WTAW (AM)
Radio station in College Station, Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the former radio station that held the WTAW callsign from 1922-2000, see KZNE.
WTAW (1620 kHz), branded as "News Talk 1620 94.5 WTAW", is a commercial talk AM radio station licensed to serve College Station, Texas. Owned by the Bryan Broadcasting Company, WTAW covers College Station, Bryan and much of the Brazos Valley.[1] Its studios and transmitter site are located in College Station.
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Broadcast area | Brazos Valley |
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Frequency | 1620 kHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | News Talk 1620 94.5 WTAW |
Programming | |
Format | Talk radio |
Affiliations | Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KNDE, KZNE, KWBC, KAGC, WTAW-FM, KPWJ, KKEE, KJCS | |
History | |
First air date | May 3, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-05-03) |
Former call signs | KAZW (1998–2000; CP) KZNE (2000) |
Call sign meaning | Watch The Aggies Win (later slogan adopted for the original randomly assigned call letters of 1150 AM facility, now KZNE; swapped to this facility in 2000) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 87145 |
Class | B |
Power | 10,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°37′15.00″N 96°15′16.00″W |
Translator(s) | 94.5 K233DU (College Station) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wtaw |
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In addition to a standard analog transmission, WTAW broadcasts in HD Radio, utilizing the in-band on-channel hybrid standard, is simulcast over low-power FM translator K233DU (94.5 FM) College Station, and is available online.