KRLD-FM

KRLD-FM
Dallas, Texas;
Broadcast area	Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Frequency	105.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	105.3 The Fan
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Sports
Subchannels	HD2: News/talk (KRLD); HD3: Infinity Sports Network programming;
Network	Infinity Sports Network
Affiliations	Motor Racing Network; Sports USA Radio Network; Dallas Cowboys; Texas Rangers; KXAS-TV;
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.; (Audacy License, LLC);
Sister stations	KJKK; KMVK; KRLD; KSPF; KVIL (HD2);
History
First air date	January 1958
Former call signs	KSFM (1958–1960); KPSD (1960–1962); KMAP (1962–1968); KXXK (1968–1971); KOAX (1971–1985); KQZY (1985–1990); KRSR (1990–1992); KRRM (1992); KYNG (1992–2003); KLLI (2003–2008);
Call sign meaning	Taken from KRLD
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	1087
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	574.2 meters (1,884 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°35′02″N 96°57′48″W / 32.58389°N 96.96333°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/1053thefan

KRLD-FM (105.3 MHz, "105.3 The Fan") is a commercial radio station licensed to Dallas, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. KRLD-FM is owned by Audacy, Inc., and airs a sports radio format. The station's studios and offices are located along North Central Expressway in Uptown Dallas, and the transmitter site is in Cedar Hill.

The station airs local sports talk shows most of the day and evening, and carries nationally syndicated programming from Infinity Sports Network during the late night and overnight hours. KRLD-FM is the flagship station of the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network and the Texas Rangers Radio Network. Some early hours on weekends are paid brokered programming. In the sports radio format, KRLD-FM's chief rival is Sportsradio 1310/96.7 The Ticket. However, it also shares audience with KEGL 97.1 The Freak, a hot talk and sports betting-formatted station.

KRLD-FM broadcasts in HD Radio. It carries the news/talk format of its sister station 1080 KRLD on its HD 2 subchannel. Its HD 3 subchannel is devoted to coverage of the Dallas Cowboys football team, with additional programming from the CBS Sports Radio.