WTAW (AM)

WTAW
Broadcast areaBrazos Valley
Frequency1620 kHz (HD Radio)
BrandingNews Talk 1620 94.5 WTAW
Programming
FormatTalk radio
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Bryan Broadcasting Company
  • (Bryan Broadcasting License Corporation)
KNDE, KZNE, KWBC, KAGC, WTAW-FM, KPWJ, KKEE, KJCS
History
First air date
May 3, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-05-03)
Former call signs
KAZW (1998–2000; CP)
KZNE (2000)
Call sign meaning
Watch The Aggies Win
(later slogan adopted for the original randomly assigned call letters of 1150 AM facility, now KZNE; swapped to this facility in 2000)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID87145
ClassB
Power10,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
30°37′15.00″N 96°15′16.00″W / 30.6208333°N 96.2544444°W / 30.6208333; -96.2544444
Translator(s)94.5 K233DU (College Station)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewtaw.com

WTAW (1620 kHz), branded as "News Talk 1620 94.5 WTAW", is a commercial talk AM radio station licensed to serve College Station, Texas. Owned by the Bryan Broadcasting Company, WTAW covers College Station, Bryan and much of the Brazos Valley.[2] Its studios and transmitter site are located in College Station.

In addition to a standard analog transmission, WTAW broadcasts in HD Radio, utilizing the in-band on-channel hybrid standard, is simulcast over low-power FM translator K233DU (94.5 FM) College Station, and is available online.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTAW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WTAW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-09-10.