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| Broadcast area | Greater San Antonio |
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| Frequency | 94.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 94.1 San Antonio's Sports Star |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Sports |
| Subchannels | HD2: WE 94.5 (Hip hop) HD3: Tejano 95.7 & 103.3KLEY-FM simulcast (Tejano) |
| Network | ESPN Radio |
| Affiliations | Texas Rangers Radio Network Dallas Cowboys Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | March 25, 1991 (34 years ago) (1991-03-25) (as KRIO-FM) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | KTSA-FM (heritage call sign ofKJXK, which signed on as the FM counterpart ofKTSA) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 2543 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 19,000 watts |
| HAAT | 245 m (804 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°19′39″N98°21′18″W / 29.32750°N 98.35500°W /29.32750; -98.35500 |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 94.5 K233DB (San Antonio) HD3: 103.3 K277CX (San Antonio) |
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KTFM (94.1FM, "94.1 San Antonio's Sports Star") is acommercialradio stationlicensed toFloresville, Texas, and servingGreater San Antonio. It broadcasts asportsradio format and is owned byAlpha Media. On weekdays it has local personalities hosting sports shows, withESPN Radio heard nights and weekends. Thestudios are on Eisenhauer Road in San Antonio.
KTFM has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 19,000watts. Thetransmitter is on South Foster Road near Hildebrandt Road in San Antonio.[2] KTFM broadcasts usingHD Radio technology. On its HD-2digital subchannel it playship hop music and on its HD-3 subchannel itsimulcastsTejano music from co-ownedKLEY-FM.
At 6 a.m. on March 25, 1991, the stationsigned on the air as KRIO-FM. It carried aTexas music format.[3] The station was owned by longtime San Antonio-area broadcaster John Barger. It was meant to appeal to listeners of the formerKFAN-FM (101.1), which gave up its Texas music format the previous year, becoming a simulcast ofOldies stationKONO860 AM. KONO was also operated by Barger.[3] Steve Coffman and Ron Houston, both formerly of KFAN, were the station's two initial air personalities.[3] KRIO-FM's initial program director Lee Woods billed the format as "certified South Texas country." Woods said that unlike KFAN, who included rock and reggae in itsplaylist, KRIO would only play country.[3]
The country format was short-lived and lasted just a little over a year. On Tuesday, March 31, 1992, the station flipped to aTejano format, providing competition to established Tejano outletKXTN (107.5 FM).[4] Barger initially wanted to sign the station on with Tejano music, but was dissuaded by friends who felt that the format had not yet matured. Barger believed that KXTN's growth within the past year proved that the format had matured and the station was now ready for competition.[4]
In September 1998, the station flipped toRegional Mexican as KLEY ("La Ley 94.1"). On January 7, 2005, BMP revived the KTFMcall sign after it acquired KLEY fromSpanish Broadcasting System. (For many years, the KTFM call sign was at 102.7 FM under the name "FM 103 The New KTFM", "KTFM 103", "Hot 103 KTFM", and "102.7 KTFM", where it was first anautomatedadult contemporary station, thenalbum rock, them various flavors ofTop 40 including an Urban AC-leaning version of Top 40 trying to top then-rivalKSJL. It later switched to aRhythmic/Freestyle-leaning Top 40, and then back to rock. Today, 102.7 carries the adult hits "Jack FM" format and uses the call lettersKJXK.
When KTFM was revived, its name was "Jammin' 94.1", and its focus was onRhythmic Oldies. As the station struggled in the ratings, KTFM shifted to aRhythmic AC direction by adding more current product and putting less emphasis on older material. It was aiming at a mostly female 25-44 and Hispanicdemographic. By November 2008, KTFM began shifting to arhythmic contemporary direction and was added to the BDS Top 40/Rhythmic reporting panel.
In February 2009, KTFM tweaked its format toHot AC. By April 2010, BMP shifted KTFM toTop 40/CHR, with a heavy emphasis on Dance crossovers.
On January 7, 2016, at 9 a.m., KTFM beganstunting, at the conclusion of the "Blondie & Nugget in the Morning" show. The last song was "Here" byAlessia Cara. KTFM began calling itself "94.1 El Taco," giving away free tacos at various locations around San Antonio, playing the Parry Gipp novelty song "It's Raining Tacos" (a spoof of "It's Raining Men" byThe Weather Girls). Its website emitted a green lightning strike with the word "Energize." At 4 p.m. that same day, KJXK began stunting with country music, leading listeners and rivals to believe KTFM was moving back to 102.7. At the same time as KTFM's relaunch, the stunt on 102.7 was revealed to be a publicity stunt.
