| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1430kHz |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Catholicreligious radio |
| Affiliations | Guadalupe Radio Network EWTN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | La Promesa Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | May 5, 1948 (77 years ago) (1948-05-05) |
Former call signs | KCOH (1948–2013) |
Call sign meaning | SacredHeart ofJesus |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33737 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000watts (Daytime) 1,000 watts (Nighttime) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°45′20″N95°16′37″W / 29.75556°N 95.27694°W /29.75556; -95.27694 |
| Translator | See § Translator |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | Official Website |
KSHJ (1430kHz) is aCatholicreligiousradio station inHouston, Texas. It is part of theGuadalupe Radio Network, and is owned by La Promesa Foundation.[2][3] Some programming fromEWTN Radio is also on the schedule. Thestudios and offices are located inSoutheast Houston.[4]
KSHJ broadcasts at 5,000watts by day. But to protect other stations onAM 1430, it reduces power to 1,000 watts at night. Adirectional antenna is used at all times. Thetransmitter is off Pleasantville Street in thePleasantville neighborhood of Houston.[5] Programming is also heard on anFM translator, 96.1K241CO.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K241CO | 96.1 FM | Houston, Texas | 148446 | 250 | 55 m (180 ft) | D | LMS | First air date: April 27, 2017 |
The station began broadcasting in May 5, 1948 as KCOH.[6] Its studios were in the M&M Building (now University of Houston-Downtown campus). It moved to the historic 3rd Ward "Looking Glass Studio" on Almeda Rd. in 1953. Since September 1953, KCOH was the first radio station programmed to theAfrican-American community in Houston,[7] withR&B,gospel, talk, news andblues. In 2013, KCOH programming andcall sign moved toAM 1230KQUE, when AM 1430 was sold to La Promesa.
KCOH programs included "Gospel Melody Time", "Person to Person", "Roex Health Update", "Confessions", "Making Memories", "Sports Rap", "Passion Zone", "This is for Grown Folks", "Person to Person Saturday Morning", and "Just us Oldies". In addition, KCOH was the Houston affiliate carryingUniversity of Oklahoma football and men's basketball games.
In 2007, the station asked for donations from Houston'sAfrican American community; the owners threatened to sell the station to radio brokers.[8]
In 2008, theHouston Press named the station as the "best radio station."[9]
In November 2012, the Midland, Texas La Promesa Foundation acquired the station, and announced plans to launch programming in February 2013 through the Catholic-oriented Guadalupe Radio Network. The purchase by La Promesa was consummated on February 28, 2013 at a price of $2.141 million.
On October 19, 2016, La Promesa Foundation consummated a deal which sees them acquire translator K241CO, licensed toKerrville, Texas, from Wendelynn Tellez, and physically move the facility to a transmit site near Senate Ave. andU.S. Highway 290 in Jersey Village, Texas to rebroadcast 1430. The translator was successfully moved to the new site in Jersey Village, and was licensed on April 27, 2017. The translator was subsequently moved to Houston effective January 24, 2018.