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| Broadcast area | Guadalupe County, Texas Eastern San Antonio area |
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| Frequency | 1580 kHz |
| Branding | 1580 KWED |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Full service Country music |
| Affiliations | CBS News Radio Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Guadalupe Media, Ltd. |
| History | |
| Founded | June 27, 1946 |
First air date | September 9, 1948[1] |
Call sign meaning | Keeps Working Every Day |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52671 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,450 watts day 300 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°34′48.00″N 97°59′5.00″W / 29.5800000°N 97.9847222°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | seguintoday.com |
KWED (1580 AM) is a radio station in Seguin, Texas broadcasting a full service country music format. It is currently owned by Guadalupe Media, Ltd. Programming is sourced from Premiere Networks and Westwood One,[3] along with news and weather updates every hour from CBS News Radio and an in-house news staff. KWED also operates an online newspaper, Seguin Daily News, produced by the news staff every business day and available for free on the station's website.[4]
KWED uses a non-directional antenna, broadcasting with 1,450 watts during the day, covering all of Guadalupe County and most of the Eastern San Antonio metro area, including the cities of Schertz, New Braunfels, San Marcos, and Luling. But because 1580 AM is a Canadian clear-channel frequency, KWED powers down to 300 watts at night to protect CKDO in Oshawa, Ontario. This means that the station cannot be heard outside of Guadalupe County at night. The signal originates from a transmitter site located on C.H. Matthies Jr. Drive in west Seguin, just to the north of the Texas Lutheran University campus.[5] Studios and offices are located on East Court Street, also in Seguin.
- ^ "KWED announces change in ownership of station". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. September 9, 1988. p. 1. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWED". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "On-Air". Seguin Today. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "About". Seguin Today. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "KWED-AM 1580 kHz - Seguin, TX". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.