2007-9/30/2022; then 4/29/2024-date; return of 1992-2004 format and moniker,) Sports Talk ("The Freak," 9/30/22-4/27/2024.)  Owner: Clear Channel. Former owners:  Nationwide Insurance (aka NCI; 1997-1998,) Sandusky Newspapers (1981-1997; Sandusky traded KEGL to Nationwide for KSLX-AM/FM in Phoenix in 1/1997.)  Nickname: "La Preciosa" (8/25/2005-12/1/2007,) "Sunny 97.1" (5/18/2004-8/25/2005,) "The Eagle" (3/1985-5/18/2004,) "Eagle 97" (8/1981-3/1985,) "FM97" (5/1981-8/1981; the station encountered serious signal problems that entire summer,) "Z-97" (1/1981-5/1981; according to original PD Randy Brown, the "Eagle" moniker started on 1/20/1981.)  Also, "Rock of the 80s."  Sister station to KFJZ-AM, KDMX.  Programs:  "Relationships," (1981-82; an oddity for its time: a mid-day talk program on a Top 40 station!,) "Friday Night All-Request Party," "Unmodern Rock Program," "Local Show with Chaz," "New Wave Hour," "Sunday Night Zanies," "Amateur Hour," "Happy Hour,"  "Dr. Demento," "American Top 40" (syndicated,) "Nostalgic Rock," "The Party."  Notables as CHR/Rock/Active Rock: Howard Stern (via satellite, 9/8/1992 to 7/26/1997; unceremoniously dropped prior to the end of his KEGL contract for berating new station owner Nationwide Insurance on the air,) Dave Cradick aka Kidd Kraddick (whose regular feature, "Burn Your Buns," tested the limits of prank calling!; Kraddick began in 1984 and was teamed with Julie Patterson to replace Moby in the morning drive on 4/11/1988; Kraddick was fired 6/12/1992; Kraddick dropped "Kidd" in favor of his real first name on-air from 3/1989 to 8/1991,) Joel Folger, Michael Blake, Steve Graham (jock, and original producer for Michael Blake,) Sharon Golihar aka Sharon Wilson (as host of "The Party," her evening radio show,) "Humble" Billy Hayes (and his alter ego, the "Rude Moose,") Rose Wright (known as "Beth Rose" at KNUS; co-hosted "The Rude Awakening" morning show with Billy Hayes,) John Roberts.

Also Perri Reavis, James Smith Carney aka Moby (longtime Houston jock; began 9/1/1986 in afternoons; moved to morning drive 10/20/1986; left on 4/8/1988,) Paul Robins/Paul Kinney/Phil Cowan (morning team prior to Moby, began 3/31/1986 and fired 10/17/1986,) Drew Pierce, Kelly Howard, Roy "Mark" Stevens and James Henry "Jim" Pruett ("Stevens and Pruett," began 2/1982, fired 3/28/1986; featured characters "Uncle Waldo," "Real Herman Steele," "Whirley Nettleford," "Lonnie B. Pitts" and program "Woman to Woman Wednesdays;" they were the former "Hudson and Harrigan" at KILT-Houston in the 1970s,) Cindy Coyle, Pamela Steele (who quit the station 5/28/1993 over a Howard Stern promotion the station participated in; GM Donna Fadal encouraged other female KEGL jocks to appear in sports bras for the promotion, and Steele felt it was degrading to women!  Stern, of course, discussed the incident on-air,) Nancy Johnson (1992-1994,) Martha Martinez, Dick Roth aka Marc Richards (1995,) Amy Graf, Ralph Humphries (part of Kraddick's morning show crew; smuggled guns into DFW Airport as a station prank on 1/15/1991, the same day the Persian Gulf war began!), "Madd" Maxx Hammer (longtime Z-Rock jock,) Jonathan Doll, Doc Morgan (1981; longtime voiceover king of WFAA-TV and KTCK,) Danny Owen, Tony "Paraquat" Johnson, Jay Walker, Clyde White aka Jim White (I) (1980-1984; as host of mid-day talk show "Relationships" in 1981, and later "Nostalgic Rock,") Randy James, Randy Brown aka Christopher Haze (8/1980-1987; also served as PD; conceived entire "Eagle" idea in 1980,) "Fast" Eddie Coyle (1988-92; returned to frequency in 2004 to host morning show for "Sunny 97.1,") Andre Gardner (brother of KVIL's Bill Gardner,) Tracy Barnes, Leigh Ann Adam (later with KBIG-Los Angeles,) Cindy Scull (1994-2004,) Les Colinas (a moniker in obvious deference to the community where KEGL is located, "Las Colinas,") Michelle Dibble, Darren Silva aka "Dangerous Darren," Jocelyn White (who quit the station in 1/1987 over comments made by morning personality Moby at her [and her breasts'] expense!), Brad Baxter, Rob Ellis, Robert Miguel (late-night DJ, sometimes live and sometimes voicetracked; hosted "Unmodern Rock Program,") Dave Clayton, Rich Berra, Ed Wodka, Keith Kramer and Tony Longo aka "Kramer and Twitch" (relocated from sister station KDMX, where their rowdy antics did not fit the format; the two were later fired for mis-reporting the death of pop singer Britney Spears,) Chris Ryan, Dave Cooley, Laurel Case aka Max Morgan, Melissa Rasmussen, Jimmy Steal, Steve Nichols, Evan Mitchell, Julie Patterson, Andrea Lively, Mike Esparza (host of "The Mikey Morning Show,") John "J. D." Ryan, Russell Martin. Notables as "Sunny":  "Fast" Eddie Coyle (mornings; worked for "The Eagle" from 1988-92; teamed with Anna deHaro on 3/22/2005 [moved from KDMX-FM,]) Stacey James, Jeff Thomas, Dave Mason, Steve Knoll, the "Sunny Sunbeams" (nickname for promotions group.) Notables as "La Preciosa":  Jamie Alejandro, Anna deHaro (a holdover from "Sunny.") Notable as "The Freak":  Mike Rhyner. Stunting during the format change in 1992, the station repeatedly played "Hotel California" by The Eagles for several days straight, gradually adding other Eagles songs (and songs about eagles, like "Fly Like an Eagle,") as the weeks went on.  Station located at 5915 Pioneer Pkwy in Arlington, then to 222 W. Las Colinas Blvd. in Irving (formerly the Xerox Building,) then to 14001 N Dallas Pkwy in Dallas.
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KFJZ, Fort Worth. Call letters re-established 9/1976. Format: Top 40. Nickname: "Z-97" (4/1977-9/1980,) "The Texas Star" (9/1980-1/1981.)  Owner:  Swanson (1978-81.)  Simulcast KFJZ-AM 9/1976 to 4/1977, and was broadcasting separately and commercial-free during 4/1977.  Sister station to KFJZ-AM.  Program:  "Contemporary Jazz."  Notables: Dave Tucker (1977-1979; a holdover from KWXI) and Suzanne (Weber) Calvin ("Dave and Suzanne,") Larry Thompson aka Larry James, Randy Brown aka Christopher Haze, Steve Nichols, George Riba (s holdover from KWXI,) Clyde White aka Jim White (9/1980-1984,) Larry Jackson aka Craig Jackson, Bob Le-Roi, Jim Rose, John Hurfbutt (began 10/1980; VP/GM,) Larry Dunkle aka Gary Mack (II).  Station located at 4801 West Freeway (IH-30) in Fort Worth (rented studios from former 97.1 owner KTVT-TV.)  Thanks to Steve Eberhart for finding the long-lost logo, above!
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KWXI, Fort Worth. Call letters established 4/1/1969. Format: Pop Oldies (1975-1977,) Middle-of-the-Road (automated, 1969-75.)  Owner:  Audrey Malkan, First Illinois Cable TV Inc (3/1/1973-?.)  First station in the Metroplex to broadcast in quadraphonic [4 channels] (early 1970s.) Sister station to KFJZ-AM and KTVT-TV.  Nicknames:  "Quicksie," "Bright Down the Middle."  Flagship station for the Texas State Network.  Program:  "Inside the Husk."  Promotion:  "Lady of the Day."  Notables: Dave Tucker (1975-1977,) Ken "Hubcap" Carter, Ron Harper, Danny Owen, Larry "Craig" Jackson, Bob Test, Mike Rogers (I), Don LaChance, Larry Dunkle aka Gary Mack (II), John Borders aka Johnny Dark, Porter Randall, Lee Miller (host of "Inside the Husk;" according to Ron Harper, the show's name was a vague analogy about separating the wheat from the chaff!), Larry Shannon, George Riba (later a sports anchor with WFAA-TV,) Paul Jennings.  FM flagship for the Dallas Cowboys in 1975-76.  Station located at 4801 West Freeway (IH-30) in Fort Worth (rented studios from former 97.1 owner KTVT-TV.)
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KFJZ, Fort Worth. Station established 6/7/1959.  Format:  Classical/Jazz.  Owner:  Arnold and Audrey Malkan dba Pyrometer Company of America, along with partner Stan Wilson (10/22/1964-?.)  Program:  "Hot Line."  Notable:  Dave Naugle, Bob Utter, Norm Roseen (Roseen and Utter hosted "Hotline" separately.)  Sister station to KFJZ-AM and KFJZ-Channel 11.  Station located at 4801 West Freeway (IH-30) in Fort Worth.
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KLAK, Tom Bean (TX).  Call letters established 8/14/1984 at 104.9 in Denison; moved to 97.5-Durant, OK on 5/12/1987, then to Tom Bean on 1/23/2006.  Format:  Adult Contemporary (live, then later partial satellite feed from ABC Radio's "Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites" format.)  Nickname:  "K-Lake," for its original proximity to Lake Texoma in far North Texas; as of 2006, station is referred to as K-L-A-K to downplay its Texoma connection and promote its new Collin County concentration.  Owner:  Next Media, Bill Harrison.  Notables:  David Smith (GM,) Bill Harrison, Rich Hancock, Melissa Murphy, Leila Scantlin, Joe Martin, Laura Liles (to 2008,) Maria Donaldson aka Maria Miller (2008-date; traffic and midday personality,) "Johnny B," "Carrie," Scott Kilion aka "Scott K" (to 8/2008,) Scott Caldwell, Denise Welch (traffic, to 2009,) John Tesh syndicated,) Alan Freemont, Val DeOrr, Randy Fuller (traffic, to 2009;) also Steve Eberhart, Mike Wade, Brian Kane, Steve Nichols, Tom Kennedy, John Lacy (all via ABC Radio.)  Previous occupants of 97.5 were KAFM (calls resurrected from 92.5-Dallas on 2/20/1986) and KDEP (started 5/7/1984.)  Sister station to KMKT-FM (Bells, TX) and KMAD-FM (Whitesboro; not part of this survey.)  Studios located at the First United Bank Center near US380 and US75.
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KBFB, Dallas. Call letters established 5/23/1997, although format began under KRRW calls 4/3/1997. Format: Soft Rock/Adult Contemporary (4/3/1997 to 9/26/2000,) Rap/Urban (9/26/2000-date.) Owner:  Radio One. Former owners:  Infinity/CBS, Chancellor Media (AMFM.)  Nicknames:  "B 97.9" (4/3/1997 to 9/26/2000,) "The Beat" (9/26/2000-date.) Notables as "Soft Rock": Jim Thomas (as host of "70s Saturday Night," which had been abandoned by KDMX in late 1997,) "Delilah" (via satellite,) Steve Knoll, Amy Austin, Gary Leigh, John LaBella, Joe Cucinotti aka Joe Kelly, Scott "Chulo" Gaines (later on KTYS-The Twister,) Becky Wight, Ben Ortega aka Ben Martin, Chris Kerson (3/1995-1998,) Dan Berlin, Gene and Julie Gates (husband-and-wife morning team; later with KVIL,) Teresa Hanson-Burns, Julie DeHarty, Suzanne Calvin, Larry Vanderslice, Jack Schell (Martin and Schell hosted "70s Saturday Night" separately after the firing of Thomas; Martin took the show to KTXQ-94.5 after KBFB's format change in 2000; Thomas, who made the show his own, is still looking for a local terrestrial home for his renamed "Original 70s Saturday Night;" it still exists on streaming internet audio.) Notables as Rap/Urban:  Eurro Thomas, Steve Harvey (via satellite,) George Laughlin, John Candelaria, "DJ Big Bink," "Action Jaxon," "DJ Miracle," Veda Loca, "Sista Sondra."
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KRRW, Dallas. Call letters established 11/15/1993; "Arrow" format began 10/15/1993 under KLRX calls. Format: Adult Rock (CBS' "Arrow" format.) Owner:  Infinity/CBS (8/1993-2000.)  Nickname: "The Arrow." Notables: R. J. Lane (later in sales for WBAP-AM,) Michael Moser aka Michael T. Parker (1993-1997,) Steve Knoll, Laurie Bandemir aka Laurie B, Ken Bell, John LaBella, Anna deHaro (cousin of 1960s KBOX newsman Tony deHaro,) Chris Kerson (3/1995-1998,) Mike Vasquez (formerly "Mondo" Mike Vasquez on KTXQ; brother to KEWS and KLIF's Tim Vasquez.)  With new CBS ownership, the former KZEW became sister station to longtime competitor KTXQ.  "Arrow"-formatted stations lived on in Houston and Los Angeles.
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KLRX, Dallas. Call letters established 1/11/1991, although format began under KKWM calls 12/26/1990.  Format: Light Rock (12/26/1990 to 10/15/1993,)  Adult Rock (CBS' "Arrow" format, 10/15/1993-12/93.)  Owner:  Cox.  Nickname: "Lite 97.9," "Arrow 97.9."  Notables: Linda Martin, Lindsay Hart, Clyde White aka Jim White (I) (1991,) Bill Brown, Randy Brown aka Christopher Haze, Chris Miller (PD,) Nancy Johnson (1990-1991,) Vickie Hunter, Steve Fernandez, Ken Bell, Leon McWhortor aka Jay Roberts (I.)  Cox traded KLRX for CBS' WYNF-Tampa in 8/1993.
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KKWM, Dallas. Call letters established 1/9/1990. Format: Light Rock (known for "Two-in-a-Row" by the same artist.) Nickname: "Warm 97.9.)  Simulcast on sister station KLDD-AM until 11/29/1990.  Owner:  Cox (bought 10/1990,) Anchor Media.  Notables: Vickie Hunter, Steve Anderson, Steve Fernandez, Leon McWhorter aka Jay Roberts, Stan Atkins, Kelly Fox, Randy Coffey, Nancy Johnson (1989-1990; continued from KZEW into KKWM and into KLRX,) Darin Cirello aka Darin James (1989 [at format change] to 1990.)  New owner Cox considered changing KKWM back to the "Zoo" format, but went with Light Rock instead.
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KZEW, Dallas.  Call letters established 9/16/1973 (some sources say 9/19/1973.)  Format: Progressive Rock/Album Rock (9/16/1973-9/1986; initially used block programming in "themes,") Alternative/Classic Rock (9/1986-12/11/1989,) Christmas music (12/11/1989-12/26/1989, stunting,) "Warm" format under existing call letters (12/26/1989-1/9/1990) and simulcast on KLDD-AM during the same period. Nickname: "The Zoo," "The Home of Rock'n Roll," "The Rock and Roll Zoo" (coined by WFAA-AM jock Joe King,) "K-Zoo." Owner: Belo, Anchor Media (1/1/1987 to format change; Anchor was part-owned by Fort Worth's Bass Brothers, who formerly owned KDNT.  Anchor paid Belo $20 million for the station.)  Sister station to WFAA-AM (aka KRQX-AM and KLDD-AM) and WFAA-Channel 8.  First Metroplex station to broadcast in Dolby (1970s.)  Programs: "Zooberry Jam," "Dr. Demento" (played by Barry Hansen; syndicated via Westwood One; show was dropped from KZEW's lineup in 1989; outraged listeners organized the "Dallas Dementia Society," protested, and the show returned 7/7/1989,) "Headbanger's Heaven," "Zoo Gazette," "Guests and Telephone," "The Ken Rundel Show," "Urban Survival Handbook."  Also simulcast PBS concert show "Soundstage."  Events:  "Zoo World" (began February 17-19, 1978, and continued as an annual event,) "Zoo Goodwill Jam," "Zoo Can Jam" (later "Zoo Goodwill Concert,") "Armadillo Festival."  Releases:  "Zooberry Jam" (album.)  Mascot:  "Zoo Loo" (elephant--see logo.)
