KILT-FM

KILT-FM
Broadcast areaGreater Houston
Frequency100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding100.3 The Bull
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCountry music
SubchannelsHD2: Sports radio (KILT)
HD3: Texas country music
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
February 1962 (1962-02)
Former call signs
  • KOST (1961–67)
  • KZAP (1967–68)
  • KILT-FM (1967–84)
  • KXAS-FM (1984–85)
Call sign meaning
Nickname/ethnicity of former owner, Gordon "Old Scotchman" McLendon
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25439
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT585 meters (1,919 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
29°34′34″N 95°30′36″W / 29.57611°N 95.51000°W / 29.57611; -95.51000
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitewww.audacy.com/thebull

KILT-FM (100.3 MHz "The Bull 100.3") is a commercial radio station in Houston, Texas. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a country music radio format. The studios and offices are in Greenway Plaza in Southwest Houston. KILT-FM serves as a co-flagship radio station of the Houston Texans Football team, along with co-owned KILT.

KILT-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the highest permitted for non-grandfathered FM stations in the U.S.[2] The transmitter is off Farm to Market Road 2234 near Fort Bend Parkway in Southwest Houston.[3] KILT-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. The HD-2 subchannel simulcasts the sports radio format of KILT. The HD-3 subchannel carries a Texas country music format known as "KIKK Country."

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KILT-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ FCC.gov/KILT-FM
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KILT-FM