KSEV (700 AM) is a

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, and serving

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. It broadcasts a

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and is owned by

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Dan Patrick. (Patrick is not related to

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and TV host Dan Patrick.) The studios and offices are on Katy Freeway (I-10) in

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is a

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frequency reserved for

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, a Class A, 50,000-

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station. While KSEV operates with 15,000 watts by day, it must reduce power at night to 1,000 watts to avoid interference. It uses a

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with a three-

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. The

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is off

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. There are only 13 other stations in the United States that broadcast on 700 kHz.

Programming

On weekdays, KSEV features local hosts in the morning and afternoon

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s, with paid

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in middays and syndicated

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shows heard the rest of the day. Chris Salcedo hosts the wake-up show, while Chris X. Blayney hosts afternoons. Syndicated programs include '' The Brian Kilmeade Show, The Dana Loesch Show, The Joe Pags Show'' and ''

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''. On weekends, KSEV carries programs about money, health, lifestyle, food, cigars, home repair and gardening. Weekend syndicated hosts include

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and Rich Valdes. Most hours begin with an update from Townhall News. The station's primary competitors are two well-established talk stations, both owned by

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and AM 950 KPRC, as well as

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talk radio outlet AM 1070

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and independently-owned

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KYST.

History

On December 1, 1986, the station first

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as KTBT. It was owned by Duncan Broadcasting and aired a middle of the road (MOR) music format. At first, the power was 2,500 watts by day and 1,000 watts at night. Howard Sellers acquired the station in September 1989. He kept the format as MOR. Sellers sold the station the following month. In October 1989, the station changed owners again, as Sunbelt Broadcasting bought the station for only $47,164. Sunbelt's president and owner was Dan Patrick, who was already hosting a show on KTBT. Previously, Patrick had served as sports director for

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Channel 11 in Houston. Sunbelt changed the

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to KSEV and switched the format to

. The station became an

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and also got a boost in power to 25,000 watts in the daytime, and 1,000 watts at night. Patrick wore several hats as owner, general manager, and morning drive sports talk host in the early years of KSEV. Also in 1989, KSEV acquired the Houston-area rights to run the

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'' Rush Limbaugh Show'', while Limbaugh was relatively unknown. (Limbaugh later switched to 740

, owned by

, which also syndicated Limbaugh's show.) In April of that year,

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games were aired; it ended in June 1993.

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took over in the fall of that year. By 1990, along with Limbaugh and Patrick, KSEV had a lineup of local hosts which included Roger Gray, Jerry Trupiano, and former Houston Chronicle sportswriter Ed Fowler. Bob Hallmark was the program director and Rod Evans served as the news director. In 1995, KSEV was acquired by

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-based

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. The format remained talk and Patrick stayed on as vice president and general manager. The station changed hands again in 2001, as Clear Channel sold KSEV to

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, based in

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.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003 page D-456
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formats, KSEV remained a conservative talk station in English. Patrick remained KSEV's vice president, running the station through a

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(LMA). Patrick later bought the station from Lieberman. He now owns the station but no longer hosts a show on 700 AM, concentrating on his Lieutenant Governor duties.

References

External links

*KSEV Radio's website is http://www.ksevradio.com {{News/Talk Radio Stations in Texas SEV News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1962