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Notables: John Labella and John Rody ("LaBella and Rody," hosts of "The Morning Zoo," 1979-4/1986; Rody began 3/1978,) Steven Clean (replaced Labella on morning show, 4/1986- 8/8/1986; Rody stayed on as Clean's news anchor,)  Scott "Scooter" Parkin (replaced Clean on morning show, 8/11/1986- 1/19/1987; Rody was also fired on 1/19/1987,) Bruce Sinton aka Bruce Carey ("Bruce and Scott," hosts of "The Morning Zoo," 1/20/1987-1989; Carey was fired 12/17/1989,) John B. Wells, George Gimarc (1980-1987; fired 1/9/1987,) Jon Dillon (fired in 2/1987,) Mike Rhyner (later joined the "LaBella and Rody" show,) Beverly Beasley, Ken Rundel (DJ and host of "The Ken Rundel Show" and "Guests and Telephone,") Doug Saye, L. G. Richardson (was arrested on 8/26/1978 during his on-air shift!), Joe King (who hastily filled in for L. G. Richardson upon his 1978 arrest; King worked across the hall at WFAA-AM and has the distinction of being the only one to ever jock at KZEW for just one day!  He was later joined by market researcher Sharla Taylor that afternoon,) Charley Jones (1977-1988; went fulltime in 9/1978 after L. G. Richardson's arrest,) Jay Hoker (GM; later president of PAX Radio in the 1990s,) Randy Davis (jock, and voice of "Hunt James" on LaBella and Rody's show,) Janel Dolan (Jones) (wife of Charley Jones,) Randy Coffey, Mark Lambert, Laurel Ornish (first newscaster for station in 1973,) Charles Mixon aka Chaz Mixon (began 1982; fired on 12/11/1989,) Christopher James (also terminated 12/11/1989,) Mike Wade, Lisa Lee, Tempie Lindsey (began 1976, replacing Barbara Marullo,) Nick Brounoff aka Nick Alexander (1979-83,) Edd Routt, John Dew (GM,) Paula Street aka Paula Walker, Sally Francis, Ira Lipson (creator of "The Zoo" format and was chief programmer; hired from WWWW-Detroit,) Jamie Friar, Angie Michaels, Noah Nelson (later anchor with KXAS-TV, as well as an actor,) Michael Brown (II)(not to be confused with the WFAA-TV newscaster,) Steve Nichols, Patricia Smith (1974,) Gary Cogill (concurrently with WFAA-TV as a movie critic,) Charlie Kendall, John Roberts, Paul Trimble, Tom Owens, Dan Regala, Doc Morgan, Ivan Braiker, Dave Lee Austin (original "Morning Zoo" host, 1973-1975,) Doug Seay, Nancy Johnson (1984-1989; continued into KKWM and KLRX formats to 1991,) Mike Taylor, Barbara "Legs" Marullo (1975-1976,) Rick Stoughton, Gary Shaw, Mark Addy, Gene Boivin, Dennis Anderson, Dale Kelly, Rob Barnett, John Michaels (not the same as Johnny Michaels [Charles Kuenzi] of KNUS/KLUV,) Cindy Whitley aka Cindy Johnston, Chuck Moshovitz, Betsy Thaggard aka Kelly Clarke, Darin Cirello aka Darin James (1989; continued into "Warm" format,) Christopher James, Dennis Rossman, Mike Hedges, Carl Russo, Ken Bateman aka Ken Baker (quit after management berated him for interrupting a song to give a tornado warning in June, 1989; Ken explains: "Anchor VP Dave McNamee stormed into the studio and told me that I should have waited for the next scheduled station break, saying this is an 'all-music' station!"  Ken told him he'd be reporting the names of the dead if he had waited.)
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The Zoo's first song played under the new format was Simon and Garfunkel's "At the Zoo."  PD Ira Lipson knew that the competition had read of the proposed call letter change, so he put the word out that WFAA was reimaging as "Zesty, Easy and Warm," and even sent out kazoos ('k-zews') to competing stations!  KZEW's news department was a joint venture with sister WFAA-AM; KZEW presented "alternative" news stories instead of standard rip-and-read, according to Laurel Ornish.  On 1/18/1987, a Marine F-4S Phantom jet collided with the Zoo's tower, knocking the station off the air; they soon returned under temporary lower power until the tower could be repaired.  Rash of 1987 and 1989 firings were a result of Anchor Media's purchase of the station and subsequent format change; they did not purchase any of the personalities' contracts.  There was discussion of KZEW picking up the Satellite Music Network's "Z-Rock" format in 1989 after KZRK dropped it; Anchor decided to go with the "Warm" format instead.  Station located at Communications Center (1961-87,) then to 3625 N. Hall Street in Dallas.
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WFAA, Dallas. Call letters established 10/1/1947 (some sources say 9/15/1947.) Station moved from 94.3 (see entry there under KERA calls.)  Format: Variety (as simulcast of AM; 1961-63,) "Good Music" (1960s, automated,) Beautiful Music (to 9/16/1973, automated.)  Owner: Belo.  Nicknames:  "Dial 98," "98 FM," "The Velvet Sound of Beautiful Music."  Call letters stand for "Working For All Alike" (other sources say, "World's Finest Air Attraction.")  Programs:  "Music Hall Varieties," "Composer's Corner," "Doctors Today," "The Russ Brown Show," "Dinner at Six," "Closeup Education."  Notables:  John Dew, Russ Brown, Travis Linn (began 1962; later an anchor for sister station WFAA-TV,) Chuck Murphy, Jim Rose.  Station on from 1947-9/1/1950 (broadcast 7AM-10PM daily; occasionally simulcast WFAA-AM and carried college football games,) dark 9/2/1950-1958; on again from 1958-1960; dark again from 1960-1961, on again from 1961-63; dark again from 1963-65, on again from 1965-1973. With FM in its infancy, Belo saw little reason to keep a regular schedule!  Station broadcast 6AM-1AM (mid-1960s.)  Located at Communications Center (4/2/1961-1987.)
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KBOC, Bridgeport.  Call letters established 5/3/1993; dark on 11/11/2005; returned 2/2006.  Format:  Spanish ("El Norte" and "Jose 98.3;" started 8/2/2006,) Country (locally programmed, 5/3/1993-3/31/2005; simulcast of KCUB-Stephenville, 3/31/2005-11/11/2005; reverted to country in 2/2006.)  Owner:  Liberman (started 11/3/2006) Entravision (2/2006-11/3/2006,) Dick Witkovski dba Witko Broadcasting/North Texas Radio Group.  Nickname:  "The Peoples' Choice."  Program:  "People to People."  Notables as Country:  Joe Fuchs aka Jay Weaver, "Miss Vicki," Sally Lee, "Babblin'" Bob Vick, "Daddy-O" (1988-2005,) J. J. Bleu, Lauris Lee, Bill Ray, Keith Moore, "Cotton-Eyed Joe."  North Texas Radio Group bought KFYZ-Bonham in 2004 (also at 98.3 FM; see below) to move it out of the way for KBOC to beam into DFW.  Briefly was sister station to KNOR-93.7.  Owner Witkovski announced KBOC's sale to Entravision in 3/2005, but it apparently fell through (an intent to buy was on record back to 1999, pending station power upgrades,) and station was to have begun simulcasting KTFW-92.1 FM on 3/31/2005.  Swapped with 96.7 on 5/3/1993.
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KWCS, Bridgeport.  Station established 1980 at 96.7.  Format:  Country (partially automated.)  Nickname:  "Wise Country (or County) Stereo."  Owner:  Bert and Dan Dimmock dba Dimmock Broadcasting.  Network affiliation:  TSN.  Program:  "People to People" (show continued into KBOC.)  Notables:  Kermit Stephens, Dan Deering, Mike Robinson (jock and host of "People to People,") "Daddy-O" (1988-2005 through call letter change to KBOC.)
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KCUB, Stephenville.  Call letters established 2/6/1990.  Format:  AOR.  Owner:  Reese Broadcasting.  Requested city of license change to Ranger, TX (northwest of Stephenville) at 98.5 FM.  Simulcast to KBOC-FM 3/31/2005-11/11/2005.
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KVQC, Stephenville.  Station established 10/31/1989.  Might have been temporary calls for KCUB, above.
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And separately, serving the eastern Dallas/Rockwall/Hunt county areas:
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KFYZ, Bonham.  Station established 11/1/1979.  Format:  Country.  Owner:  North Texas Radio Group, Dick Witkovski dba Witko Broadcasting.  Notables:  Dan Lewis, Alex Green, Jeff Davis (PD.)  Once requested city of license change to Bennington, OK at 98.1 FM.
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KSPF, Dallas.  Call letters established 6/27/2023.  Format:  Oldies.  Nickname:  "98.7 The Spot" (moniker began 6/14/2023 under KLUV calls.) Reimaging of KLUV after call letters and intellectual property were sold to Educational Media Foundation for use on their "K-Love"-branded religious cluster of stations.  Owner:  Audacy.

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KLUV, Dallas. Call letters established 1/26/1984. Format: Love Songs, Adult Contemporary Gold (1984-11/1985,) Pop Oldies (11/1985-6/14/2023.) Nickname: "K-Love".  Basic reimaging of KLVU (see below.)  Owners: Audacy, Entercom, Infinity/CBS (bought 4/21/1995 for $55 million,) John Tenaglia dba TK Communications (10/27/1982-4/21/1995.)  Sister station to KLUV-1190 AM (1998-2000, a reuniting of former KNUS's and former KLIF's original frequencies.  Simulcast of FM to AM occurred 8/28/1998 to 9/11/1998; format was split thereafter: AM, to exclusively 1950s and 1960s pop oldies from 9/11/1998 to 9/20/2000, while FM reformatted to exclusively 1960s and 1970s pop oldies after 9/11/1998.  FM continued with exclusively 60s and early 70s after AM was sold.)  Flagship station for the Dallas Cowboys (2002-2006.)  Programs:  "Sunday Night Doo Wop Show," "Rock and Roll Trivia," "Beatle Breakfast," "Friday Night Classics Party," "Music for Lovers," "Blue Plate Special," "Three-Fer Thursday," "Sock Hop," "Saturday Night Oldies Party," "The Wolfman Jack Show."  Promotion:  "Hi-Lo."  Notables: Ken "Hubcap" Carter (jock and host of "Sock Hop," "Friday Night Classics Party" and "Saturday Night Oldies Party;" left in 1991 for KODZ-94.9,) Steve Eberhart (began 1984,) Al Forguson, Charles Kuenzi aka Johnny Michaels (1984-1985; former KNUS-98.7 morning personality [began there 9/1975, left months later for KVIL; returned to KNUS in 2/1978 along with KVIL cohorts Jack Schell and Michael Selden; Michaels returned to the frequency as PD and morning drive; not the same as John Michaels of KZPS and KZEW,) Paula Street, Kate Garvin (former KTVT-TV anchor in the 1970s; later known as "U-Turn Laverne" on KDMX,) Chris Kerson, Chuck Brinkman (PD, jock and host of "Rock and Roll Trivia;" 1988-12/28/2005,) Brian Pierce (Cozadd) (morning show host, 1987-1991,) John Mark Dempsey, Trevor Lay (2000-2002,) Jay Cresswell (3/25/1995-10/7/2022; APD and weekend jock,) Ken Fine (1983-1988,) Douglas Barricklow (2000-2006; production and imaging director for the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network,) Kevan "Smokin' B" Browning, Ken Bell, Glen Martin, Mike Wade, Bob DeCarlo, Rick Peters, Art Roberts, Tom Kent (hosted a Saturday night oldies show via satellite in 2005; returned in 2008 as host of the syndicated "Tom Kent Radio Show,") Dave Van Dyke, Jonathan Hayes, Sofia Whitmire aka Debi Diaz (1991-12/12/2008,) Vic Thomas, John Summers (1995-8/6/2009; PM drive personality, host of the "Sunday Night Doo Wop Show" and "Beatle Breakfast;" continued to host "Beatle Breakfast" after his 2009 layoff; was enlisted to program new sister station KLUV-1190 from 1998-2000;) Sharon Golihar AKA Sharon Wilson, Johnny Stone, Larry Carolla (1995,) Jack Blair, Richard Malmos aka Rick Lawrence, Bill Christie, Terry Taylor, John LaVine aka John Wolf, John McCarty, Rick Peters, George "Paul" Medina (1987-1989,) Roger Manning.
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Also Ernie Brown, Jason Walker, Katherine "Kathy" Jones (formerly half of morning team with Mike Wade; later Ron Chapman's and Jody Dean's 'girl about town' and station public affairs director,) Robert Leon-Gomez aka Bob Gomez, Craig Drenowatz aka Craig T. Allen (2002-05,) Paula Rice, "Catfish" Jim Prewitt, Sandi Sharp, Steve Lewis, Art Riley (host of "Music for Lovers,") Scott Reese, Rick Peters, Blake Lindsay, Darin Cirello aka "Darin James the Rock Dog" (1987,) Gary Balaban, Frank Welch, Tori Logan, Brian Pugh, Nancy Jay, Tom Bigby, Peter Stewart, Mark Watkins (to 8/7/2009,) Jay Walker (engineer, and on-air for their HD-2 channel,) Rob Wrinkle aka Rob Rice (1984-1985,) Billy Greear aka Billy Kidd, Ben Laurie, Dave Siebert, Mike Shannon (II) (1985; 2003,) Michael Moser aka Michael T. Parker (1989-1990,) Peter Zolnowski aka Peter Z (PD and weekend jock; later voicetracked afternoon drive after John Summers was let go in 8/2009,) Robert Smith aka Wolfman Jack (syndicated program with custom "local" cut-ins; Wolfman Jack was provided a weekly script/"request list" from DFW "listeners," with listener names and song requests invented by KLUV programmers that Wolfman interjected into portions of the weekly prerecorded show.  It's assumed this was the protocol for each station his show aired on.)
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Longtime KVIL morning man Ron Chapman joined the station on 9/5/2000 [left 6/24/2005,] along with his KVIL cronies Peggy Newman aka Peggy Sears (2000-03,) Mitch Carr (2000-8/6/2009; left briefly in 2005; reassigned to KRLD-AM on 8/7/2009,) and Mark Oristano (2000-02.)  Chapman was replaced by his former producer at KVIL, Jody Dean, whose morning show consisted of Kathy Jones, Mitch Carr, Jonathan Hayes, Randy Capes, Bernie Mack and Tammy Edwards.  (Dean began 5/16/2005 while Chapman was still hosting, to help ease the segue for listeners.)  KLUV switched from AC Gold to Pop Oldies in November, 1985, after purchasing the oldies record collection of KXOL-AM at their auction just after KXOL changed ownership and formats (although the late Ken "Hubcap" Carter dated the change to 1984.)  KLUV has the unenviable distinction of being the station associated with the death of singer/actor Ricky Nelson...on 12/31/1985, Nelson and his band were en route to a New Year's Eve concert put on by KLUV and hosted by Ken "Hubcap" Carter; Nelson and his band members were killed when their plane crashed about 150 miles east of Dallas.  Station formerly located in the penthouse of the now-razed Merchants Bank building at 5217 Ross Avenue; moved to 4131 N. Central Expressway in 1991.
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KLVU, Dallas. Call letters established 10/19/1981. Format: Adult Contemporary/"Love Songs."  Owner:  San Juan Racing (5/1979-10/27/1982,) John Tenaglia dba TK Communications (10/27/1982-4/21/1995.)  Nickname: "K-Love."   Program:  "Saturday Night Dance Party" (hosted by "Kayla;" consisted only of a weekly playing of the disco compilation album, "A Night at Studio 54.")  Notables:  Chris Kerson, Gary Walker (1981-1983,) Sue "Suzanne" Palmer, Bob Hooper, "Brother" Jon Rivers (PD,) Glen Martin (signed on the new calls on 10/19/1981,) Jason Taylor, Larry "Craig" Jackson, Dave Tucker, Ken Fine (1983-1988,) Rich Bryan, Gary Hamilton, Karen Bloom, David Quakenbush, "Kayla."  Evolved into KLUV (see above.)  Tenaglia originally wanted the "KLUV" calls, and negotiated with a Haynesville, Louisiana station in early 1984 to surrender them for a fee of $10,000.  Studios located at 5217 Ross Avenue.
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KNUS, Dallas. Call letters established 7/1966. Format: Top 40/AOR-automated (1966-4/14/1968,) Underground Rock/Jazz/Folk and Classical (4/15/1968-8/1971,) Top 40 (8/1971-10/18/1981.) Owners: McLendon Broadcasting (1961-5/1979,) San Juan Racing (5/1979-10/27/1982.) Known as KLIF's "Heavy Sister" (1967-1971.)  Programs:  "All About Dallas-Fort Worth," "Album Hour," "Hotline," "Contemporary Sounds."  Promotions:  "The Great Rip-Off," "Keep on Truckin'," "Hit Man," "Christmas Wish," "World's Greatest Contest," "Uppers, Downers and Lids," "Giving Away the War," "KNUS Kiss-a-Thon," "Fantasy Park" (1974,) "The Name Game," "Hi-Lo," and a promotion that positioned a jock on top of the flagpole of Gordon McLendon's Gemini Drive-In to hype the station's new format in 1971.  Feature:  "The KNUS Memory Bank" (1981.)  Notables: Bart McLendon (son of station owner Gordon McLendon,) Kevin McCarthy (1975-7/1978; afternoons, then morning show co-host with Dick Hitt and Chantal Westerman,) Cloyd Moll aka Cat Simon, Michael Selden (longtime KVIL jock who defected to KNUS on 3/20/1978; left 9/1980.) Ron Jenkins aka Ron McAlister, Chantal Westerman, Randy Brown aka Christopher Haze, Jack Heinritz aka Jack Hines, Steve Nichols, Larry Thompson aka Larry James, Gary Fox (1974-75,)"Gentleman" Jim Carter, Phil Hawkins aka Jay Hawkins, Eddy Payne aka Jimmy Rabbitt (who was the very first person to key up the mike at KNUS; according to Jim Carter, he said, "Hello, testing, are we on the air?"), Gary Walker (who signed off the station on 10/18/1981 with, "KNUS Dallas-Fort Worth has left the building...goodbye, old friend,") Bobby Sorrell (assistant MD,) Mitch Craig, Don Bishop, Ken Dowe ("Ken Dowe and Granny Emma;" also served as PD,) Jake Roberts.
