KLBJ (AM)

KLBJ
Austin, Texas;
Broadcast area	Austin metropolitan area
Frequency	590 kHz
Branding	News Radio KLBJ
Programming
Format	News/Talk
Network	Fox News Radio
Affiliations	Premiere Networks; Westwood One; KTBC;
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Telecable Inc.; (Waterloo Media Group, L.P.);
Sister stations	KBPA, KGSR, KLBJ-FM, KLZT, KROX-FM
History
First air date	July 2, 1939; 85 years ago (as KTBC)
Former call signs	KTBC (1939–1973)
Call sign meaning	Lyndon Baines Johnson (The Johnson family once owned the station.)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	65791
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts days; 1,000 watts nights
Translator(s)	99.7 K259AJ (Austin)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.newsradioklbj.com

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KLBJ (590 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Austin, Texas, airing a news/talk radio format. It is owned by Sinclair Telecable Inc. and operates under the name Waterloo Media. It is Central Texas' primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System.

The station has studios and offices along Interstate 35 in Austin. Its transmitter site is off North Farm to Market Road 973 in Travis County, near the Colorado River.^[2] Every day, KLBJ operates with 5,000 watts non-directional. To protect other stations on 590 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to 1,000 watts and uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. It also simulcasts its programming on FM translator station K259AJ at 99.7 MHz.