KWTX

Waco, Texas
Broadcast area	Waco area
Frequency	1230 kHz
Branding	News/Talk 1230
Programming
Format	Talk radio
Affiliations	Premiere Networks Compass Media Networks Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KBGO, KBRQ, KIIZ-FM, KLFX, KWTX-FM, WACO-FM
History
First air date	May 1, 1946[1]
Call sign meaning	Waco, Texas
Technical information
Facility ID	33057
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	31°31′42.00″N 97°7′14.00″W / 31.5283333°N 97.1205556°W / 31.5283333; -97.1205556
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	newstalk1230.iheart.com

KWTX (1230 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format. Licensed to Waco, Texas, the station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.^[2] Its studios are located on Highway 6 in Waco, and its transmitter is also located in Waco, south of Baylor University.

Programming

KWTX's programming, for the most part, follows the iHeartMedia standard talk radio lineup. Weekday syndicated programming includes Glenn Beck, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Sean Hannity, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal. Two other weekday syndicated shows come from other iHeart stations in Texas, Michael Berry from KTRH in Houston and Joe Pags from WOAI in San Antonio. Weekend programming includes At Home with Gary Sullivan, The Kim Komando Show, Handel on the Law, The Jesus Christ Show and Live on Sunday Nights, It's Bill Cunningham.

KWTX no longer features a local morning show, instead airing Gordon Deal. Past morning hosts include; Mac Watson, Garret Lewis and Shane Warner.

History

KWTX first signed on the air on May 1, 1946.^[3] It was the second radio station in Waco, and originally broadcast with 250 watts. KWTX was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System.

In 1955, it added Channel 10 KWTX-TV. And in 1970, it signed on an FM radio station, KWTX-FM 97.5 MHz.