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Also Rob Milford aka Rob Williams (1/1978 to 5/1978,) Eric Edwards, Tim Spencer (began as a 14-year old doing weekends in 1969,)   Shaun Holley, Fred Olson aka Fred Kennedy, Bob Morrison (ND, 1973,) Roger Carey, Phil North aka Eric Chase, Katie Pruitt aka Holly Stone (in her first radio job at age 17,) Art Riley (1968,) Mark St. John, Victor Pryles aka Harry Nelson, Bob "Bobby" Paterson, "Brother" Jon Rivers, Ron Morgan (began 8/15/1977; co-hosted morning show with Dick Hitt,) "Sweet" Randy Hames, Jo Interrante, J. Richard Lee (as host of "Contemporary Sounds,") Karl Ireland, Tim Brandon, Randy Coffey, Ralph Gould (engineer,) Michael Spears aka Hal Martin, Mark Christopher (began early 1969; married longtime DFW jock Tempie Lindsey in 2003,) Terri Cline, Rose Wright aka Beth Rose, Rod Roddy (as host of "Hotline,") Dave Marcum, Dick Hitt, Mike Snyder (current KXAS anchor,) Brad Messer (ND; began 8/1977,) Charles Kuenzi aka Johnny Michaels (began 9/1975; morning personality; left months later for KVIL after surprisingly beating Ron Chapman's ratings in 1976; Chapman hired him at KVIL to eliminate the competition; Michaels returned to KNUS in 2/1978, followed by KVIL cohorts Jack Schell and Michael Selden; Michaels returned to the frequency [as KLUV] in 1984-85 as PD and morning drive; not the same as John Michaels of KZPS and KZEW,) "The Saint," Doug Vair, Bruce Buchanan aka Jim Edwards, Tommy Kramer, J. C. Webster (as host of "All About Dallas-Fort Worth,") Clyde White aka Jim White (I) (1972; 1977; and back again in 1979-9/1980 as PD,) Dave Cooke, Ron Grey, Beau Weaver, Jim Dean, Nick Brounoff aka Nick Alexander (1972-73,) Price Woolridge, Jack Robinson, Bob Knoll, Bob Coburn (later host of syndicated "Rockline,") Gary Cox (interned under engineer Ralph Gould,) Doyle Peterson (PD; later Sales Manager for WRR-FM,) Paul Drew, Jason Daniels, Don Bishop, Jim Dooley, Mark St. John, Mike Nelson (later in sales with KVIL,) Rick Burton, Bob Stevens, Linda French, Donald Collinson (MD, 1978,) Jackson O'Connor (1977,) "Prince of Darkness" (1979,) Bob McLain (to 10/1980,) Scott Allen (to 9/1980,) David Hultsman, Martha Martinez, Susan Stafford (host of Hollywood insider program; Stafford was wife of owner Gordon McLendon and original letter-turner on NBC's "Wheel of Fortune," 1975-1982,) Tony Garrett, Mike Shannon (I), Glenn Mitchell, Lanny Morrow aka Weaver Morrow, David Quakenbush, Laurel Case aka Max Morgan, Don Swancy, Scott Hodges.
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Also Jake Roberts, Jeff McKee, Gary Hamilton, Ray Zoller aka "The High Roller" (9/1979-10/1980; fired for not playing the controversial song, "People That Died" by The Jim Carroll Band, against orders from on-site consultant Paul Drew!), Steve Campbell, "Mighty Murph," David Bradshaw, Larry Thompson aka Larry James, Mike Butts, Jeff Davis, "Champagne" Jack Schell (began 8/1977; he once swam the English Channel as part of a station promotion!) Randy Coffey, Jack Mayberry, Scott Anthony, Dan Moore. One of the trendsetting McLendon stations following the lead of sister station KLIF-AM. Were you listening when...in a move usually reserved for stunting, KNUS' afternoon jock was so impressed with the new 1975 Neil Sedaka/Elton John song, "Bad Blood", that he played it twice, back-to-back!  In its day, KNUS posted solid #1 ratings, with shares in the 10 and 11 range (impossible by today's standards!)  The station was on full automation during its first year, 1967, and only broadcast 5:30 AM to 1:05 PM; live personalities began later that same year.  Also, the second local McLendon powerhouse almost didn't come to pass:  KNUS was to be sold to KPCN-AM to become the new KPCN-FM in early 1967 (to simulcast country KPCN-AM,) but the deal fell through that June.  McLendon soon realized the potential value of a stand-alone FM, and started separate programming from sister KLIF-AM thereafter.  McLendon's first format idea for KNUS was All-News (hence the call letters.)  Station increased power in 1/1971.
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KLIF, Dallas. Call letters established late 1963. Format: Top 40. Owner: McLendon Broadcasting. Simulcast of KLIF-AM.  See KLIF's entry on the AM page for personalities.  Notable (specifically for KLIF-FM):  David Hultsman.  Not to be confused with KLIF-93.3FM (2009.)
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KROW, Dallas. Station established 1961. Format: Top 40. Owner: McLendon Broadcasting. Simulcast KLIF-AM.  Gordon McLendon had purchased station KROW-Oakland, CA in 1959; he renamed it "KABL" and used the "KROW" calls for this station instead.  Broadcast 12PM-6PM Mondays-Saturdays, and off the air on Sundays.  See KLIF's entry on the AM page for personalities.
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KOST, Dallas.  Initial call letters requested for 98.7 when application was submitted in 1959 by McLendon Broadcasting; KOST calls were used instead at another McLendon property in Los Angeles.
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NOTE:  A construction permit for 98.7 was held in 1957 and offered to KSKY-AM for $75,000, but no deal was ever made.
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KFZO, Denton.  Call letters established 4/20/2004.  Format:  Spanish ("Reggaeton," "La Kalle," "Cumbiazo;" as "La Que Buena" was simulcast with 107.9.)  Owner:  Univision.  Notable:  Andy Lockridge.  Ran jockless and commercial-free for first 3,000 songs.
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KHCK, Denton. Call letters established 7/21/1995, although format began 2/1/1995. Format: Tejano. Owner: Hispanic Broadcasting (absorbed by Univision as of 6/2002.) Nickname: "Kick FM."  Simulcast on 107.9, Corsicana.  Notables:  Sammi Gonzales, Domino (Tony Lini,) C. C. Cruz, J. J. Jimenez, Pancho Pistolas.
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KDZR, Denton. Call letters established 12/28/1992. Format: Z-Rock from Satellite Music Network. Call letters stood for "Dallas Z-Rock."  Owner:  Larry and Tony Greene.  Promotion:  "Metal Militia Dog Tags."  Notables: "Madd" Maxx Hammer, Pat Dawsey, David Perry aka Dave Bolt, Randy James, "Sharkman," Tracy Phillips, David Henson (GM,) Steve Ballinger, "Crankin'" Craig Dori, Pat Dawsey, "Loud" Debi Dowd, "Boobie Bondage," Hugh Lampman, "Ward Cleaver," Tracy Barnes.
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KJZY, Denton. Call letters established 10/3/1988. Format: Jazz. Nickname: "Jazzy." Owner:  Larry Greene dba Broadcast House of Texas.  Program:  "Jazz Till Dawn."  Notables: Larry Carolla (mornings, 1990-1992,) Bret Menassa AKA Bret Michael (left a management post at KNTU-FM to join KJZY while still a college student; Michael, a music major [not an R-TV major!] later did morning drive at jazz KOAI-107.5; now known as DR. Bret Menassa after completing his doctorate and becoming a license professional counselor!), Johnny Molson, Bob Stewart, David Moorhead, Bob Wilson, Hugh Lampman (hosted "Jazz Till Dawn," [continued from KWDC,]) Rick Vanderslice, Steve Cumming, Bret Menassa aka Bret Michael, Jay Noble, Shelly Mann, "Wee" Willie Culton.  Station was located in a construction trailer at the base of the antenna tower, nine miles north of Decatur, TX.  In 1991, KJZY made an unusual move for a commercial station:  They developed "Operation Jazzy" to help save the station by soliciting listener donations!  $25,000 was raised, but fell way short of the needed $150,000.  By December, the station was unplugged and sold.
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KWDC, Denton. Station established 9/15/1988, although it was first licensed on 2/12/1986. Format: Jazz. Owner:  Bill Mercer and Fred Graham dba Denton FM Radio Limited.  Program:  "Jazz Till Dawn."  Notable:  Hugh Lampman (hosted "Jazz Till Dawn" [named in obvious deference to his former "Music Till Dawn" on KRLD some 25 years earlier!], Josh Holstead.  Mercer (longtime DFW sportcaster and a UNT professor) and Graham worked several years in finding the one last tower location that would allow rimshot 99.1 into the DFW market...and, after completing their quest, unloaded the station to Larry Greene soon after its sign-on.  "It was one of the most extraordinary events in my life," said Bill Mercer in 2003, "and was amazing (that) a couple of penniless guys could pull it off."
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KPLX, Fort Worth. Call letters established 3/4/1974. Format: Middle-of-the-Road (3/1974 to 1/7/1980,) Country (1/7/1980-date.) Owner: Susquehanna Broadcasting (KPLX was their first acquisition west of the Mississippi.)  Network affiliation:  ABC.  Call letters derived from "metroplex," the nickname given to the DFW area in 1973.  Nicknames: "The Wolf" (started 7/24/1998,) "K-Plex" (used during the 1970s MOR format; resurrected in the 1980s as listeners were urged to "Flex Your Plex,") "KPLX Plays the Hits," "All-Star Country," "Music for the Good Life," "The Sound of Your Life," "The Metroplex Music Station" (1978,) "First Class" (1979,) "Easy Listening and Bright Instrumentals."  Promotions:  "The K-Plex Party," "Hiney Winery" (a fake regional winery concocted by Terry Dorsey and T. J. Donnelly; used as source of countless jokes for Dorsey's morning show,) "The Spirit of Texas" (in conjuction with WFAA-TV and used for the Texas Sesquicentennial in 1986; WFAA still uses the promotion today,) "KPLX Texas Lottery." Notables as "Country": Steve Harmon and Scott Evans ("Harmon and Evans;" began 1988; Evans left 8/1995,) "Fast" Eddie Coyle (1993-1998,) Michael Selden (returned to the frequency after successful years at KLIF, KVIL and KNUS,) Irv Jackson aka Jack Bishop (1980-90,) Danny McDuff (1980-1983; late of KBOX and one of the first to be hired for country format,) Beth Wilson, Richard Stevens (brother of voiceover king Shadoe Stevens,) Chris Sommar, Doyle King, Bobby Mitchell, Steve Windsor (1987-1994.)
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Also Terry Dorsey (1981-4/8/1988; wooed to competitor KSCS,) Johnny Williams, Mark Watkins (news,) Vic Scott aka Smokey Rivers (I), Brian Kane, Steve Nichols (1981,) Jack Monroe, Tony Lawrence, Jon Rivers, Gary Walker (1983-1985,) Dick Siegel, Charley Wright, "Norma Jean," Teresa Brown, Chris Allen, David Coursey, Dan Bell (1989-1992,) Harroll Harbuck aka Hal Jay (PD and jock, 3/1980-1/23/1981,) Steven Brooks, Wally Tucker (original GM; a holdover from MOR format in 1980,) Jon Griffin, Mac Daniels (MD and personality,) Brad Chambers, Michael Moser aka Michael T. Parker (1990-1993,) Randy Hames, Mike Hoey, Stacey West, Chuck Scheckner, Bob Dahlgren, Tim Hart, Melissa Kerr, Jay Jenson (1991-1998,) Jim Radcliffe aka Jim Tyler, Dan Halyburton (senior VP and GM,) Ted Jones (creative director in the 1970s,) Craig Eaton (programming and promotions in the 1970s,) John Pendolino, Rob Wrinkle, Rick Lovett (1997-2001,) Bobby Kraig (PD,) Brian Kane, Wally Tucker (original GM,) Brian Wilson.  Notables as "Middle-of-the- Road":  Jack Murphy, Bob Richmond, Ken Fine (1974-1980,) Irv Jackson aka Jack Bishop, Ron Harris, Suzanne Calvin (1974-1975,) Wally Tucker (GM, to 1980,) Mike Hoey (hosted program "Triviamaster;" one of a select few that were kept at station after format change.)  Upon purchasing KXOL-FM in 1974, Susquehanna set out to upgrade the signal to cover Dallas; by June, 1976, a new home for the tower was activated in Cedar Hill, TX.  The station also relocated its studios from 1705 W. 7th in Fort Worth to 6465 Pioneer Parkway in FW in the mid-1970s; to 411 Ryan Plaza in January, 1980; and to 3500 Maple in Dallas in late 1987.
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Special thanks to former Susquehanna senior VP Dan Halyburton for providing me with a copy of "Susquehanna Radio:  The First Fifty Years," which provided otherwise unfindable answers to the history of KPLX and Susquehanna's presence in the DFW market...thanks, Dan!
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KXOL, Fort Worth.  Call letters re-established mid-1971.  Format:  1950s & 1960s Oldies (daytime,) simulcast of AM (night.)  Owner:  Bill Jamar.
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Credit:  Flashback: Dallas
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KCWM, Fort Worth.  Call letters established 1968.  Format:  Country and Western Music, Sports (high school, college, pro; flagship station for Texas League Baseball's Fort Worth Spurs, and Continental League Football's Fort Worth Braves [1969-1970.])  Owner:  Wendell Mayes Sr., Bill Jamar (son-in-law of Mayes; took over station upon Mayes' death on 1/17/1970.)  Sister station to KXOL-AM, but never simulcast.  Notables:  Bill Smith aka Bill Mack (II) (late-1966 to early 1968; hired by station manager Dick Osburn to implement a country format; Mack suggested the KCWM calls,) Michael Selden (KCWM was where he began his long successful career in DFW,) Rusty Reynolds (1968-12/1970 as GM,) Jim Rutherford, Gary Collins, Jim Mack, Don Moffat, Joe Gracey, Bo Powell.  Aired TCU football games.  Station was located in the basement of KXOL-AM.
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KXOL, Fort Worth.  Station established 12/15/1962.  Format:  Informative Talk, Jazz, "Good Music" (live 12/15/1962-1963; automated 1963-1966.)  Owner:  Wendell Mayes Sr.  Sister to KXOL-AM, but never simulcast AM's programming.  Notables:  Jerry Hahn (station manager,)  Rusty Reynolds (morning show host and later salesman,) Earle Fletcher (GM,) Dick Osburn (GM.)  According to Russ Bloxom, KXOL-AM staffers were regularly begged by station manager Hahn to flip on the next automation machine (after the first one finished) so he could depart early!
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KXFM, Fort Worth.  Initial call letters requested for 99.5 when application was submitted in 1962 by Wendell Mayes Sr.
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KDFW-FM applied for a move from 107.9 to 99.5 in 1958, but went dark before the request was granted.
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WACO, Waco.  Details forthcoming.

KHOO, Waco.  Details forthcoming.

WACO, Waco.  Details forthcoming.

While Waco is not really part of the DFW survey, the station/frequency is included here since its AM sister station (1460) has since become part of the DFW market.


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KJKK, Dallas.  Call letters established 7/1/2004.  Format:  Pop Currents and Oldies.  Nickname:  "Jack FM."  Owner:  Infinity/CBS.  Mostly jockless since sign-on.  Notables:  Lynne Haley, Ben Ortega aka Ben Martin, Billy Kidd (Billy Greear,) Jay Walker (engineer, and on-air for their HD-2 channel.)

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KRBV, Dallas. Call letters established 9/1/1995. Format: Pop R&B and Rap. Owners: Infinity/CBS (3/1996-7/1/2004,) Granum (to 3/1996.) Nicknames: "Wild 100" (7/1/2001-7/1/2004,) "Hot 100" (3/15/1999-7/1/2001,) "V100" (9/1/1995-3/12/1999.) Notables: Tom Joyner (via satellite,) Yvonne St. John, Alex Valentine, Allan Peck II (later with 96.7-"The Twister" and announcer for syndicated "Ellen" TV show; Peck II is the son of Allan Peck, who is a former KBOX personality and currently on KHYI,) Willie Mitchell, J. B. Hager and Sandy Rivers ("J. B. and Sandy" morning show; both were terminated on 3/9/2002; their partnership began in Austin, TX and was syndicated back to Austin when they began at KRBV; duo soon returned to their home base,) Scott "Chulo" Gaines (later with 96.7-The Twister,) "Billy the Kidd," Joey Dee, Ken Bell, Monte Johnson, Corey Fitzner aka "Fitz," Susan Wade, Russ Parr (via satellite, and earlier was based at the station after the switch to V-100,) Scott Nevius aka Scott West (replaced Parr in 1995 after Parr relocated to Washington, DC.)  On 3/9/2002, "Wild 100" exhumed an old KLIF stunt by declaring themselves a "thing of the past;" the station was off the air for about three hours and, strangely, came back with the same format and name.
