KYST
KYST (920 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station branded as "La Nueve Veinte." It airs a Spanish-language talk, news and sports radio format. KYST is licensed to Texas City, Texas, and serves Greater Houston. The station is owned by Hispanic Broadcasting, Inc.
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| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
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| Frequency | 920 kHz |
| Branding | La Nueve Veinte |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | Spanish Talk/News/Sports |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hispanic Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | November 1, 1948 |
Former call signs | KTLW (1948-1980) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 27298 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 Watts (day) 1,000 Watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°25′3″N 94°56′12″W |
| Links | |
| Website | La920.com |
The studios and offices are on Southwest Freeway in Houston. The transmitter is on 29th Street North in Texas City.[1]
History
The station went on the air in November 1948 as 92 KTLW. In the 1960s and 1970s, it aired a Top 40 format. In 1980, the call letters were changed to KYST. In 1982, while officially known as KYST, it billed itself as "Beatle Radio Number 9 KBTL" and had a format of all Beatles music. From the mid-1980s into the early 1990s it ran a Tejano format, as AM 920 KYST. It currently airs a Spanish Full Service format and is the longest continuously owned and operated radio station in the market.
References
External links
- Texas State Government list of Houston-area radio stations
- KYST in the FCC AM station database
- KYST on Radio-Locator
- KYST in Nielsen Audio's AM station database