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| Broadcast area | Austin metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1060kHz |
| Branding | Sun Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult album alternative;Americana |
| Ownership | |
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| See § Repeaters,KJFK | |
| History | |
First air date | March 15, 1967; 58 years ago (1967-03-15) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Sun" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 34430 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 2,000wattsdays only |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°19′13″N97°38′59″W / 30.32028°N 97.64972°W /30.32028; -97.64972 |
| Repeater(s) | See § Repeaters |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.sunradio.com |
KTSN (1060kHz) is adaytimerAMradio stationlicensed toLockhart, Texas, and serving theAustin metropolitan area. It is owned by Township Media, LLC, anon-profit organization. KTSN broadcasts a hybridradio format ofadult album alternative andAmericana, branded as "Sun Radio". Thestudios and offices are on Manchaca Road in Austin. Sun Radio seeks listener donations on the air and on its website.
KTSN broadcasts at 2,000watts. As1060 AM is aclear channel frequency reserved forClass A stationsXECPAE inMexico City andKYW inPhiladelphia, KTSN must go off the air at night to avoid interference. Programming is heard on a network ofFM translators andrepeater stations around theTexas Hill Country.
Sun Radio's mission, according to the website, is to preserve the culture ofTexas music with a minimal impact on the environment. It helps foster new radio broadcasting careers for the residents of the Texas Hill Country and provides 24-hour a day, free local radio for communities in Central Texas.
Proceeds from donations are used to expand local programming, in the creation of local jobs, as support for other non-profit organizations, to broadcast local musicians and events, and in funding new capital projects to maintain its network of radio stations.
Lockhart's first radio stationsigned on the air on March 15, 1967, as KHRB. It was owned by Heath–Reasoner Broadcasters (Dan Heath of Lockhart and Marion Reasoner ofFort Worth) and operated with 250 watts.[2] Radio Caldwell County acquired the station in 1973 and changed thecall sign to KCLT.[3] Triple R Broadcasting purchased it in 1979.[4]
The station was assigned the call letters KHJK on November 8, 1983. On February 9, 1988, the station changed its call sign to KFIT.[5]
The station operated as a 250-watt daytimer located in Lockhart for many years. Mike Venditti, working with consultant Don Werlinger (one time principal of KFCC inBay City, Texas) worked to relocate the station to the three-tower, 2,000-watt operation it is today. Upon moving closer to Austin, the station adopted a Christian and secular talk format format.[6]
On May 29, 2022, following the acquisition of the station by Township Media, KFIT began originating the adult album alternative and Americana "Sun Radio" format previously found onKTSN (1490 AM), now KJFK), feeding K261DW (100.1 FM) among other signals. The "Sun Radio" programming replacedgospel music on KFIT.[7] AM 1060 and AM 1490 swapped call signs on June 3, 2022.
Sun Radio rebroadcasts on numerousFM outlets, includingtranslator stations, plus a low power (LP) station and anHD radio subchannel, all located aroundCentral Texas. Most are owned by the Sun Radio Network or a co-ownedsubsidiary. KDRP-LP 103.1 MHz inDripping Springs is owned by Principle Broadcasting Foundation. Sun Radio also leases the HD3 subchannel ofKLZT 107.1 inBastrop, which is owned by Sinclair Telecable Inc. and operates under the name Waterloo Media.
There is also a service agreement to provide underwriting sales for KOWO-LP 104.1 MHz, inWimberley, operating as Wimberley Texan Radio. Mary López owns a translator associated with this station before its switch to Sun Radio.
| Location | Frequency | Call sign | Effective radiated power | Height above average terrain | Ownership | Notes |
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| Austin, Texas | 100.1 MHz | K261DW | 99 watts | 373.8 meters (1,226 ft) | Sun Radio Network | |
| San Marcos, Texas | 99.9 MHz | K260CB | 250 watts | 46.8 meters (154 ft) | Sun Radio Network | |
| Luckenbach, Texas | 106.9 MHz | K295CK | 62 watts | 94 meters (308 ft) | Sun Radio Network | |
| Dripping Springs, Texas | 103.1 MHz | KDRP-LP | 5 watts | 137 meters (449 ft) | Principle Broadcasting Foundation | |
| Blowout, Texas | 88.9 MHz | KTSN-FM | 125 watts | 135 meters (443 ft) | Sun Radio Network | |
| Gonzales, Texas | 88.1 MHz | KCTI-FM | 1,300 watts | 117 meters (384 ft) | Sun Radio Network | |
| Mason, Texas | 104.1 MHz | KMSN | 25,000 watts | 96 meters (315 ft) | Sun Radio Network | |
| Bastrop, Texas | 107.1 MHz | KLZT-HD3 | 49,000 watts | 152 meters (499 ft) | Waterloo Media Group | Sun Radio Network leases the HD3 subchannel. |