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KJMZ, Dallas. Call letters established 12/25/1988. Format: Top 40 R&B ("CHRban," a mix of Contemporary Hits and Urban.)  Nickname: "100.3 Jamz." Owner: Granum (1994-3/1996,) Summit Broadcasting (1988-1994.)  Successor to urban KDLZ-107.5; sister station to KHVN-AM.  Programs:  "What's Going On?", "Under the Covers," "The Thunderstorm," "Mixed Jamz," "The Quiet Storm."  First station to actively seek younger black, Hispanic and white listeners concurrently.  Notables: Russ Parr, Alfredas (known later as "Georgia" on KSOC-94.5; Russ and Alfredas co-hosted the morning show,) Kevan "Smokin' B" Browning aka "M. C. Jammer," Ken Fine (1988-3/1994,) Al Roberts, Rick DeVoe, Keith "Babyface" Solis (original host of the late night "The Quiet Storm;" brought show from KDLZ-107.5,) Max Gordon, Guy Broady, Jennifer "Pebbles" Mary (as host of "Under the Covers" and later host of "The Quiet Storm,") Diana Garza aka Terri Weber (host of "The Quiet Storm,") Tom "Cruzin" Casey, Ken Bell aka Al B. Bad aka "The Captain," Shannon Dell, Sammi Gonzales aka Sammi G (4/1989-3/20/1992,) Jeff Hillery, G. Q. Riley aka "Easy Street" (as DJ and host of community affairs program "What's Going On?,") "DJ Smoove," Peter Arnel (as later host of "The Quiet Storm,") Howard Toole, Kate Garvin, Helen Little, Michael Spears, "Jammin'" Jay Michaels (first jock hired; left 3/1990,) "Baby G.," Charley Quinn, Monte Johnson, Jay Fox, "Super Snake," Elroy Smith (original PD; later PD of top-rated WGCI-Chicago.)  Station traded frequencies with 107.5 on 12/23/1988.  Station stunted into this format by playing Newcleus' "Jam On It" continuously for three days straight, 12/23-24-25/1988.  Station swap in 1988 only included KMEZ for KDLZ; each station's original AM counterpart stayed put, but later purchase by Granum brought 100.3/107.5/970 AM/1480 AM all under the same ownership.  Station located at the former KBOX/KMEZ facility at 9900 McCree Rd. in Dallas, beginning in 8/1989; moved to 545 E. Carpenter Freeway in Irving in 3/1990.
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KMEZ, Dallas. Call letters established 6/1976. Format: Easy Listening. Nickname: "EZ 100." Owners:  Group One Broadcasting (1967-11/1/1986,) DKM-Dallas Broadcasting (11/1/1986-1988.)  Sister station to KBOX-AM.  Station traded frequencies with 107.5 on 12/23/1988 (see entry at 107.5.)  Flagship station for SMU football.  Programs:  "Feminist Views," "Lawn and Garden," "Black History," "Man and his Environment," "In Black America."  Notables:  Ken McClure aka Ken Knox (1975-88,) Gary West, Brad Wilson, Peggy Newman aka Peggy Sears, Gail Lightfoot, Tim Kase, Alan Holmes, Jay Allen, Ken Loomis, Chet Maxwell, Mary Stoddard aka Mary Sanders (1989,) Ron Crouch aka Ron Taylor, Al Lurie, John Butler, Bob Marion (as host of "In Black America,") Ron Knowles (1975-?; 1987-88,) Bill Anderson (as host of "Man and his Environment,") Dick Aldama, Dave O'Brien (as host of "Lawn and Garden," "Spectrum," "Dallas Dialog," "Youth and Their Community" and "Energy and You.")  Broadcast in Dolby (1970s.)  In an unusual promotion, KMEZ took part in the 11/19/1987 Great American Smoke-Out by broadcasting occasional 'stop smoking' subliminal messages behind their songs for the day!  They were subsequently admonished by the FCC for doing so.
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KTLC, Dallas. Call letters established 3/1973.  Format: Easy Listening. Nickname:  "Tender Loving Care for Your Ears."  Owner:  Group One Broadcasting (1967-11/1/1986.)  Notables:  Jim Rose (1971-72,) Larry Whiteside.  Sister station of KBOX-AM.
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KBOX, Dallas. Station established 12/25/1965.  Format:  Easy Listening with occasional Jazz.  Owner:  Balaban (12/25/1965-8/1/1967,) Group One Broadcasting (8/1/1967-11/1/1986.)  Longtime DFW personality Hugh Lampman put the station on the air, and served as program director until 1968.  Although it was the sister station of KBOX-AM, the station was never identified as "K-Box"...only "K-B-O-X FM."  Notables:  Hugh Lampman (1965-1968,) Chester "Chet" Maxwell (began 12/1969.)  Station was originally located at 9900 McCree in Dallas; moved to 6211 Northwest Hwy. #2906 (penthouse) in 1966; later returned to McCree after building was expanded.  Broadcast 6AM-12AM (mid-1960s.)
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WBAP, Fort Worth.  Station established 3/8/1949.  Moved to 96.3 FM in late 1955.  In 1955, WBAP-FM combined with WBAP-AM for the area's first local stereophonic broadcast (AM broadcast one channel, and FM the other.  With separate AM and FM radios, one could achieve true stereo!  Bill Barclay and Lee "Woody" Woodward were the hosts of this broadcast; Woodward says, "I don't recall that it generated a lot of talk, but it was the first." KRLD AM/FM soon followed.)  Broadcast 2PM-9PM in 1950.  WBAP-FM call letters were resurrected at 96.7 on 3/15/2010.  See entry at 96.3 for information and 820 AM for personality list prior to 1973.
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KWRD, Highland Village.  Call letters re-established 1/11/1997 at 94.9; format and calls moved to 100.7 on 12/22/2000.  Format:  Religious Talk.  Nickname:  "The Word."  Owner:  Sunburst Media, Inspiration Media of Texas.  Notables:  Ken Fine (11/1995-1998; a holdover from KWRD-94.9,)  Steve Tanner.  Simulcast to KPXI-100.7 FM, Overton.
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KLTY, Highland Village.  Call letters re-established 1/21/2000, but format began 12/2000.  Station swapped 94.1 with KRJT; KRJT signed on there as KGDE.  Format:  Religious.
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KRJT, Bowie.  Call letters established 11/3/1987.  Format:  Country.  Sister station to KRJT-1410 AM (later known as KNTX.)
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WRR, Dallas. Station established 4/15/1949.  Format:  Classical. Owner: City of Dallas (only commercial station in US owned by government entity.) Former sister station to WRR-AM (1922-1978,) which was the first radio station in Texas, and the second licensed in the US. Call letters stand for "Where Radio Radiates" (also noted as "White Rock Radio, for its proximity to that Dallas lake.)  Nickname:  "Dallas-Fort Worth's Fine Arts Station," "Music of the Masters."  Programs:  "Library of Laughs," "Table Talk" (not sure if this is related to KMMK's "Table Talk,") "Wall Street Report," "Collector's Corner," "Evelyn Oppenheimer's Book Review," "Art Matters," "Music All Night," "Critic at Large," "Sports Report."  Notables:  Amy Bishop, Anthony McSpadden (1991-2000; music director,)Laurel Ornish (11/1970-1972; early female announcer in DFW market; left for WRR-AM in 1972; returned to FM 1987-1991,) Bob Kelly, Hap Arnold, Gabrielle West, Dan Bates (1992-10/2002; host of "Music All Night,") Eddie Hill (PD,) Doyle Peterson, Jim Lowe (as host of "Library of Laughs,") Victor Marshall, Steve Cumming, Suzanne Calvin (1997-2001,) Dan Bell, Durward Tucker, John Ardoin (as host of "Collector's Corner;" Ardoin had hosted a similar program on KERA-FM,) Bonnie Glasgow, Lowell Parsons, Quin Mathews (co-host of "Art Matters;" former news anchor at KDFW, WFAA and KRLD-TV,) Lawson Taitte (host of "Critic at Large,") Bob Warren, Evelyn Oppenheimer (host of "Book Review,") Bob Evans (1990-1995,) Stephen Aechternacht, Ken Jones (sales, 1965-71; later owned KHYI-FM.)  Broadcast 6PM-9PM in 1950.  Station broadcasts live Dallas City Council meetings (began 2/1978.)  Many 1970s jocks were also students at North Texas State University. WRR applied for a television station on Channel 10 in 1950, but the channel was reassigned to Waco when the FCC lifted their freeze on new TV applications in 1952. Studios are located near the coliseum at Fair Park in Dallas, where fairgoers formerly could observe the DJs at work.  Tower also located at Fair Park, although well-known Flagpole Hill tower was used for WRR-AM only.
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KYDA, Azle.  Call letters established 2/12/2013.  Format:  Religious ("Air1" satellite format.)  Owner:  Educational Media Foundation (bought for $6 million from Liberman on 11/5/2012.)
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KTCY, Azle.  Call letters re-established 12/15/2003.  Format:  Spanish ("Concierto," began 11/3/2006; "Super Estrella," moved from sister station KTCY-104.9, along with call letters.)  Owner:  Entravision, Liberman.   Notables:  Scott Savage, Dean James.
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KZMP, Azle.  Call letters established 5/26/1999.  Format:  Regional Mexican ("Radio Tricolor," was simulcast of sister KZMP-1540 AM to 12/2003.)  Relocated to 104.9 in 12/2003.  Owner:  Entravision.  Notables:  Scott Savage, Dean James.
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KIKM, Sherman.  Call letters re-established 6/17/1997.  Exchanged frequencies with KDVE-96.7 FM.
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KDVE, Sherman.  Call letters established 2/6/1995.  Moved to 96.7 on 6/17/1997, sending KIKM-FM to 101.7.
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KDSQ, Sherman.  Call letters established between 1975-79.  Format:  Rock.  Sister station to KDSX-950 AM.
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KDSX, Sherman.  Station established 6/29/1967.  Sister station to KDSX-950 AM.
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KDGE, Fort Worth.  Call letters re-established 11/9/2000 (moved from 94.5.)  Format:  Adult contemporary ("Star 102.1," started 12/26/2016 after a brief foray into All-Christmas on 11/17/2016,) Alternative (to 11/16/2016.)  Owner:  Clear Channel/iHeart, Salem.  Nickname:  "The Edge".  KDGE moved from 94.5 during a format trade with new KTXQ owner Radio One to take advantage of a better signal at this dial position.  Program:  "The Adventure Club."  Notables as "Edge":  Chris Jagger (whose former syndicated radio program, "Love Phones," was broadcast locally on KTXQ-102.1 from 3/1997 to 3/1998,) and "Mondo" Mike Vasquez (hosts of the "Jagger, Mondo and Dean" morning show; fired 1/31/2006; moved to KLLI in 2006; show formerly included Julie Fisk [moved to KDMX-FM on 3/22/2005,] Ryan Chase and Rod Ryan,) Brett X, Chris Ryan, Dakota Lee Ann, Melissa Rasmussen, Josh Venable (host of "Adventure Club.") Notable as "Star 102.1": Jeremy Robinson.
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KTXQ, Fort Worth. Call letters established 10/6/1978. Formats: Album Rock/Alternative (10/6/1978-8/27/1998,) AMFM's "Jammin' Oldies" format (8/31/1998-8/2000; later "Jammin' Hits" [8/2000-11/9/2000;] calls and format relocated to 94.5 on 11/9/2000.) Owner:  Radio One (starting 11/9/2000 as KSOC-94.5,) CBS/Infinity (1983-1997,) SFX (1997-?,) AMFM/Chancellor/Clear Channel (8/27/1998-11/9/2000,) Taft (bought 2/1985,) Gulf United Insurance (to 2/1985,) Southern FM Inc.  Nicknames: "Magic 102" (10/1998 to 11/9/2000,) "Q102" (10/6/1978-8/27/1998,) "Texas Q" (c. 1980.)  Programs:  "Love Phones," "Focus," "Q102 Jazz Brunch," "Introspection," "In the Studio," "Awareness," "Scan," "Joyful Wisdom," "News in Review," "Ask Dr. Ruth" (1984-85; syndicated from KNX-Los Angeles.)  Release:  "Redbeard's All-Access Album."  Feature:  "Q-Tip" (nickname for their PSAs.) Notables as "Q102": Sam "Bo" Roberts and "Long" Jim White ("Bo and Jim") [1982-3/28/1997; although White began 1981,] Lex Staley and Terry Jaymes ("Lex and Terry," originally syndicated from their home station in Jacksonville, FL; Lex and Terry moved to Dallas when they picked up Q102 and syndicated their program back to Jacksonville; while at Q-102, L&T were fined by the FCC for language violations,) Ken Fine (1980-1983; also worked for predecessors KFWT and KFWD-102.1 in the 1970s,) R. J. Lane (later in sales for WBAP-AM,) Sally Diamond (as host of "Q102 Jazz Brunch;" gave traffic reports in the 1970s and literally beat her chest to simulate a helicopter!), Drake Hall, Barbara Buchanan (later known as Barb/Barbara Smith on KVIL,) "Redbeard" (jock and host of "In the Studio,") Brian Curry (Hodkinson) (1995-1998,)  Dr. Judy and Chris Jagger (via the Jacor-Premier Radio syndicated "Love Phones" program,) Doug Saye, Nancy Johnson (1980-1984,) Bill Harris, Tom Owens, Bill Hazen, Maria Donaldson aka Maria Miller, Karen Lukin, Jack "Locker Room" Lindstrom, Jill Savage, Rob Milford aka Rob Williams (9/1980 to 12/1980,) Bob Eliot, Allen Elwin aka Allen Farmer, Tempie Lindsey (1976-1981,) Steve Nichols, Stuart McRae, Buddy Wiley (later with KJSR-Tulsa,) John Michaels (not the same as Johnny Michaels of KNUS/KLUV fame,) Mike Nelson (recently in sales with KVIL,) John LaVine aka John Wolf, Pat Donovan (Dallas Cowboys player; handled sports news and commentary.)
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Also Pat Fant, Doyle King aka "The Weekend Warrior," Karen Dunn aka Jesse Lang, Sally Ride, "Mondo" Mike Vasquez (who co-hosted the "Friday Night Wrecking Qrew" with Buddy Wiley,) Ed Night, Frank Welch, Brian Bieler, Rick Burton, Randy Davis, Chris Ackerman, Bob Brame, Mike Taylor, Karen Dunn, Eric Randolph, Tim Spencer, Mitch Carr (1978-80; newscaster and host of "Focus" and "News in Review,") Harvey Martin (Dallas Cowboys player from 1973-1984.) Notables as "Magic 102": "Banana" Joe Montione (longtime jock at KHJ-Los Angeles in the 1970s,) "Fast" Eddie Coyle (1998-2000; continued through frequency change,) Kim Stevens, Rob Ellis, Anna deHaro (cousin to 1960s KBOX newsman Tony deHaro,) Kevan "Smokin B" Browning, Al Roberts, Al Payne, "Catfish" Jim Prewitt, Rick DeVoe, Randy Hayes, Sammi Gonzales, Scott Nevius aka Scott West (on 1/30/1999, West likely made a first in DFW radio history when a scheduling mistake had him doing successive shifts on both KRNB and competitor KTXQ the very same day, using the same name!  Some keen listeners did pick up on the paradox.)  Magic 102's first promotion was a 'name the station' contest, with a grand prize of $25,000 (the station remained jockless for nearly 3 months until a name was picked; extensive listener surveys were done before settling on "Magic 102", as neighboring KMGC had used the moniker "Magic 102.9" until 1991.)  Broadcast Dallas Cowboys games in stereo starting in 1978.  In 1993, Q102 publicly celebrated its 20th anniversary with a year's worth of custom jingles and promotions; ironically, the station had only been in existence 15 years at that point!  Also, between format changes in 1998, KTXQ's stunting consisted of simulcasting other AMFM-owned stations across the US, including CHR KYLD-San Francisco, Urban WJMN-Boston, CHR WHTZ-Newark, NJ, Urban WGCI-Chicago, local KZPS (in an attempt to siphon rock listeners away to another local AMFM property; AMFM also hired 15-year Q102 veterans Bo and Jim to do mornings at KZPS at this time to help ease the segue; Bo and Jim had been out of the DFW market for 2 years at that point,) Dance WKTU-Lake Success, NY, and Country WUBE-Cincinnati, plus a non-stop hour of the song, "Macarena"!
