KTSA

KTSA
Broadcast areaSan Antonio metropolitan area
Frequency550 kHz
BrandingNews/Talk 550 KTSA and FM 107.1
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatNews/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Alpha Media
  • (Alpha Media Licensee, LLC Debtor in Possession)
KJXK, KLEY-FM, KSAH, KSAH-FM, KTFM, KZDC
History
First air date
August 1922; 102 years ago (1922-08)
Former call signs
  • WCAR (1922–1927)
  • KTSA (1927–1958)
  • KAKI (1958)
Call sign meaning
"Kum To San Antonio"[1] (later Keep Talking San Antonio)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71087
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
29°29′47.5″N 98°24′57.5″W / 29.496528°N 98.415972°W / 29.496528; -98.415972
Translator(s)107.1 K296GK (San Antonio)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.ktsa.com

KTSA (550 AM "107.1 and 550 KTSA") is a commercial radio station in San Antonio, Texas. KTSA is owned by Alpha Media and airs a news/talk radio format. Its studios, offices and three-tower transmitter site are on Eisenhauer Road in San Antonio.

Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio. Weekdays feature mostly local talk hosts by day, with some syndicated shows in afternoons and nights, including Dave Ramsey, Lars Larson, Dana Loesch and Red Eye Radio. Weekends include programs on money, health, home repair, cars, gardening and pets. Some weekend shows are paid brokered programming.

  1. ^ "S.A. Gets New Radio Station", San Antonio Light, May 11, 1927, page 1.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTSA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.