KWTX (AM)
title: "KWTX (AM)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-waco,-texas", "news-and-talk-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "radio-stations-established-in-1946", "1946-establishments-in-texas", "iheartmedia-radio-stations"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KWTX_(AM)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | KWTX |
| logo | Newstalk1230 KWTX.png |
| city | Waco, Texas |
| country | US |
| area | Waco metropolitan area |
| branding | News/Talk 1230 |
| frequency | |
| airdate | |
| format | Conservative talk |
| power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
| class | C |
| licensing_authority | FCC |
| facility_id | 33057 |
| coordinates | |
| callsign_meaning | Waco, Texas |
| owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. |
| licensee | iHM Licenses, LLC |
| sister_stations | KBGO, KBRQ, KIIZ-FM, KLFX, KWTX-FM, WACO-FM |
| webcast | |
| website | newstalk1230.iheart.com |
| affiliations | Premiere NetworksCompass Media Networks |
| network | Fox News Radio |
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| name = KWTX | logo = Newstalk1230 KWTX.png | city = Waco, Texas | country = US | area = Waco metropolitan area | branding = News/Talk 1230 | frequency = | airdate = | format = Conservative talk | power = 1,000 watts (unlimited) | class = C | licensing_authority = FCC | facility_id = 33057 | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = Waco, Texas | owner = iHeartMedia, Inc. | licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC | sister_stations = KBGO, KBRQ, KIIZ-FM, KLFX, KWTX-FM, WACO-FM | webcast = | website = newstalk1230.iheart.com | affiliations = Premiere NetworksCompass Media Networks | network = Fox News Radio KWTX (1230 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Waco, Texas, United States, serving the Waco metropolitan area. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station carries a conservative talk format consisting largely of nationally syndicated programs. Studios are located on Texas Highway 6 in Waco, while the transmitter is sited at Primrose Drive and South 18th Street, south of Baylor University in Waco.
History
KWTX first signed on the air on May 1, 1946, as the second radio station in Waco, and originally broadcast with 250 watts. KWTX was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System.
In 1955, it added a television station, Channel 10 KWTX-TV. In 1970, it signed on an FM radio station, KWTX-FM 97.5 MHz. Through the 1970s and 80s, KWTX 1230 aired a full service radio format, including middle of the road (MOR) music, news and sports. On March 2, 1981, KWTX switched to a Country format. On Feb. 27, 1987, KWTX began carrying Satellite Music Network's adult standards format full-time.
On August 10, 1998, KWTX changed its format to children's radio, featuring programming from Radio Disney. The Disney format lasted nearly three years.
In June 2000, the station was acquired by Capstar, a forerunner to current owner iHeartMedia. On July 15, 2001, KWTX dropped Radio Disney and switched formats back to talk radio, with hourly news supplied by ABC News Radio. In 2005, the network was changed to Fox News Radio.
References
References
- "KWTX Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
- (1989). "Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1989".
- [https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1948/Radio%20by%20State%20NE-Ter%20BC%20YB%201948%20B&W-10.pdf ''Broadcasting Yearbook 1948'' page 244], [[Broadcasting & Cable]]
- "Radio Disney off, talk radio back on 1230".
- [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf ''Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010'' page D-549. Retrieved April 29, 2025.]
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