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KFWD, Fort Worth. Call letters established 1971. Format: Top 40 (1972-1975,) Album Rock (1975-1978.)  Owners:  Marsh Media Ltd. (5/1/1971-12/10/1975,)  Southern FM, Inc. (purchased 12/10/1975.)  Nickname: "FM 102-Adult Rock," "102 Stereo." Call letters stood for "Fort Worth Dallas."  First Metroplex station to implement 'quiet' DJs and '3-in-a-row' songs in a Top 40 format.  KFWD was originally housed in an unlikely place for a radio station:  in two mobile homes on the grounds of a commercial airport (Great Southwest Airport, formerly Amon Carter Field, near Irving, TX!)  Notables:  Ron Harper (once married to KYNG's Celeste Matthews,) Randy Coffey, Michael Gross, Neal Peden, Bud McCool, Janice Stephens, Mike Magruder, Bob Bruton, Johnnie Pegues, Ken Fine (1971-1974; returned to the frequency in 1980,) George Riba (later with WFAA-TV,) Tim Spencer, Mitch Carr (1976-78,) Sylvia J. Clark (PD,) John Cherryhomes, Tempie Lindsey (1976-1981,) Mike Early.  FM flagship for Dallas Cowboys games briefly in the fall of 1978 until the call letter change (and continued the rest of the season on newly-badged "KTXQ.")  Legend has it that KFWD's owners were tired of taking phone calls meant for similarly-named KDFW-TV and decided to change the call letters!  Calls later resurrected for KFWD-Channel 52.
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KFWT, Fort Worth. Call letters established 5/1966.  Format:  Beautiful Music. Call letters stood for "Fort Worth Texas".  Owner:  Trinity Broadcasting (1968-1971.)  Sister station to KFWT-Channel 21 (1967-1970.)  Program:  "Fort Worth Showcase."  Notables:  Ken Fine (1971-1974,) Ray Weathers, Jack Grant, Luke Butler, Dick Carlson, Tom Bonjour, Dave Byrn, Dave Naugle.  Both KFWT-TV and FM were located on the grounds of WBAP-TV in Fort Worth, inside the transmitter building that later housed WBAP-AM (transmitter was knocked off the air by lightning in March, 1967, and was off the air for several days.)  When the TV portion failed, the company filed bankruptcy on 3/27/1970.  The FM was sold in 1971, moved to two trailers at Great Southwest Airport and was renamed "KFWD."
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KJIM, Fort Worth.  Station established 4/10/1962.  Format:  Beautiful Music.  Owner:  Actor Jimmy Stewart and Bill Schueler dba Trinity Broadcasting.  Sister to KFWT-TV, and also KJIM-AM until 5/1/1966 when AM was sold.  Tower was originally south of downtown Fort Worth, then moved to the old WBAP tower in Grapevine, then to Cedar Hill.
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KFMF, Fort Worth.  Owner:  BB&L Broadcasting.  Apparently was a competing applicant for the 102.1 frequency; both KFMF and KJIM were awarded call letters for 102.1, but KJIM must have beaten them to the punch!  KFMF was even awarded a CP on 7/14/1960 with an estimated on-air date of 9/1/1961.
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KDMX, Dallas. Call letters established 5/13/1991. Format: Young Adult Contemporary. Owner: Clear Channel/iHeart. Former owners:  Nationwide Insurance, Jacor.  Nickname: "Mix 102-9" (5/13/1991-5/18/2012; 6/9/2023-date,) "102-9 Now" (5/18/2012-6/9/2023,) "Today's Best Mix."  Call letters stand for "Dallas Mix" (similarly-named sister station KHMX in Houston is named regionally as well.)  Notables: Alan Kabel, Kate "U-Turn Laverne" Garvin (former KTVT-TV anchor in the 1970s,) Pamela Steele, Scott "Chulo" Gaines (later with 96.7-The Twister,) Lisa Thomas (1993-1/20/2009,) Tommy Kramer and Rick Beamer ("Tommy and the Beamer,") Lisa Lee, Jeff Elliott and Anna deHaro ("Jeff and Anna" morning show; Anna is cousin to late 1960s KBOX newsman Tony deHaro; Jeff left 3/18/2005; Anna reassigned to KEGL-FM on 3/21/2005,) Julie Fisk (moved from KDGE-FM on 3/22/2005,) Allan Peck II, Billy Greear AKA Billy The Kidd, Troy Davis, Mark Lambert, Shannon Campbell, Keith Kramer and Tony Longo aka "Kramer and Twitch" (whose rowdy program was eventually moved to sister station KEGL,) Jim Thomas (as host of "70s Saturday Night," dropped by the station in 1997 and picked up by KBFB in early 1998,) Bill Lee (original host of "70s Saturday Night" in 1993,) Christopher Hackett, Terry King, Evan Mitchell, Karen Barber, Laurie Bandemir aka Laurie B, Candice Lopez, Steve Eberhart (began 1992,) Lindsey Hart, Kim Stewart, Melissa Rasmussen, Rob Roberts, Russ Morley, Amy Austin, Steve Knoll, Mike Rogers (II) (1991-1992,) Race Taylor (jock and APD; returned via remote/voicetracking in the 2020s,) Tony Zazza (to 1/20/2009,) Tony Cole, Rick O'Bryan (moved from afternoons to mornings in 1/2009 when Ryan Seacrest's syndicated show was put on in afternoons,) Victoria Snee (began 2/2007; former reporter for KDAF-TV [to 7/2008;] married to former KDFW-TV reporter Jeff Crilley; Snee was retained for morning show at KDMX after co-host Tony Zazza was let go,) Jimmy Steal (PD; began 1998; former jock at KEGL,) Cindy Spicer (voicetracked from San Diego starting in 2009,) Josh Hart (part of morning show; retained after co-host Zazza was let go; voicetracks evening shift as of 2009,) "Delilah" (syndicated,) "Bert Show" (syndicated,) Ryan Seacrest (syndicated.)
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KMGC, Dallas. Call letters established 3/1977. Format: Contemporary Religious (3/1977 to 9/19/1977,) Adult Contemporary (9/19/1977 to 5/9/1991.) Nickname: "Mellow 102.9" (10/1977 to 11/1977,) "Magic 102.9" (11/1977-5/9/1991; a mass distribution of door-hanger flyers announced the station's coming.)  Call letters stood for "Magic."  Owners:  Starr Broadcasting/TM Communications (TM, a music packager, initially provided the programming and music selections for the station,) Fairchild, Shamrock Broadcasting (1982-?.)  Programs:  "KMGC Magazine," "Discovery."  Notables: Mike Preston/Robin Jones ("Mike and Robin;" 1/12/1987-1989,) Ken Dowe ("Ken Dowe and Granny Emma,") Martha Martinez, Bruce Buchanan aka Jim Edwards, Scott LeTourneau, Chris Kerson, Sharon Golihar aka Sharon Wilson, Al Forguson, Bobby Mercer, Rick Vanderslice, Bob DeLancey, Steve Nicholl (newscaster, DJ and host of "KMGC Magazine,") Mark Lambert, Larry Thompson aka Larry James, Allen Elwin aka Allen Farmer, Fairlie Artis, Art Riley, Jack Schell, "Brother" Jon Rivers (as local jock and as host of the syndicated "Powerline" program, which KMGC carried,) Michelle Redmond, Chalise Daly, Brian Driver, Steve Knoll, Jeff Hillery (later PD for KLIF-AM,) Gary Shannon, Mike Rogers (II) (1987-1991; continued to KDMX,) Brian Schluderberg aka Alan O'Brien, Dave Gorman, Betsy Thaggard aka Kelly Clarke, Frank Haley, Ed Budanauro, Doyle Peterson (original SM,) Dave Thomas, Rob Milford aka Rob Williams (1977,) Toni Taylor, Mitch Carr, Clyde White aka Jim White (I), Don Moore, Kathy Johnson and Ann Margolyn (as hosts of "Discovery.")  Stunting before the format change in 1991, the station played rock oldies (as "Cool 102.9") on 5/9/1991; country (as "Kickin' Country") on 5/10/1991; looped the Beatles' "Revolution #9" on 5/10/1991, and played cocktail party noise on 5/11 & 5/12/1991.  Located at the former KIXL studios at 1401 Alard St, then to the T-M Productions facility at 1353 Regal Row.  In 1977, KMGC caused an uproar from the religious community over the station's plans to convert to a rock-n-roll format...local pastors gathered 7,000 names on a petition to stop Starr Broadcasting from selling to KLIF parent Fairchild.
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KDTX, Dallas. Call letters established 9/1971.  Format: Religious.  Owner: Starr Broadcasting Group.  Call letters stood for "Dallas Texas".  Nicknames:  "The Great Alternative," "Inspirational Radio."  Network:  UPI.  Programs:  "A Joyful Noise," "One Trinity Place."  Notables:  Neal Browne, Randy Coffey, Brad Wilson, Farley Scott, Frank Haley, Paul Baker (host of "A Joyful Noise,") Leon McWhortor aka Jay Roberts (I.)  Located in the Atlantic-Richfield Building, then to the Prudential Building in 1973, then to the former KIXL studios at 1401 Akard St.
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KEIR, Dallas. Call letters established 10/1/1965. Unknown format.  Owner:  R. B. McAllister, Bill Elkins/Elkins Institute of Radio dba KEIR, Inc. (purchased for $800,000.)  Notables:  Dave Mitchell, Jack Schell aka Jack West, Ed Padget (1970,) Billy Bob Elkins aka Bill Elkins (school and station owner,) Jim Craddock, Bill Bain, Richard Poyner, Arthur "Bud" Rogers, Leonard Hancock, Russ Rossman, Sam "Bo" Roberts, Dave Vedery, Charles George, Randy Coffey.  Student station for Elkins Institute (see also KVTT.)  Located at the Elkins Institute Building (Inwood at Denton Dr.) then to the 21st floor of the Life Building. Broadcast 11AM-11PM daily (other sources say 10:45AM to 6PM.)
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KQRO, Dallas. Station established 10/15/1960 (although license was granted 7/2/1959,) dark in 1961, returned to air in 1962.  Format:  Easy Listening (orchestral and classical music.)  Slogan:  "These are night sounds on KQRO."  Owner:  E. F. Weertz dba Akard Street Multicasting aka Multicasting of Texas.  Sister station to KARO-94.5 FM in Houston.  Notables:  Milan Leggett, Dave Michaels, Robert L. Weeks, Breck Harris (later with WBAP-TV,) Paul Smith, Eugene Price.  Very low commercial load (who was buying time on FM then anyway?)  Located in Life Building on 311 S. Akard Street in downtown Dallas.  Upgraded to 9,600 watts beginning on 12/21/1960.  Station initially broadcast 2PM-midnight, then a longer schedule was established in 1/1963.
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KVDT, Allen.  Call letters established 3/9/2022.  Format:  Religious Talk (via VCY America Network.)  Owner:  VCY America, Inc.
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KESN, Allen.  Call letters established 1/10/2001, but station was dark until 4/27/2001. Format: ESPN Sports.  Owner:  ABC.  Notables:  Russell Scott (2002-10/2005,) Randy Galloway, Mark Followill.  Fourteen outlying stations were rearranged and relocated to make way for this frequency to beam into DFW, all at ABC's expense!  Flagship station for Dallas Mavericks basketball.

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KEMM, Commerce.  Station established 7/13/1981 at 92.1; moved to 103.3 in 1997.  Format:  Country (ABC Radio Networks' "Country Coast to Coast") (8/1998-9/28/2000.)  Owner:  Blue Bonnet Radio (former owner of KJIM-870 AM.)  Operated under LMA with ABC from 8/1998-9/28/2000.  Promotions:  The "Chili Trough" (a fake restaurant,) the "KEMM Cluck," a chicken-suited employee sent to remotes and events.  Notables:  Bill Van Ness, Jack Russell, Rob Rockett.  A new tower was erected nearer to Greenville in 1998.  License city and tower moved to Allen in early 2001.  Station dark 9/28/2000-4/27/2001.
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KVIL, Highland Park. Station established 8/14/1961. Format: Light Alternative (as "Alt 103.7," 11/17/2017-date,)  Hot Adult Contemporary (starting 8/1/2016, then rebranding as "Amp 103.7," 1/18/2017-11/17/2017,) Adult Contemporary (12/25/1968-8/1/2016,) Top 40 (4/17/1967-12/24/1968,) Music/Talk (8/14/1961-4/16/1967.)  Nickname: "Alt 103.7," "Amp 103.7," "Lite Rock 103.7" (9/1998-11/2005,) "Lite FM" (12/26/2005-date,) "Two in a Row, and One of them Gold" (early 1970s,) "Solid Rock Sound" (1967-12/24/1968.)  Owners: Infinity/CBS (7/1987; Infinity paid $82 million for KVIL-AM/FM and a few smaller stations elsewhere; a record price at the time,) James B. Francis dba Sovereign Broadcasting aka Carla Broadcasting (12/1/1968-?,) Fairbanks (7/1973-11/1982,) John Blair and Company (11/1982-3/1984,) Sconnix Broadcasting (3/1984-4/1984,) John J. Coyle dba University Advertising Co. (original owner, 1961-12/1/1968.)  Flagship station for the Dallas Cowboys (1990-2001.)  Call letters stand for its original home across the street from the tony Highland Park Village shopping center.  Former sister station to KVIL-AM (aka KVIX-AM.)  Programs:  "Staff Meeting" (to 9/1998,)  "Oldies But Goodies Weekend," "Pillow Talk," "Sunday Morning Magazine" (hosted by Jocelyn White; replaced the long-running "Staff Meeting,") "The Psychedelic Hour," "The Joe Pyne Show" (syndicated; 1967,) "Dusty Attic" (hosted by Sandy Hopkins,) "Coffee Break," "Lovesongs," "Science of the Mind," "Good Morning America, How Are You" (to 9/1998,) "Delilah" (via satellite.)  Promotions:  "Take Your Radio to Work Day," "KVIL Prize Catalog," "People's Choice Contest" (began 4/1/1974,) "A New Car Every Year," "The Great Race" (1974; which pitted jocks Mike Selden and Ron Chapman in a race around the world, each going in opposite directions...listeners had to predict who would return first and when.  Chapman was predetermined to be the winner, but Selden made a flight change at the last minute and arrived first!  Chapman, who spearheaded the entire promotion, was said to 'not be pleased.'  A second race was tried years later in the 1980s, but didn't achieve the same amount of attention.)  Releases:  "KVIL Christmas Album."
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Notables: Michael Selden (1973-3/18/1978,) Ken Barnett, Larry Dixon, Ralph Chapman aka Ron Chapman (1/1969-2000; left the station after 31 years to join sister station KLUV on 9/5/2000; 12 ownership changes occurred during Chapman's tenure!,) Bill Gardner (whose brother Andre worked for KEGL,) Teri Richardson (former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader,) Bobby Sorrell, Barbara "Barb" Smith (teamed with Ken Barnett for mornings after Chapman's departure; terminated after three months, which caused a legal battle; Smith is the former Barbara Buchanan of KTXQ,)  Valier Smith (jock and host of "Lovesongs,") Ben Laurie, Jonathan Hayes, Suzie Humphreys, Midge Hill (DeSanders) (former WFAA-TV and KTVT-TV anchor,) Cloyd Moll aka Cat Simon (whose flub in an early 1980s station contest forced KVIL to cough up an additional new Datsun 280-Z for a misidentified prize winner,) Jody Dean, Bud Buschardt (host of "Oldies But Goodies Weekend" 1981-91; essentially the successor of his popular "57 Nostalgia Place" program at WFAA-AM in the 1970s,) Mickey Grant, Joyce King (1989-10/1998,) Steve Eberhart (7/1978-8/1984; 1989-1992,) Mark Oristano, Bill Mercer (concurrently the announcer for KTVT-TV's "Saturday Night Wrestling," 1975-1982, and a retired Radio-TV-Film instructor at The University of North Texas,) Michael Rey (I) aka "X-Rey" (1972-1980,) Charles Kuenzi AKA Johnny Michaels (1976-2/1978; former KNUS morning personality who surprisingly beat Ron Chapman's ratings in 1976; Chapman hired him at KVIL to eliminate the competition; not the same as John Michaels of KZPS and KZEW,) Michael Rey (II), Douglas Barricklow (1992-2000; production and imaging director for the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network; also producer and sound production duties, and producer of nighttime program "Lovesongs;") Marc Avery, Dan Bell (10/1976-8/1989; 1996-2012,) John Morrill aka John Moore (began 3/2003,) Gary Hamilton (assigned only to the AM side,) Chuck Rhodes, Mitch Carr (3/1985-1988; 1990-2000; newscaster,) Bob Morrison (fall, 1966-1985; left briefly in 1973 for KNUS,) Andy McCollum, Peggy Newman aka Peggy Sears (began 12/1982, appointed News Director by 1990,) Dillard Carrera, Hal Tunis (SM,) Ben Ortega aka Ben Martin (began 2/11/2006; concurrently traffic reporter for WBAP-AM,) Larry Carolla (1980-1982,) Buddy Baron, Bob Johnston (began 1965,) Chuck Murphy (I) aka David Jancey aka Dave London (1967-1968,) Chuck Murphy (II) (1975-1978,) Art Riley aka Don Meadows, Lew Vandermark, Mary Nash Stoddard aka "Girl Named Sam" (1964-1966; first female licensed DJ in Dallas,) Mike Stoddard (morning show host; began mid-1965; married 'Girl Named Sam' in November, 1965,) Ron Wortham (began 1969,) Ron McCoy aka David McCoy, Cliff Saunders, John Carter (Foshee,) Mike Shepard, Julie DeHarty, Bill Ryan, Dave Verdery, Frank Welch, Steve Knoll, Brian Melton, Bill Kurtis (PD,) Tom Watson, Frank Haley, Mark Watkins, John J. Coyle (original owner; provided frequent editorials and also gave news accounts during the JFK assassination,) Darin Cirello aka Darin James (1991-1993,) Brad Sham, Frank Healy, Lynne Haley (as host of her "Making the Night Come Alive" radio show in the 1980s through 8/1989; returned as Ron Chapman's producer, 1996-99,) Terry King, John King, Jo Interrante, Diana Garza aka Terri Weber.