At 5 p.m., KTFM transitioned back to Rhythmic Top 40 and relaunched as "Energy 94.1", with the first song being "Sorry" byJustin Bieber. The rebranding was done to emphasize its Rhythmic/Dance-focused presentation of current hits and club mixes featuring local talent, as well as distinguishing the station fromKBBT andKXXM, two stations with similar formats.[5][6]
On February 23, 2016, "Blondie & Nugget in the Morning" were released from the station. On March 1, KTFM began carrying thenationally syndicated wake up show "Brooke & Jubal in the Morning". On August 1, 2016, the nationally syndicated "Tino Chochino Radio" was added for weeknights.
On August 20, 2018, "The Dana Cortez Show", hosted by Dana Cortez and Anthony Almanzar, began airing on KTFM after transferring from Rhythmic CHR rival KBBT, as the show became syndicated byABC Radio. By July 2019, KTFM shifted back to a more mainstream Top 40/CHR.
On the morning of June 2, 2022, KTFM abruptly dropped the Top 40/CHR format. It began simulcasting sister stationKZDC1250 AM as "San Antonio's Sports Star". This gave the sports format a full-power FM simulcast after it was already picked up on FM translator K277CX (103.3 FM).
Sports Star afternoon host Jason Minnix was excited about being on KTFM. He described the new signal as "37 times bigger than what we had yesterday" and comparing it as "like going fromWolff Stadium toJerry’s World." The change took KTFM out of the Top 40 battle withKXXM, giving KXXM a monopoly on the format in San Antonio. KXXM, at the time of the move, ranked seventh in the market with a 4.7 share, while KTFM was eighteenth at a 2.0.[7]
In February 2023, the AM-FM simulcast ended on weekdays. KZDC 1250 AM began carrying the national feed from ESPN Radio around the clock. KTFM continued with local hosts on weekdays, using ESPN Radio only on nights and weekends.[8]
On February 10, 2015, KTFM launched analternative rock format on its HD2 sub channel, branded as "103.3 The App", relayed ontranslator K277CX (103.3 FM) inTerrell Hills. The first song on "The App" was "Take Me to Church" byHozier.[9] The station was named "The App" because it heavily promoted listeners to download the station's mobile application fromiTunes and/orGoogle Play due to the station's weak signal over San Antonio, in addition to the lack of HD radios. Throughout the month of February and March, "The App" started off with 10,000 songs in a row, with a blend of 90's and 2000's rock and alternative mixed with today's alternative, but tended to be moreindie rock leaning. Eventually, the station began airing short commercial breaks and promoted concerts, such as the Maverick Music Festival andVans Warped Tour, and bands such asSmashing Pumpkins,Awolnation,Falling in Reverse, andBreaking Benjamin. By late 2015, the App began hosting concerts in the Alamo Lounge, owned and operated by Alpha Media, with bands such asJimmy Eat World,Saint Motel,Blue October,Nothing But Thieves, Colours, and several local rock bands. By late April 2015, The App added one live personality, DJ Mighty Iris, and until May 2016, more personalities have been added such as REZ, Sam (from KJXK), and even a morning show hosted by Tony Cortez from KTFM.
On April 21, 2017, at 5 p.m., after playing "Steady, As She Goes" byThe Raconteurs, KTFM-HD2/K277CX flipped to classic hip-hop (a format that was dropped byKMYO two days earlier, as both KMYO andKZEP-FM (which aired a classic-leaning Rhythmic Top 40 format) flipped to Spanish Top 40/CHR) as "G103.3". The flip comes as the ratings for the alternative rock format failed to attract listeners, posting a 0.8 in the March 2017 Nielsen Audio book. The first song on "G" was "Hypnotize" byThe Notorious B.I.G.[10][11]
On June 1, 2020, KTFM-HD2/K277CX changed their format to hip hop, branded as "WE 103.3".[12]
On February 1, 2022, KTFM-HD2 rebranded as "WE 94.5", switching its translator from K277CX to K233DB (94.5 FM).[13]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| K233DB | 94.5 FM | San Antonio, Texas | 142569 | 250 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | 29°26′30″N98°30′23″W / 29.44167°N 98.50639°W /29.44167; -98.50639 | LMS |
On June 9, 2022, KTFM launched a simulcast ofTejano-formattedKLEY-FM on its HD3 subchannel; the format is simulcasted on translator K277CX (103.3 FM).[14]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| K277CX | 103.3 FM | San Antonio, Texas | 147527 | 250 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | 29°25′08″N98°29′03″W / 29.41889°N 98.48417°W /29.41889; -98.48417 | LMS |