KTSM (AM)

KTSM
El Paso, Texas; United States;
Broadcast area	El Paso metropolitan area
Frequency	690 kHz
Branding	News Radio 690 KTSM
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Premiere Networks; Compass Media Networks; Fox News Radio; Westwood One;
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	KHEY, KHEY-FM, KPRR, KTSM-FM
History
First air date	April 22, 1929 (95 years ago)
Former call signs	KXEP (1947); KEPO (1947–1957); KHEY (1957–1990);
Call sign meaning	Tri-State Music Company (original owner)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	69561
Class	B
Power	10,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	31°58′11″N 106°21′15″W / 31.96972°N 106.35417°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	ktsmradio.iheart.com

KTSM (690 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to El Paso, Texas. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and airs a news/talk format. The studios are on North Mesa Drive in west central El Paso.

KTSM broadcasts with 10,000 watts around the clock. Because the station operates on 690 AM, a Mexican and Canadian clear-channel frequency, KTSM uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array to avoid interfering with other stations operating on the same frequency. Its transmitter site is located off O'Brian Street near U.S. Route 54 in north east El Paso.^[2]