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Also Tony Moreno, Jocelyn White, Steve Knoll, Jack Schell, Harry "Paxton" Mills (as "Dave Mills," c. 1967...see below;) Dave Day, Frank Filesi (as host of "Coffee Break,") Hugh Lampman (12/25/1968-1973; created light Top 40 format with Ron Chapman in late 1968,) Wes Wise (former Dallas mayor and sportscaster for WFAA-TV and KDFW-TV,) Tony Garrett (creator of the station's long-running public affairs program, "Staff Meeting,") Sharon West, Vic Thomas, Ann Bradley, Larry Shannon aka Dick Armstrong, Scott Nevius aka Scott West (began 10/1989,) Booray Daniels, Eddy Payne aka Jimmy Rabbitt, Steve McCoy, Charlie Van Dyke, Billy Bob Harris (infamous stockbroker and financial newscaster; imprisoned in the 1980s for using insider stock information; returned to KVIL after being let out!), Ted Davis, Ron De Roxtra aka Ron Bahr (1995-1997,) Doug Todd, H. W. Duncan (engineer,) Don Miller, Willie Mitchell, Tom Matts, "Fast" Eddie Coyle, Brice Armstrong, Jimmie Jeffries (former WFAA-AM "Early Birds" band leader,) Sandy Hopkins (morning show producer for Ron Chapman, and hosted "Dusty Attic,") Dewayne Dancer, Len Mailloux, Steve Gannon, Mike Fernandez, Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson (1979; Dallas Cowboys player,) Sam Pate (former KBOX newsman,) Ron Grey, "Major" Tom Lewis, Judy Jordan (Greene) and Ray Walker (former popular KDFW-TV anchor pair in the 1970s; Jordan's brother is notable Dallas attorney Darrell Jordan; Judy left KVIL in 12/1982,) Frank Jolle, Bruce Buchanan aka Jim Edwards, Nick Brounoff aka Nick Alexander (1984-1988,) Warren Culbertson (former WFAA and KDFW-TV weatherman,) Joe Van Riper, Mickey Miller, Clyde White aka Jim White (I) (1968-1969,) Randy Beckham, Smokey Rivers (II), Donald Curtis (host of "Science of the Mind,") Judi Hanna, Tony Zazza (late of KDMX,) Jim O'Brien (II,) Gene and Julie Gates (to 2013; husband-and-wife morning team; once with KBFB-FM,) Blackie Sherrod (longtime newspaper sports columnist,) Dave Spence, Tom Dooley (later known as "Brother" Tom Dooley on KVTT; fired from KVIL 1/1986; owned Master Media in Euless, TX.)   Station located in Dallas at 4152 Mockingbird (northeast corner of Mockingbird at Preston,) 5315 Preston (southwest corner of Mockingbird at Preston; late 1960s-1978,) 5307 Mockingbird (mid 1979-1994,) 9400 N. Central Expwy (1994-2002) and 4131 N. Central Expwy (2002-date.)
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KVIL TIDBITS:
Ron Chapman's radio show was simulcast live with video on KXAS-TV as a 30-minute daily program (mid-1970s.)
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KVIL tried to take on powerhouse KLIF-AM in the late 1960s; on 4/17/1967, they changed to a Top 40, "solid rock sound" format (formerly a talk/music format,) and renamed all of their jocks "Dave" to emphasize their 'David taking on Goliath' effort!  The on-air team consisted of "David" Edwards, "Davy" Lee, "David" Wayne, Ron "David" McCoy, Paxton "Dave" Mills, "David" Jancey (actually Chuck Murphy, who was later called "David London,") Frank "Little David" Jolle, news director "Dave" Day, and newscasters "David" Jackson and "David" Anthony.  "David" Norwood was PD.  With the arrival of Chapman and Lampman in early 1969, the format was changed from Top 40 to Adult Contemporary and the rest is ratings history!
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Were you listening when...Mike Selden, afternoon jock and perpetual jokester, decided one day to sing along on the air to the new 1974 campy R&B hit by the Tymes, "You Little Trustmaker!"
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And on 4/1/1990, as part of April Fools' Day, KVIL simulated a 1970 broadcast for the afternoon, complete with classic jingles, commercials, and reverb effect!
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Treat her like a lady:  Jody Dean explained once how KVIL's 'magical' bond with listeners worked during the station's glory days in the 1970s and 80s:  "The first rule was that this is your listener, and you will treat her like the lady she is...Our job was to go on the air every day to encourage her dreams and allay her fears, so that, if no one else was there for her that day, we were."
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Also, morning personality Ron Chapman was sued in September, 1982, over the station's "Win a Date with Your Favorite Person" contest...Chapman was the one chosen by the winner for a date, but reneged.  The $15,000 suit was dropped by the female plaintiff four months later.
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And on 5/29/1977, Chapman's cohort Suzie Humphreys narrowly escaped certain death, as the KVIL helicopter that dropped her off only minutes earlier developed mechanical problems on takeoff and crashed, killing the pilot.  A second KVIL helicopter crash occurred 10/9/1979.
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Also of note: the original owners of KVIL-AM were given the license for KVIL-FM by the FCC for FREE in 1958 just to get another FM station on the band!
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KTDK, Sanger.   Call letters established 5/3/2001.  Owner:  Susquehanna/Cumulus.  Simulcast sister station KTCK-1310 "The Ticket" (see entry at 1310 AM for show and personality information.)
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KMRR, Sanger.  Call letters established 12/15/1999.  Owner:  Susquehanna.  Simulcast sister station KKMR-93.3 "Merge" (see entry at 93.3 for more information.)
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KXZN, Sanger.  Call letters established 7/13/1998.  Owner:  Susquehanna.  Simulcast sister station KKZN-93.3 "The Zone" (see entry at 93.3 for show and personality information.)
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KXIL, Sanger.  Call letters established 1/17/1997.
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KWSM, Denison/Sanger.  Station established 11/30/1988, but did not go on the air until 9/1994 (other sources say 12/1989.)  Awarded a city of license change to Sanger in 1993.  Format:  1950s/1960s Pop, Country.  Sister station to KTXO-AM in Sherman.  Owner:  Tom Spellman (rescued station from bankruptcy from original owner,) Durant Broadcasting (bought from Spellman for $400,000 in 1993.)
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KKDA, Dallas. Call letters established 12/22/1975. Format: Top 40 R&B. Nicknames: "K104," "Disco Soul" (1978,) "Music Radio" (1980.) Owner:  Hyman Childs dba Service Broadcasting (12/22/1975-date.)  Sister station to KKDA-AM.  Notables: Vern Catron (1975-1981; later director of urban programming for ABC Radio,) Warren Epps (1979-82,) Michael Hernandez, Yvonne St. John (1978-9/13/1996; DJ and host of the oft-relocated "Quiet Storm,") Joycelyn (pronounced "Joyce Lynn") Johnson, "Catbird," Tom Joyner (joined the station in 1982; KKDA is the station he originated his career as 'fly-jock' from; he did K104's morning show and flew to Chicago to do afternoons at WGCI...Joyner's daily flights lasted seven years!  Somebody should have told him about satellite technology...), Gary Warrior aka Chris McCoy, JoJo Kincaid, Peter Arnel, Bobby Collins, Randy Johnson, Bill Evans (began 11/20/1989; concurrently WFAA weatherman; had been recently fired as morning host at KHYI-94.9,) Al Hall, Jack Bean, Kenny Byrd, Tom Toreau, Jackie McKenzie, Steve Nelson, Nanette Lee, Valerie Moore, Sam Putney, Hollywood Hernandez, Willie Mitchell, Greg Street, Chris Arnold, Skip Murphy, Dwaine Caraway (later a Dallas City Councilman,) Scott Nevius aka Scott West (began 2/1983; hired away from competitor KNOK after KNOK beat K-104 in a 1982 book for the very first time!), Terri Avery, DeDe McGuire, Kyle Gibson, Bonnie Cameron, Norman Hall, Kerry D'Oyen, Chris Cochran, Sammi Gonzales, Dr. Dave Eiser (weather; concurrently with KRLD-TV Channel 33,) Skip Cheatham, Michael Spears (PD in the 1980s; began 8/1982; former "Hal Martin" on KLIF,) "Jammin'" Jay Michaels, "Stanley T."  Longtime DFW radio personality Ken Dowe ("Ken Dowe and Granny Emma") served a tenure as station manager.  Sister station to KKDA-AM and KRNB-FM.  During the disco days, K104's mascot was the "K104 Disco Chicken!"  Station long operated from a small house in Grand Prairie.
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KEZT, Dallas. Call letters established 9/1972.  Format: Easy ("E-Z") Listening (basically a reimaging of KIXL.)  Owner: Crescent Communications (4/1/1972-12/22/1975.)  Sister to KIXL-FM until it was sold in 1973.  Notable personalities:  Troy Hoskins, Charles Sears, Meg Healy.  Station on-air 7AM-7PM (1975.)
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KIXL, Dallas. Station established 11/15/1947.  Format:  Easy Listening (simulcast from sister station KIXL-1040 AM during the day (1950s and 1960s;) station slogan was, '104 on both dials.')  Originally at 104.3 FM.  Owner:  Lee Segall (created the national radio show, "Dr. I. Q.;") along with celebrity minority owners Tyrone Power, Dallasite Greer Garson and William Holden and local partner Julius Schepps; Robert and Theodore Strauss dba Strauss Broadcasting (5/1/1964-?,) Crescent Communications (4/1/1972-12/22/1975.)  Feature: "Something to Think About" (short famous quotations and 'thoughts-for-the-day' later assembled into two books and sold to interested listeners.)  Programs:  "Dallas at Midnight," "Music to Read By," "Do You Remember," "Music for Dining."  Notables:  Bob Johnston (1960-1961,) Meg Healy, Ken Foote, Jerry Haynes (later "Mr. Peppermint" on WFAA-TV!), Hugh Lampman, Pierce Allman, Dick Hitt (former columnist for The Dallas Times Herald,) Charley Payne, Bob Huffaker, Shirley Stone, Bill Shaw (1952-53,) David Bradshaw, Joe Hickman, Paul Gleiser (1971-1972; later owned a chain of stations in the Tyler, TX area,) Charlie Van Dyke, Charles Sears, Troy Hoskins (known for his Shakespearean delivery,) Art Riley, Marvin Hillis.  First DFW FM station to broadcast in stereo, and for 24 hours a day (as of 1950.)  Applied for TV station on Channels 2 and 10 in 1948.  Studios located at "Radio Town," 1401 S. Akard St, south of downtown Dallas.
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KZMP, Pilot Point.  Call letters re-established 12/15/2003.  Format:  Spanish ("La Luz" Spanish Religious, started 11/4/2006; "Radio Tricolor," 1/6/2005-11/3/2006; "El Gato," 12/2003-1/6/2005; simulcast most of the time to KZMP-1540 AM [see entry there.])  Former "Super Estrella" format and call letters were exchanged with sister station at 101.7 in 12/2003.)  Owner:  Liberman (started 11/3/2006,) Entravision.  Notables:  Scott Savage, Dean James.
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KTCY, Pilot Point. Call letters established 8/10/1996 (frequency was dark 12/4/1990-8/10/1996.)  Format:  Spanish ("Super Estrella," 6/2002-12/2003,) Gospel (2/23/1997 to 6/2002; simulcast KXEB-AM until 1/1998,) Beatles music (8/10/1996 to 3/1/1997.)  Nickname: "El Gato," "Super Estrella," "Praise 104.9," "Joy 104.9," "Fab 105," "El Mejor."  Owner:  Entravision (bought 6/2002.)  Former owners:  Rodriguez, Spanish Broadcasting.  Jockless and commercial-free to 3/1/1997.  Sister station to KXEB-AM, later to KZMP-AM (simulcast to AM, 12/2003-8/2004, and again from 1/2006-date.) First Metroplex station to be 100% programmed from computer hard drives (during the All-Beatles format.) License city moved to Pilot Point in 1998.  Notables:  Kevan "Smokin' B" Browning, Ken Fine (11/1998-2003,) Bob DeLancey, Michelle Toholsky.
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KMKT, Denison. Call letters established 5/12/1987. Format: Oldies. Nickname: "Katy Klassics," "Katy Oldies."  Call letters derived from regional railroad "MKT" (Missouri-Kansas-Texas.)  Moved to 93.1-Bells, TX on 12/4/1990.
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KLAK, Denison. Call letters established 8/14/1984. Nickname: "K-Lake," for its proximity to Lake Texoma in far North Texas, "FM 105."  Notables:  Bill Harrison, Rich Hancock, Melissa Murphy.  Moved to 97.5-Durant, OK on 5/12/1987 [which wiped out popular rimshot KWTX-Waco's DFW signal at 97.5.]  Successor KMKT has the same owner, and both stations still co-exist today at last check.
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KALK, Denison.  Station established 1983.  Original calls for KLAK-FM (see above.)
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KRLD, Dallas.  Call letters re-established 12/12/2008 (formerly used on the FM dial at 92.5, 1948-1972.)  Format:  Sports (began 12/8/2008 under KLLI calls.)  Nickname:  "The Fan."  Call letters stand for "Kiest" and "Radio Laboratories of Dallas" ("Kiest" is the late Edwin Kiest, who originally started up KRLD-AM in 1926.)  Network:  Fox Sports and CBS Radio Network (under "The Fan" format.)  Flagship station for Dallas Cowboys football (2009-date.)  Notables:  Newy Scruggs, Chris Jagger, Sybil Summers, "Ben and Skin," Sean Salisbury (late of ESPN,) Mike Rodriguez (late of KDAF-TV,) Pete Stein, Jay Walker (engineer.) Sister station to KRLD-AM.  With this call letter change, 105.3 is tied with 1540 AM for the most number of call letter changes at one station (12.)
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KLLI, Dallas.  Call letters established 3/10/2003.  Format:  Hot/Alternative Talk Radio, and Hard Rock (music on weekends only, to 10/18/2003,) Sports (began 12/8/2008 under KLLI calls.)  Nickname:  "Live 105.3" (3/10/2003-11/2005,) "Free FM" (10/25/2005-?,) "Live 105.3" (?-12/8/2008,) "The Fan" (12/8/2008 to 12/12/2008.)  Network:  Fox Sports and CBS Radio Network (under "The Fan" format.)  Hot/Alternative Talk was a reimaging of KYNG with no change in format or personalities (see below.)
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KYNG, Dallas. Call letters established 3/9/1992. Format: Talk Radio, and Hard Rock [as filler when programming gaps occur] (3/2000-3/10/2003,) Country Hits (1/27/1992-3/2000.) Nickname: "The Talk That Rocks" (3/2000 to 3/2003.)  Former nicknames: "Young Country" (1/27/1992-1/4/1999; 8/13/1999-3/2000,) "Superstar Country (1/4/1999-8/13/1999.) Owner: Infinity/CBS, Alliance Broadcasting (to 9/1995.)   Former sister station to KSNN (first FM duopoly in DFW.)  Programs:  "Law and Disorder," "The Tom Leykis Show," "The Howard Stern Show," "The Russ Martin Show,"  "The Pugs and Kelly Show."  Notables as "Talk":  Howard Stern (via satellite, began 1/2/2001,) Martha Martinez, Brian Beck aka "The Mich," Ken Goldberg (host of "Law and Disorder,") Tom Leykis (via satellite,) A. W. Pantoja (a holdover from the "Young Country" format; show was canned when Stern was brought on board 1/2/2001,) Ed Tyll (via satellite,) Baylor Witcher (1994-2000,) Chris Jagger (began 2006,) John Moran and Kelly Mohr DeYoung aka "Pugs and Kelly," Chuck Cason, Doc Bryce, Jay Walker, Gail Lightfoot, Mick Williams (as host of "Mick Williams Cyber-Line" in 2001,) Dan Pearman, John D. Ryan, Bob McNeill, Russell Martin (to 12/5/2008.) Notables as "Young/Superstar Country": Stephen "Stubie" Doak, Toni Trueblood, Stacey Austin, John Frost, "Uncle" Wynn Richards, A. W. Pantoja, Johnny Stone (Stone and Stacey Austin later did mornings together for a New Jersey station,) Mary Tylaska aka Mary Tyler, Celeste Hackett aka Celeste Matthews (married to WRR's Christopher Hackett; former wife of longtime DFW jock Ron Harper; Matthews was later a hypnotherapist in Plano, TX,) Katie Pruitt, Chuck Mohnkern aka Jay Roberts (II,) Michele Asher, Tony Bishop, Julie Campbell, Todd Caruth, Sandra Cockrell, Tami Davis, Alica Espinoza, Phyllis Gage, Bebe Gomez, Christina Hassell, Bob Henke, Linda Howell, Priscilla Morones, Kimberly Morgan, Anna deHaro, Loretta Morgan, Julie Mushinski, Shawn Nunn, Larry Patton, Dan Pearman (1/92-12/4/1998,) Carla Phillips, Kelly Reeves, Ken Roberts, Eva Royer, Sylvia Sanchez, Cindy Santee, Desiree Scott, Kim Smith, David Stone, Suzy Straight, Mark Sullivan, Stacey Tackett, Helaine Thompson, Rick Torcasso, Jim Verdi, Darla White, Baylor Witcher (1994-2000,) Bob McNeill.  In 1992, KYNG was the first station in the US to be formatted with hot Top 40 country; the format was patented, syndicated through Bonneville Broadcasting in 2/1993, and "Young Country" stations still thrive in other radio markets today, internationally.  On 10/27/1996, KYNG's tower fell; broadcasts were immediately moved to sister station KEWS's frequency at 94.5 until repairs were completed by December.    Favorite memory:  In a stunt-gone-wrong...as part of a Young Country promotion in April, 1994, DJs announced that money had been hidden inside certain books at the Fort Worth Public Library, and fans converged on the library and nearly tore the place to shreds!  Located at 12201 Merit Drive, then to 7901 Carpenter Frwy.
