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KZEP-FM
KZEP-FM (104.5 MHz) is a Spanish CHR radio station broadcasting in and around San Antonio, Texas, United States. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, (formerly Clear Channel Communications). Its studios are located in the Stone Oak neighborhood in Far North San Antonio, and the transmitter site is atop Tower of the Americas downtown. KZEP was formerly owned by Lotus Communications until May 2008. History Early days KZEP signed on as KITE-FM on 104.5 MHz with a "beautiful music" format in 1966. Toward the end of the 1960s, KITE-FM began experimenting with a multi-formatted station, i.e., beautiful music during the day and album rock after 11 PM. The underground rock segment was known as "Now Sounds." The Album Underground Rock format began after the classical music segment. Disc jockey Alan Grimm broadcast a different length show every night, sometimes until 6 AM. Underground rock artists included: It's A Beautiful Day, Bubble Puppy, The 13th Floor Elevators, Procol Harum, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K227BH
K227BH (93.3 FM) is a classic country radio station broadcasting in and around San Antonio, Texas, simulcasting KRPT 92.5 FM, in Devine, Texas. The translator facility is owned and licensed to Mary H. Lopez, The station is also operated by iHeartMedia, its studios are located in Far North San Antonio in the Stone Oak neighborhood. History K227BH was broadcasting the continuation of longtime San Antonio FM classic rock radio station "K-ZEP 104.5", which resulted from the format change at the latter station occurring in August 2014. "K-ZEP" (as it was known on air) was dropped from 93.3 on June 23, 2015, giving way to its current simulcast and Classic country format on KRPT KRPT (92.5 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Devine, Texas, United States, the station serves the San Antonio area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel Communications). T ... Devine. Concurrently, K227BH moved to KZEP-FM HD3, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KZEP
KZEP-FM (104.5 MHz) is a Spanish CHR radio station broadcasting in and around San Antonio, Texas, United States. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, (formerly Clear Channel Communications). Its studios are located in the Stone Oak neighborhood in Far North San Antonio, and the transmitter site is atop Tower of the Americas downtown. KZEP was formerly owned by Lotus Communications until May 2008. History Early days KZEP signed on as KITE-FM on 104.5 MHz with a "beautiful music" format in 1966. Toward the end of the 1960s, KITE-FM began experimenting with a multi-formatted station, i.e., beautiful music during the day and album rock after 11 PM. The underground rock segment was known as "Now Sounds." The Album Underground Rock format began after the classical music segment. Disc jockey Alan Grimm broadcast a different length show every night, sometimes until 6 AM. Underground rock artists included: It's A Beautiful Day, Bubble Puppy, The 13th Floor Elevators, Procol Harum, Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KRPT
KRPT (92.5 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Devine, Texas, United States, the station serves the San Antonio area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel Communications). The KRPT studios are located in the Stone Oak neighborhood in Far North San Antonio, and the transmitter site is in Pearsall. History The station first signed on November 17, 1982 on the 92.1 FM frequency as KDCI with a middle of the road music format. The station changed its call sign to KTXX in June 1985, and later moved to 92.5 FM. In August 1998, KTXX-FM Inc. president Kahn Hamon sold the station to San Antonio-based Clear Channel Communications for $1.5 million; at the time of the sale, it aired a country music format. A month later, the station changed its call letters to KSJL-FM and flipped to urban adult contemporary as a simulcast of KSJL (760 AM). On February 20, 2004, KSJL-FM changed its format to rhythmic contemporary with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IHeartMedia
iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc.), a company founded by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, B. J. "Red" McCombs in 1972, and later taken private by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners through a leveraged buyout in 2008. As a result of this buyout, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., began to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of CC Media Holdings, Inc. On September 16, 2014, CC Media Holdings, Inc. was rebranded iHeartMedia, Inc., and Clear Channel Communications, Inc., became iHeartCommunications, Inc. Overview iHeartMedia, Inc. specializes in radio broadcasting, podcasting, Digital media, digital and live events through Division (business), division iHeartMedia (sans "Inc." suffix; formerly Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Clear Channel Radio, et al.) and subsidiary iHeartMedia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KWID
KWID (101.9 FM, "La Buena 101.9") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada. The station is owned by Lotus Communications and broadcasts a Spanish-language adult hits format. The KWID studios are located in the unincorporated community of Spring Valley in Clark County and its transmitter is on Black Mountain in Henderson. Prior to the use of the call letters in Las Vegas, there was an unrelated shortwave radio station called KWID during World War II. Based in San Francisco, the original KWID was commissioned by the federal government to reach an international audience. It served as the basis for what later became the Voice of America radio network. History Easy listening (1963-1974) The station at 101.9 FM in Las Vegas signed on in 1963 as KRGN with an easy listening format. It took its call sign from its owner, E. W. Cragin. The Gilday Broadcasting Company bought the station in 1968. Top 40 (1974-1978) In 1974, the station changed its call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IHeartMedia
iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc.), a company founded by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, B. J. "Red" McCombs in 1972, and later taken private by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners through a leveraged buyout in 2008. As a result of this buyout, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., began to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of CC Media Holdings, Inc. On September 16, 2014, CC Media Holdings, Inc. was rebranded iHeartMedia, Inc., and Clear Channel Communications, Inc., became iHeartCommunications, Inc. Overview iHeartMedia, Inc. specializes in radio broadcasting, podcasting, Digital media, digital and live events through Division (business), division iHeartMedia (sans "Inc." suffix; formerly Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Clear Channel Radio, et al.) and subsidiary iHeartMedia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WOAI (AM)
WOAI (1200 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in San Antonio, Texas, which airs a news/talk format. It is owned and operated by locally based iHeartMedia, Inc., and is that company's flagship station. Studios are located in the Stone Oak neighborhood in Far North San Antonio. Its non-directional antenna transmitter site is off Santa Clara Road in Zuehl, Texas. WOAI promotion refers to the station as the "50,000 Watt Blowtorch" of South Texas. It is a Class A clear-channel station, broadcasting fulltime at the U.S. maximum power of 50,000 watts. In the daytime, WOAI covers most of Central and South Texas, providing at least secondary coverage as far north as the Waco suburbs and as far south as Corpus Christi. With a good radio, WOAI's nighttime signal reaches much of the United States and Mexico, and parts of central Canada. However, it is strongest in the central United States. WOAI audio streaming is also available through iHeartRadio. Programming WOAI airs a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KTKR
KTKR (760 AM) is a sports radio station serving the San Antonio, Texas, United States area. KTKR, more popularly known as "Ticket 760", is owned by iHeartMedia (previously Clear Channel Communications until September 2014) as a sister station to, among others, heritage station WOAI. Its studios are located in the Stone Oak neighborhood in Far North San Antonio, and the transmitter site is just east of the city along I-10. The station lineup includes Mike Taylor, Andy Everett, Sam 'Biggest Puma' Freas, Dan Patrick, Colin Cowherd, and other Fox Sports Radio programs. It is also the flagship station of UTSA football and basketball. The station is also the local affiliate of Westwood One's NFL broadcasts, as well as the Texas Longhorns basketball. History of AM 760 KSJL received its callsign on July 19, 1982. It signed on two years later under the ownership of Inner City Broadcasting as All Hit 76 KSJL, a Top 40 format broadcasting in AM stereo. It would later become part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KAJA (FM)
KAJA (97.3 MHz "KJ97") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to San Antonio, Texas. It airs a country music radio format and is owned by locally based iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are located in the Stone Oak neighborhood in Far North San Antonio. KAJA has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. The transmitter site is off Galm Road in the Far West Side of San Antonio, near Government Canyon State Natural Area. History In 1951, the station signed on as KITE-FM. It simulcast co-owned AM 930 KITE (now KLUP). Because KITE was a daytimer at the time, KITE-FM was able to continue its programming into the night. KITE-AM-FM were owned by Charles W. Balthrope. KITE-FM transmitted with 6,200 watts, a fraction of its current output. A few years later, the station flipped to a beautiful music format. The call sign switched to KEEZ in 1958, to reflect easy listening music. In 1960, KEEZ and KITE were bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KXXM
KXXM (96.1 FM, "96.1 NOW") is a Top 40 (CHR) station based in San Antonio, Texas, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios are located in the Stone Oak neighborhood in Far North San Antonio, and the transmitter site is in Frederich Wilderness Park on the city's northwest side. History On May 5, 1964, KMFM signed on 96.1 MHz. It was a classical music station owned by the Pennington family, broadcasting from studios at 134 E. Agarita Ave. In 1976, Harry Pennington, Jr. died, and his wife Rosa Lee took over the station before selling it to Classic Media in 1977. Classic built a new, 100 kW facility for the station. Six years later, the station was sold to C&W Wireless, which programmed a Contemporary Christian format known as "Son Light Radio FM 96" and changed the callsign to KSLR to match the new moniker. Inner City Broadcasting, which already owned KSJL 760 AM, bought KSLR in 1986. The two stations began simulcasting as Super Q 96 FM and Super Q 76 AM, with the calls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KQXT-FM
KQXT-FM (101.9 MHz, "Q101.9") is a commercial radio station in San Antonio, Texas. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, airing an adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. On weekdays, it carries the syndicated '' Kidd Kradick Morning Show'' from co-owned KHKS Dallas as well as Ellen K on Saturday mornings. KQXT's studios are in Stone Oak. KQXT has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the current maximum for FM stations. It transmits from an antenna atop the Tower of the Americas in Downtown San Antonio. History The station signed on the air on . Its original call sign was KCOR-FM, the sister station to KCOR 1350 AM (now KXTN). It shared an antenna with the AM station on Abe Lincoln Road in northwest San Antonio. KCOR was an established Regional Mexican station, going back to 1946. The FM was always separately programmed from the AM, and in 1971, switched its call sign to KQXT. The call letters ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. The watt is named after James Watt (1736–1819), an 18th-century Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved the Newcomen engine with his own steam engine in 1776. Watt's invention was fundamental for the Industrial Revolution. Overview When an object's velocity is held constant at one metre per second against a constant opposing force of one newton, the rate at which work is done is one watt. : \mathrm In terms of electromagnetism, one watt is the rate at which electrical work is performed when a current of one ampere (A) flows across an electrical potential difference of one volt (V), meaning the watt is equivalent to the volt-ampere (the latter unit, however, is used for a different quantity from the real power of an electrical circuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
