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| Broadcast area | Waco metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1230kHz |
| Branding | News/Talk 1230 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| KBGO,KBRQ,KIIZ-FM,KLFX,KWTX-FM,WACO-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | May 1, 1946 (1946-05-01) |
Call sign meaning | Waco, Texas |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33057 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°31′42.00″N97°7′14.00″W / 31.5283333°N 97.1205556°W /31.5283333; -97.1205556 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | newstalk1230.iheart.com |
KWTX (1230AM) is a commercialradio station licensed toWaco, Texas, United States, serving theWaco metropolitan area. Owned byiHeartMedia, the station carries aconservative talk format consisting largely of nationally syndicated programs.[2] Studios are located onTexas Highway 6 in Waco, while the transmitter is sited at Primrose Drive and South 18th Street, south ofBaylor University in Waco.
KWTX first signed on the air on May 1, 1946,[3] as the second radio station in Waco, and originally broadcast with 250 watts.[3] KWTX was a network affiliate of theMutual Broadcasting System.[4]
In 1955, it added a television station, Channel 10KWTX-TV. In 1970, it signed on an FM radio station,KWTX-FM 97.5 MHz. Through the 1970s and 80s, KWTX 1230 aired afull service radio format, includingmiddle of the road (MOR) music, news and sports. On March 2, 1981, KWTX switched to a Country format. On Feb. 27, 1987, KWTX began carryingSatellite Music Network's adult standards format full-time.
On August 10, 1998, KWTX changed its format tochildren's radio, featuring programming fromRadio 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 byABC News Radio.[5][6] In 2005, the network was changed toFox News Radio.