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KRRM, Dallas. Call letters established 2/18/1992.  Format:  Country Hits (began under KRSR calls on 1/27/1992.) Temporary call letters parked for KYNG (see above.)  Stunting in anticipation of the new format, the station broadcast an electronic 'countdown' beginning 1/25/1992 through 7PM on 1/27/1992.
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KRSR, Dallas. Call letters established 7/18/1990. Format: Pop Top 40, Country Hits (as "Young Country;" began 1/27/1992 before call letter change to KRRM/KYNG.) Nickname: "Star105" (nickname began under KQZY calls in 9/1989.)  Owner:  Group W (Westinghouse.)   Former "Saturday Night Live" star Dana Carvey hosted the morning show on the format's first week of broadcasting (7/16 to 7/20/1990,) and returned again in 10/1990 as a guest.  Other celebrity guests included Jim Belushi, Christopher Reeve, Martin Mull, Rich Little, Leslie Nielsen and Joe Piscopo.  Notables: John McCarty, John Frost, Stephen "Stubie" Doak, Chuck Mohnkern aka Jay Roberts (II,) Bob Nelson (left 6/14/1991,) John Lacy, Lou Warren, Robin Jones, Jenny Sue Rhoades, Scott Carpenter.  Located at 12201 Merit Drive.
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KQZY, Dallas. Call letters established 1985. Format: Beautiful Music (instrumentals only) (4/1980-late 1985,) Beautiful Music (with vocals) (late 1985-2/17/1986,) Soft Adult Contemporary (2/17/1986-7/15/1990.)  Nickname: "Cozy 105," "Star 105.3" (9/1989 to call letter change.)  Owner:  Group W/Westinghouse (bought 4/1980.)  Notables: Mark Lambert aka Mark Taylor, Bob Lawrence, Chuck Mohnkern, Ben Smith, Vickie Hunter, Chris Miller, Bob Nelson, Christy Kelly, Richard Malmos aka Rick Lawrence, Andy Connell aka Crash Kelly, Chris Kerson, Jerry St. John, George Hart.  Located at Reunion Tower, then to 12201 Merit Drive on 1/22/1990.
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KOAX, Dallas. Call letters established 1971. Format: Easy Listening. Nickname: "Coax 105 (broadcasting from high atop Reunion Tower.")  Owner:  Commerce Broadcasting (4/5/1968-?,) Able Communications of Texas (2/2/1971-?,) Metroplex Communications, Group W/Westinghouse (bought 1978; other sources say 4/1980.)  Slogan:  "The World's Most Beautiful Music."  Programs:  "Music and Spoken Word," "Impact Interviews."  Notables: Ron Knowles (1984-87,) Bob Maxwell, Randy Coffey, Chuck Mohnkern, Brice Armstrong, Mike Millard, Joe Stephens (1978-1984,) Ken Foote, "Gentleman" Jim Carter, Bill Brown, Ben Smith, Bob Burns, Irene Runnels (one of the founders of KOAX.)  Actor Patrick O'Neal ("Under Siege," d. 9/9/1994) did local TV commercials to promote the station in 1978 (remember, "I know you're watching TV right now, but I'd like to tell you about a radio station...?")  Visitors to Reunion Tower (the 50-story tower with lighted ball, regularly seen on the opening credits for CBS' "Dallas") could watch the KOAX DJs in action behind glass on the tower's observation level.  KOAX moved into the tower when it opened 4/24/1978; they were originally located at the gold-glazed Campbell Center twin towers in north central Dallas.
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KXXK, Dallas. Call letters established 5/25/1968. Format:  Adult Contemporary (fashioned after WPIX-FM in New York, according to Jack Darden; a "watered-down KIXL, with light pop hits," according to Art Riley.)  Owner:  Dawson Communications Inc. (purchased 4/4/1968.)  Nickname:  "K-Double-X-K, The Groovy One.")  Notables:  Roy (Royce) Applegate aka Jimmy Kemper (later a character actor,) Joe McChesney (PD; known better as "J. Morgan Van Buren" on KBOX in the mid-1960s,) Jack Darden (5/1968-11/1969,) Marshall Martin (1968-1969,) Lee Bale, Charlie Whitaker (OM,) Dick Roth aka Dick Marshall, David Hultsman, Art Riley, Paul Osborne, Mike Williams aka Michael O'Shea, Irene Runnels, Moe Gardner, Linwood Henderson aka Cuzzin' Linnie, Lynn Christian (SM.)  Remained located at Suite 257B in Exchange Park, and upgraded power to 60,300 watts "circular polarization," as the station called it.  Transmitter was in the basement with the studios, and the tower was mounted to the building's roof...despite being dangerously close to Love Field flight patterns!
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KMAP, Dallas. Call letters established 12/3/1962.  Format:  Classical, "Showtime" (Broadway music; began 6/1967.)  Owners:  W. B. Carver, Century Broadcasting (to 4/4/1968,) Dawson Communications Inc.(4/4/1968 to call letter change.)  Nickname:  "The Big 'M'", "The Sound of Success."  Programs:  "Morning Concert," "Gentle Jazz," "Folk Music."  Notables:  Roy (Royce) Applegate , Marshall Martin, Lee Bale (all continued on with KXXK.)  Station was said to be built on a shoestring budget; junk parts from a local sound company were raided for studio use!  KMAP was another anomaly like KFWD:  station was initially located at the noisy Braniff Airline terminal at Love Field Airport in Dallas, but relocated to the Frito-Lay Building in Exchange Park, just west of Love Field.  The tower was atop Exchange Park as well, but the signal was blocked by area buildings and reflected off planes flying in and out of the airport.  Broadcast with a whopping 3,000 watts!  On air 6AM-12AM.
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KPSD, Dallas.  Call letters established 10/1/1960; dark 12/1960.  Format:  Easy Listening.  Owner:  Prowell Stroud Company of Dallas (J. Ernest Stroud and James Prowell.)  Nickname: "Futursonic Sound."  On 9/30/1960, the station sent out a female model to tour area department stores to promote the station.  Listener and historian Jim Cumbie says, "This was a poor excuse for a radio station.  The fidelity was bad, and the music was on five-hour tapes...(but) there were virtually no ads."
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KSFM, Dallas. Station established 1/1958. Format:  Classical.  Slogan:  "Consistently Presenting the Southwest with the World's Finest in Music."  Owner:  Metropolitan Broadcasting.  Notables:  Theodore Bisland, Perry Needham. Went dark in 1960.  Broadcast 6AM-1AM.
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KFTG, Dallas.  Initial call letters requested for 105.3 when application was submitted in 1947 by Lone Star Broadcasting.  Station never went on the air.
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105.7
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KRNB, Decatur. Station established 9/16/1996. Format: Soft R&B Oldies ("R-n-B,") "Old School R&B" (starting 4/1/2003.) Owner: Service Broadcasting. Sister station to KKDA-AM/FM.  Program:  "Quiet Storm" (formerly at sister KKDA-FM, and at several other stations since 1985.)  Notables: Scott Nevius aka Scott West (1998-99; on 1/30/1999, West likely made a first in DFW radio history when a scheduling mistake had him doing successive shifts on both KRNB and competitor KTXQ the very same day, using the same name!  Some keen listeners did pick up on the paradox,) Tom Joyner (via ABC Satellite Radio,) Jay Johnson, Steve Woods, Joe Soto, Lynne Haze (1999-2003; co-hosted morning show with Joe Soto,) Mark Lambert, Denise Edwards, Steve Harvey (syndicated; began 2/27/2006.)  [Previous incarnations on this dial position (KSTV, for one) were licensed to Stephenville and are not part of this survey.  KICM 105.7-Healdton/Pauls Valley OK was moved to 93.7 so that KSTV could move into the DFW market.  In 2003, 93.7 moved into Krum under their later KNOR calls.]
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KHKS, Denton. Call letters established 11/2/1992. Format: Top 40. Owner: AMFM, Clear Channel. Nickname: "Kiss FM". Call letters were an obvious deference to KHKS' Top 40 predecessor at this frequency, KTKS.  Notables: Dave Cradick aka "Kidd" Kraddick (began 1/2/1993 after a long stint at KEGL,) Sean Valentine (later with KIIS-Los Angeles,) Domino (Tony Lini) (worked at the REAL "Kiss," KIIS-Los Angeles, 1993-1996; later with KKDL,) Ed Lambert aka Mr. Ed, Kellie Rasberry (began 1995; part of Kidd Kraddick's morning show [first originated at KHKS, then syndicated and broadcast back to KHKS,] selected to co-host "Live with Regis" briefly during a talent search in 2000,) "Big" Al Mack, Michael Blake aka "Michael B," J. J. McKay, "Hollywood" Henderson (not to be confused with Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, former Dallas Cowboy,) Gail Lightfoot (who left the station due to new 'conflict of interest' rules imposed by Clear Channel, as Lightfoot moonlighted as a traffic reporter for competitor Metro Traffic,) Cindy Whitley aka Cindy Johnston, Jocelyn White (former KDFW-TV reporter,) Lee Ann Adam (later with KVIL,) Steve Nichols, Sean Phillips, Pamela Steele, Blake Lindsay, Dave Morales, Rick Lovett (1995-97,) Gary Dee, Dee Neroes, John Cook, Steve Harmon, Tom "Flakeboy" Gribble.  As a prank on April Fool's Day, 1993, Kraddick announced a format change to "All Disco," with a slick jingles package and several hours of 1970s dance music!  A few months later, the jingles were exhumed for Kiss' short-lived Sunday night "Disco Party" music show.
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KOAI, Denton. Call letters established 9/30/1987. Format: New Age Jazz (combined New Age, light jazz and melodic rock.) Station traded frequencies with 107.5 on 11/2/1992.  Nickname: "The Oasis." Owner: Gannett.  Jockless until 9/12/1988.  Notables:  Charley Jones (1987-1992,) Janel Dolan-Jones (Charley's wife,) Ed Budanauro, Lindsey Hart, Rick Vanderslice, Tempie Lindsey (1987-1990; later with the second KOAI incarnation at 107.5.)  When Gannett decide to change formats in late 1992, Granum (owner of 107.5) applied for a call letter transfer and took the "Oasis" format for themselves.  Most air personalities made the switch to the new station (Charley Jones did not.)  Stunting from 9/30/1987 to 10/7/1987 consisted of birds chirping!
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KTKS, Denton. Call letters established 8/13/1984, although Classic Hits format was retained from KIXK until 9/10/1984. Format: Top 40 (9/10/1984-9/30/1987,) Classic Hits (8/13/1984-9/10/1984.)  Nickname: "Kiss." Owner:  ABC (1/24/1984-1/2/1986; ABC had to dump the station due to ownership limits when acquisition by Capital Cities was completed in 1985,) Gannett (1/2/1986-?.)  Notables: John Walton and Steve Johnson (Walton and Johnson; began 2/1986; later based in New Orleans and syndicated,) Jim Zippo (9/1984-2/1986,) Randy Brown aka Christopher Haze, Dave Cooley, Randy Chambers (replaced by Dr. Drex in 11/1986,) John Frost, Kevin Metheny, John Hare, Don Crockett (replaced Jim Zippo as morning drive host in 11/1986,) Andy McCollum, Dr. Drex (began 11/1986,) Beth Rose Wright.  KTKS occasionally broadcast from the studios of North Texas State University's KNTU, where they kept a small upstairs room to satisfy old FCC requirements that required them to physically serve their community of license.  In return, KNTU radio students were permitted to use the room and ABC's equipment during the week for broadcasting practice.  Predecessor to KHKS, above.
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KIXK, Denton-Dallas-Fort Worth. Call letters established 3/1981. Format: Country (1981-12/17/1982,) Pop Oldies (12/17/1982-8/13/1984.) Nickname: "Kix 106" (1981-12/17/1982.)  Owner:  Hicks Broadcasting (bought for $4 million,) ABC (1/24/1984-1/2/1986; bought for $16 million.)  Notables as "Pop Oldies":  Mark McKay, Dave Cooley, Michael Selden (1982-1983; fired because station management thought he'd 'lost his touch' from his heyday at KVIL, KLIF and KNUS; Selden never worked in a major market again,) Steve Nichols aka Steve Nichols-Scott (1983-1984,) Danny Owen (1983-1984,) Mitch Carr, Rick Fulgham (McLendon-era styled newscaster.)  Notables as Country:  Don Harris (I), Allan Peck Sr. (late of KBOX-AM,) Andy Waldrop, Rick Burton, Micky Ashworth.  The original Pop Oldies weekday lineup was to be Cat Simon mornings, Steve Eberhart late mornings, Harry Nelson (Victor Pryles) early afternoons, Mike Selden in afternoon drive and Scott Allen on nights (most of whom were heavy hitters from the glory days of KLIF and KNUS.)  However, according to Steve Eberhart, Simon changed his mind and went to Oklahoma City from his job in San Diego.  Eberhart then decided to stay at KVIL.  In 1983, KIXK passed out specially-marked cans of oil (cans?) for a contest to "Win an Oilwell!"  Station located in "Fashionable Preston Center" (as the station called it!)
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KDDC, Denton-Dallas-Fort Worth.  Station established 5/1980.  Format:  Country.  Owners:  Mel Wheeler, Inc; Hicks Broadcasting (purchased for $4 million in 12/1980.)  In 1/1981, the FCC approved KDDC's request to identify its city of license as "Denton-Dallas-Fort Worth."  Notables:  Rick Butler, John Walton (later half of "Walton and Johnson" syndicated morning team; later syndicated to future 106.1 inhabitant KTKS.)
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KDNT, Denton. Station established 6/1948 at 106.3; moved to 106.1 in 1962. Format: Easy Listening via automation (1950s-1960s,) Simulcast of sister KDNT-AM (Variety) (1961-?,) Oldies/Rock (1976-1977,) Disco (1977-12/6/1979,) Rock (12/6/1979-12/31/1979.)  Nickname:  "K-106...Your Station for More Music" (1976-1977.)  Owners:  Harwell V. Shepard (6/1948-3/15/1972,) Bass Brothers (3/15/1972-10/1976,) Mel Wheeler, Inc. (10/1976-12/1980.)  Call letters stood for "Denton." Station had first applied for position at 101.7 FM in 1946.  Notables specifically assigned to FM (see entry at 1440 AM for all others:) Russ Campbell, Michael Rey (II), Andy Waldrop and George Gimarc (hosts of "Jukebox Saturday Night," formerly broadcast on KNTU,) Ray Whitworth and Dave Buell (later hosts of "Jukebox Saturday Night.")  Sister station to KDNT-AM; AM was retained by Wheeler when FM was sold.  See entry at 94.5 for additional information, as Wheeler purchased KGAF-FM in spring, 1980, and had the KDNT-FM calls reassigned there.
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Mike Ehrle, Mike Shannon and Sandy Shepard chronicle the history of KDNT...clickhere!
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106.7
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KZZA, Muenster.  Call letters established 3/2/2005, but format began on 2/16/2005 under KKDL calls.  Format:  Spanish/Dance ("Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, Y Mas," "Where Latinos Live.")  Owner:  Entravision, Liberman (bought 11/3/2006.)  Nickname:  "Casa 106.7."  Notables:  Tony Lini aka Domino, "Mean Mauri," "Nina."  Basic reimaging of KKDL (see below.)
