KRLD-FM

KRLD-FM
Broadcast areaDallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Frequency105.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding105.3 The Fan
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSports
Subchannels
NetworkInfinity Sports Network
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
January 1958 (1958-01)
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[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID1087
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT574.2 meters (1,884 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°35′02″N 96°57′48″W / 32.58389°N 96.96333°W / 32.58389; -96.96333
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRLD-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.