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KKDL, Muenster.  Call letters established 8/14/2002.  Format:  Dance.  Nickname:  "KDL."  Owner:  Entravision.  Notables:  Scott Savage (station manager, late of KCAF-990,) Joe Vlazny, Domino (Tony Lini) (late of KHKS.)  Jockless until 10/2003.
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KXGM, Muenster-Gainesville.   Station established 9/6/1990 at 106.5.   Moved to 106.7 on 8/9/2002.   Format:  Oldies.  Owners:  Henderson Broadcasting (12/1991-9/2000,) First Broadcasting (9/2000-1/2001,) Entravision (1/2001-8/9/2002 and continued into KKDL-106.7 thereafter.)  Henderson Broadcasting continued to operate station under LMA's with First Broadcasting and Entravision (1/2001-8/9/2002.)  Nickname:  "Hit 106.5."  Notables:  Dee Blanton, Rich Phillips aka Dick Hicks, Ken Wood, Clay Stewart.
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KRVA, Campbell.  Call letters re-established 8/6/1999.  Format:  Spanish, Oldies ("Rock-n-Rolldies,") Classic Country.  Nickname:  "Latin 107," "The Ranch."  Owner:  LKCM Radio Group (started 12/16/2003,) First Broadcasting (to 12/16/2003.)  Notable:  Ken Fine (2003-2007.)  Was simulcast to KRVF-107.1.  Broadcast WFAA-TV news in Spanish.  Sister station to KFWR-FM and KRVF-FM.
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KZDF, Campbell.  Call letters established 11/14/1997.
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KRVA, Campbell.  Station established 1/1/1993.  Format:  Spanish.

KTLR, Terrell.  Call letter established 5/23/1979.  Original dial position of KTLR-107.1.
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KAMA, Dallas.  Station established 1962; dark later in 1962.  Unknown format.  Owner:  Texas Fine Music Broadcasters.
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107.1
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KESS, Benbrook.  Call letters re-established 7/29/2013 (traded calls with KFZO-99.1.)

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KDXX, Benbrook.  Call letters established 1/22/2003.  Reimaging of KDXT (see below.)  Format:  "Amor" (Spanish Adult Contemporary) to 2005 (simulcast with 1480 AM and 107.9 FM,) "Recuerdo" (Spanish Oldies) in 2005; "La Picuda," "La Que Buena" (simulcast with 99.1.)  Calls moved from 107.9.
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KDXT, Benbrook.  Call letters established 4/24/1998.  Format:  Spanish.  Replaced KRVA-FM, Campbell, and KRVF-FM (106.9,) Kerens, who were forced to downgrade their signals into DFW.
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KMRT, Benbrook.  Call letters established 12/8/1995.  Call letters stood for "KMart" (to denote a 'good advertising value.')  Format:  Spanish.
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KCKK, Benbrook.  Call letters established 6/30/1995.  Format:  Spanish.
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KCYT, Benbrook.  Call letters established 9/28/1992.  Format:  Spanish.
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KYOT, Benbrook.  Call letters established 8/18/1988.  Format:  Spanish.
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KFII, Benbrook.  Station established 5/28/1987.  Format:  Spanish.
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KRVF, Kerens.  Call letters established 8/6/1999.  Format:  Spanish, Oldies.  Owner:  LKCM Radio Group (started 12/16/2003) First Broadcasting (to 12/16/2003.)  Notable:  Ken Fine (2003-2007.)  Was simulcast to sister KRVA-106.9.  Later sister station to KFWR-FM and KRVA-FM.  Changed city of license to Kerens in c. 2003.
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KZDL, Terrell.  Call letters established 9/22/1997.  Format:  Spanish.
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KTLR, Terrell.  Station established 5/23/1979 at 106.9.  Format:  Country.  Call letters derived from "Tender Loving Radio."  Nickname:  "Texas Radio," "Stereo Country 107."  Owner:  Ken Jones dba Metro Broadcasters.  Notables:  John Scott, Sam Simms, Josh Fuller, Scott Myers.  Sister to KTLR-AM.  Station was part of 1994 swap for KGDE/94.1 and KSSA/95.3, sending KTLR to 95.3 as KHYI-"The Range" in 4/1994.  A new KTLR continued under Jones ownership at 107.1 through 1997.  Simulcast rimshot KRVA-FM (106.9) briefly in mid-1996.
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KQDR, Savoy (Sherman-Denison area.)  Station established 7/27/2007.  Format:  Adult Hits (as "Doc FM") (7/27/2007-9/1/2012,) Contemporary Hits (as "Hot 107.3") (started 9/1/2012.)  Owner:  William McCutchen III, Prophecy Radio Group.
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KMVK, Fort Worth.  Call letters established 10/9/2006.  Format:  Spanish Top 40 (began 2/17/2009,) Modern R&B Oldies/Modern R&B Dance (began 10/2/2006 under KOAI calls.)  Owner:  CBS/Infinity.  Nicknames:  "Mega," "Movin'." Notables as Movin':  "Kaden," Nikki Nite (PD, to 2008;) Eric Landrum, Mel McKay, Gina Lee Fuentes, "Kendall," Chris Shine (began 3/5/2007; partially live, partially voicetracked.)  Notables as Mega:  "Horatio," Ya Levantate, "Eddie J," "Liz," Cristina Zuniga, "Manny B."
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KOAI, Fort Worth. Call letters re-established 11/2/1992 (previously used at 106.1.)  Format: New Age Jazz (11/2/1992-10/2/2006,) Modern R&B Oldies (10/2/2006-10/9/2006; Jazz format moved to an HD channel thereafter.) Owners: Infinity/CBS (starting in 3/1996,)  Granum (to 3/1996.) Nickname: "Movin'," "The Oasis". Notables: Tempie Lindsey (1992-6/2006,) Randy Brown, Ken Bateman aka Ken Baker, Bret Menassa aka Bret Michael (11/1992-9/2003; later APD; holdover from KCDU; now known as DR. Bret Menassa after completing his doctorate and becoming a license professional counselor!), Lynn Briggs (to 10/2/2006,) Larry Dixon (9/2003-2005,) Tim Garrison (to 10/2/2006,) Scotty Brink (1992-1994,) John Frost, Dan Siebold, Dave Martin, Charles Mixon aka Chaz Mixon (1997-99,) Tori Logan, Dan Bell (1996-2006,) Ian Baker, Jeff Elliott, Ben Ortega aka Ben Martin (to 2/5/2006,) Mike "Bob" Elmore, Doyle King, Greg Reaves, Rick Vanderslice (former jock with KOAI-106.1; began 9/1991 and worked concurrently at KERA-FM,) Tim Kase (traffic reporter who was a jock with KMEZ-107.5 previously,) Debbie Alcocer aka Debbie Douglas, Scotty Wilson, Ken Bell, Trevor Lay (1992-4/1999; returned 1/2006,) Lamonica Logan (PD; began 9/2/1991,) Tom Nau, Beth Rose Wright, Ed Budanauro, Sherry Meeks.  Granum applied for a call letter transfer from Gannett's KOAI-106.1 when Gannett decided to change formats in 11/1992.  This KOAI is only related in name to the original, although this KOAI also purchased the music collection of the former KOAI and continued the format as if nothing had changed!
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KCDU, Fort Worth. Call letters established 7/4/1991. Format: Classic Rock. Nickname: "CD 107.5" (to denote the station's use of digital music.) Owner:  Granum.  Programs:  "Dialogue," "Theme Park."  Notables:  Ron Crouch aka Ron Taylor, Gary Dee, Bret Menassa aka Bret Michael, Tempie Lindsey(Michael and Lindsey stayed with the station through its format change to KOAI,) Gary Reynolds, Doyle King, Frank Welch, Trevor Lay, Glen Martin, Cary Pall, Chalise Daly, Beth Rose Wright (began 8/1991,) Doug Gondek.  Reportedly the first Metroplex station to boast a 100% CD library, although KOAI-106.1 was already doing this as of 1987.
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KMEZ, Fort Worth. Call letters established 12/23/1988 (carried over from its original dial position at 100.3 after the frequency swap that brought KJMZ to the airwaves.)  Format: Easy ("EZ") Listening (12/23/1988-5/1990,) Soft Adult Contemporary (5/1990-7/3/1991.)  Nickname: "EZ 107.5," "Bright & Easy."  Owner:  Granum (3/1991 to format change,) Gillmore (1988-3/1991.)  See entry at 100.3 for more information.  Station moved from its longtime home at the former KBOX studios, 9900 McCree, to 5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 2000, on 9/28/1989 (celebrated with a Mardi Gras-style party at the station for DFW notables.)  Flagship for SMU football (1989.)
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KDLZ, Fort Worth. Call letters established 8/26/1985. Format: Pop R&B.  Call letters stood for "Dallas."  Successor to KNOK; same format with new calls.  Nickname:  "We Got the Power."  Owner:  Earl G. Graves dba EGG-Dallas, Gillmore (1988.)  Programs:  "Sunday Jazz Brunch," "Jazz Brunch Plus," "The Quiet Storm."  Notables:  Lador Frank, Drew Dawson, Woody Wood, Alisa Robinson, Bob Stewart (hosted "Jazz Brunch Plus,") Robert Ashley (ND,) Cedric Bailey, Ken Bell, Keith Solis (host of "The Quiet Storm;" program moved to KJMZ in 1988,) Jim Tyler, Alisha Simmons, Kerry D'Oyen, Loni Taylor and Michele Madison (first female morning team in the US; began 1/7/1986.)  Studio located at 3601 Kimbo Road in Fort Worth, which burned in April, 1988, only two weeks after the tower was moved to Cedar Hill and power was increased.
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KNOK, Fort Worth. Station established 2/8/1965.  Sister station of KNOK-AM.  Format:  Pop R&B, 100% simulcast of AM (1965-68; programming continued seamlessly on FM side after AM signed off at sunset,) 50% simulcast of AM (1968-2/5/1979.) Nickname: "The Black Rocker" (1978-1985,) "Disco and More" (1978,) "Exclusive Soul Radio for Dallas-Fort Worth."  Owners:  Chatham Corporation (1965-1978,) Earl G. Graves dba EGG-Dallas aka Black Enterprises (1978-1988.)  Programs:  "World Tomorrow," "Washington Week," "The Quiet Storm."  Notables: Stu Hepburn (President/25% owner, 1965-1978,) Dewayne Dancer, Fairlie Artis, Baron Bacon, Scott Nevius aka Scott West (2/1981-2/1983,) Bill Hix, Dexter Andrews, Dean McClain, Keith Solis (a teen when starting at the station in 1985; hosted "The Quiet Storm," which moved to KJMZ in 1988,) Larry Dee Hemphill aka Larry D,  Nat Jackson, Lenita Johnson, Jerry Thomas, Andy Perpener aka "Mr. Big Stuff," Quen Echoles, Kenny Byrd, Sherry Alexander, Michael Ray, "Killer" Buggs, "Dr. Rock," Ron Mitchell, Glen Cosby, Julie Summers, Doug White, Ruben T. "Mad Lad" Washington, Ken Bell, Tony Price, "Mr. B," Ushay, Bob Ray Sanders, Roy Johnson, Ed Eubanks (also an anchor for KXAS-TV,) James Hawthorne (1980-1984; Sports Director and personality; later the Deputy Police Chief for Arlington, TX!), Calvin E. Foster (sales manager,) Larry Carolla (1976,) Anita Bradley, Aidra Davis, Jackie McKenzie, Robert Ashley, Cynthia Brown, Alisa Robinson, John Wiley Price (Dallas County Commissioner who filled in for Dewayne Dancer briefly in 2/1985.)  Studio and tower located at 3601 Kimbo Road in Fort Worth.  107.5 was one of two remaining, unassigned frequencies allocated to Dallas-Fort Worth (93.9 was the other) that were applied for at the same time in 1964.  Part-owner Stu Hepburn was contacted by friend Gene Cagle, president of KFJZ, when KNOK's application was published....who said, "Why didn't you tell me you wanted an FM station...I would have given you mine!"
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KDXX, Lewisville.  Details forthcoming.

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KESS, Lewisville.  Call letters re-established 1/2003.  Format: Spanish. Owner:  Univision.  Nickname:  "La Que Buena," "La Kalle."  Notable:  Danny Luna.
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KDXX, Lewisville.  Station established 1/11/2002.  Format:  Spanish.  Owner:  Hispanic Broadcasting (absorbed by Univision in 6/2002.)  Nicknames:  "La Que Buena," "La Raza," "Amor."  Formerly known as KDOS, it replaced KDXX-FM, Corsicana, which was paid to downgrade its signal into DFW and relocate to Robinson, TX (near Waco.)  KDOS was formerly licensed to Gainesville (not part of this survey.)  With the relocation of both stations, KDOS traded call letters with KDXX, so the Robinson station became KDOS (and later KHCK and KWPW,) and the Lewisville station became KDXX.  To add to the confusion, KDOS also aired the "La Que Buena" format!  And the KDXX calls were relocated to 107.1 in 1/2003.
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KDXX, Corsicana.  Call letters established 2/20/1998.  Format:  Spanish ("Estereo Latino") (simulcast of 106.7 FM and 1480 AM.)
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KICI, Corsicana.  Call letters established 1/19/1994.  Format:  Spanish (simulcast of KICI-AM.)
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KAND, Corsicana.  Call letters established 2/1/1985.  Format:  Pop/Top 40 (1985-1993,) Spanish (12/1993 to call letter change; simulcast KICI-AM.)  Call letters stood for local food manufacturer Wolf Brand canned chili!  Sister station to KAND-AM (still operating today at 1340 AM.)  Owner:  Richard C. Parker.  Nickname:  "K-108."  Notables:  Mark Truelove, Alan Barnes (to 1991,) Steve Elkins (1982-95,) Paul Trevor, Kevin McAdams, David Yates, D'Andra Huckaby, Dixie Lawrence, Debbie Beal, David Anthony, Don Hupp, Ron Ricks, Paul Berry, Margie Holton, Bill Van Ness, "Ramblin'" Roy Miller, Steve Kelly, Annette Gonzales (later in Houston television,) Miles Taylor.
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KXCL, Corsicana.  Call letters established 4/12/1983.  Format:  Country.  Call letters stood for "Country Lovin.'"  Sister station to KAND-AM.  Owner:  Richard Parker.  Notable: Alan Barnes, Roy Miller, Barry Bragg, Byron Haney, Lex Myers, Dick Aldama.
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KCIR, Corsicana.  Station established 1972.  Format:  Block programming, including MOR, Pop and Country.  Call letters decided in a contest; the 'Golden Circle' nickname for the Corsicana metro area was chosen.  Nickname:  "The Tower with the Most Music Power" (and indeed it was; KCIR's tower was the tallest one between Dallas and Houston!)  Sister station to KAND-AM.  Owner:  Dick Curlee.  Notables:  Sam "Bo" Roberts (in his first professional radio gig,) Alan Barnes (began 1973,) Larry Johnson, Joe Salvadore, Ray Murphy, Bob Knoll, Elmer Smith.
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KDFW, Cedar Hill.  Station established 1957; dark in 1958.  Calls stood for Dallas-Fort Worth.  Owner:  C&F Music Casting Co.  Located at the former home of KYBS-107.9 (see below.)  Notables:  B. V. Cole, M. H. Frostrom.  Operated in multiplex mode with a subcarrier that provided leased Muzak-style music to offices and building.  Station used a Collins 37M-10 transmitter with a 10-bay antenna, 770 feet above terrain.  ERP was 88kW.  Station had CP to move to 99.5, but went under before any action was taken on it.  Calls resurrected in 1970 as KDFW-TV Channel 4.
Thanks to Jim Cumbie for all the KDFW-FM info!
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KYBS, Dallas.  Station established 10/28/1949; dark on 12/16/1951.  Format:  Music and Drama (interspersed with sports, religion, agriculture and news.)  Owner:  Baptist General Convention of Texas.  KYBS courted advertisers as part of a nine-station network.  Station went dark in 1951, as a vote of the Baptist Convention determined it was too expensive to operate; everything was sold to Collins Radio in Dallas in 4/1952 for experimentation purposes.  Notables:  Henrietta Morris, George C. Knott, Dr. R. Alton Reed, Kenneth Yarbrough.  Broadcast 7AM-11PM with 90,000 watts.  First local station to use microwave transmissions instead of wire to get their signal to Cedar Hill.  Studios located at Mount Lebanon with microwave mounted to the Reserve Loan Life Buiding.)
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Backronym:  A reversed acronym—the words of the expanded term were chosen to fit the letters of the acronym, instead of the other way around.  For example, the call letters "KFJZ" were not originally chosen to stand for "Fort Worth Jazz;" this was a phrase designed way after the fact to fit the old call letters.

Carrier current, AKA "wired wireless," uses low-power radio-frequency signals, transmitted along electrical conductors. The transmissions are picked up by receivers that are either connected to the conductors, or located a short distance from them. Carrier current transmission is used for low-power broadcasting that covers a small geographical area, such as a college campus. The most common form of carrier current uses longwave or medium wave AM radio signals that are sent through existing electrical wiring, although other conductors can be used, such as telephone lines.


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