KFXR (AM)
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Branding | Talk Radio 1190 |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Talk |
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Ownership | |
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History | |
First air date | November 9, 1947 | (as KLIF)
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Fox Sports Radio (former station format) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 25375 |
Class | B |
Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 32°47′10″N 96°57′00″W / 32.78611°N 96.95000°W (day) 32°53′57″N 96°24′47″W / 32.89917°N 96.41306°W (night) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
Website | 1190talkradio |
KFXR (1190
While it is owned by iHeartMedia, KFXR does not have access to three of the most popular talk shows
Paid
History
Early years
The station
The station was owned by Trinity Broadcasting, with studios in a 12th floor
Top 40 KLIF era
KLIF achieved recognition in radio broadcasting through the efforts of noted programmer Gordon McLendon. The station became Dallas' and one of the nation's biggest Top 40 radio stations. It virtually defined the hit music format for 1950s and 1960s Top 40 radio, reaching an over 50 share in the Dallas ratings, an unparalleled ratings success.
In 1954, KLIF switched from a varied music and talk format to one that focused on hit songs with periodic news. McLendon collected the names of local leaders in business and government, and worked them into news on the station. McLendon said there were only two things that radio could compete with television on, "music and news".[4] KLIF was headquartered at KLIF Triangle Point Studios from 1964 to 1980. It is a street front building with large windows where pedestrians and Downtown Dallas shoppers could look in the studio and see the action of live broadcasts. KLIF was known for its promotions which included top 40 surveys with photo shoots of the disc jockeys. Other photos showed the broadcast staff at live promotion events. KLIF hosted live music shows in different parts of Dallas. The announcers often toured the city in KLIF radio vehicles.
When Top 40 music listening switched from AM to FM during the late 1970s, the station lost its dominance in the format and later switched to talk radio. Daytime power was boosted to 50,000 watts in 1959 from a new four tower site in Irving. Nights continued from the five tower site on Scheme Road in south-east Dallas. In 1968, a complicated antenna system (12 towers to protect other stations on AM 1190) was built near Rockwall, Texas. In 1990, the KLIF call letters and talk format were moved to 570 AM, with AM 1190 being bought by Greystone Broadcasting.[5]
Switch to news
A temporary
Former KLIF 1190 announcers
As KGBS
In the latter part of 1992, the station lost Limbaugh's program to WBAP. To make up for the loss, the station hired Ron Engelman to do a midday talk show. Larry King's syndicated talk show moved to afternoons. It was about this time that Morton Downey Jr. brought his syndicated radio show to Dallas and hosted it out of the station. (He took a stake in station ownership for a time as well.) It changed call letters to KGBS "Great B-S" and called itself "Hot Talk 1190 KGBS".
Ron Engelman's show gained a little traction and he developed a devoted, but small, following. Among the people listening were the
Downey remained at the station for another year or so before moving on, eventually hosting a national weekday television show.
As KDFX
In 1995, Greystone sold the station to
As KOOO
As KLUV
On August 28, 1998, KOOO dropped the talk radio format for
As KTRA
In September 2001, the station was acquired by Clear Channel Communications (now known as iHeartMedia) from Radio One for $13 million. The license was transferred by Clear Channel to Capstar Texas Limited Partnership (a subsidiary of Clear Channel) the same day.[11] After a short "stunt" playing the same song 24/7 for two weeks, the format was changed to a mostly local sports talk format as KTRA ("Xtra Sports 1190").[12] As the station began airing more syndicated sports shows from Fox Sports Radio, it switched its call sign to KFXR to reflect this affiliation.
As KFXR
Fox Sports Radio programming continued until late-March 2004, when the station switched to an all-
As HLN relied less on rolling news coverage and more on personality talk, KFXR's format changed from the network's simulcast back to classic country in December 2009.[17] After several months, the station returned to a mix of talk and brokered shows. In January 2010, this lineup was to include a weekday evening show hosted by Jack E. Jett, but it was cancelled before it even aired, reportedly for Jett's choice of language while being interviewed by Robert Wilonsky for the Dallas Observer.[18][19]
Initially retaining the "CNN 1190" branding, in early 2010, KFXR rebranded as simply "1190 AM" to reflect on the current format and affiliation. In July 2012, KFXR added Glenn Beck to the midday slot. Programming by this point consisted of an array of news, financial, lifestyle, and entertainment talk shows (mostly brokered) with syndicated talk programs from Glenn Beck and Jerry Doyle plus Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.
On November 14, 2014, KFXR said it would jettison its brokered "DFW 1190 AM" programming and return to talk as "Talk Radio 1190" on November 17, using programming already in iHeartMedia's portfolio. At this time, KFXR ceased its HD Radio digital stereo service.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KFXR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b "KLIF Gets the Bird" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 11, 1947. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- Dallas Morning News. November 29, 1990.
- ISBN 978-0-375-50907-0.
- ^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1993 page B-345" (PDF). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Austin, John (June 29, 1997). "They just won't stop talking". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 6.
Starting at 5 a.m. tomorrow, the station goes all talk, all the time.
- ^ Austin, John (April 19, 1998). "Liddy's back, why not Stern?". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 8.
- ^ Austin, John (July 26, 1998). "Talk shows step aside for oldies on KOOO/1190". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 6.
- ^ Austin, John (September 13, 1998). "Two good radio stations, one spot on the dial". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 6.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2001 page D-434
- ^ "Application Search Details". licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Philpot, Robert (February 4, 2001). "Clear Channel kills KJOI, adds Xtra Sports to airwaves". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 10.
- ^ "Radio changes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. April 1, 2005. p. 2B.
After months of speculation and curiosity, First Broadcasting pulled the plug at midnight Thursday on the Fox Sports Radio format on KFXR/1190 AM, and resurrected "The Mighty 1190." -- The slogan was used by seminal Top 40 station KLIF when it was a 1950s-'70s giant.
- ^ "Dialing in the oldies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 10, 2004. p. 2B.
- ^ "Familiar voices". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. April 6, 2006. p. B2.
- ^ Philpot, Robert (April 1, 2008). "Changes afoot at two area radio stations". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. B14.
- ^ "Dallas' KFXR Goes Classic Country". Radio-Info.com. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert (January 19, 2010). "Jack E. Jett Now On Actual Radio, More or Less: Clear Channel-Owned CNN 1190". Dallas Observer.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert (January 20, 2010). "Before He Even Started, Clear Channel Fires Jack E. Jett, Who's Ready to Fire Back". Dallas Observer. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
External links
- KFXR in the FCC AM station database
- KFXR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- History of KLIF 1190
- DFW Radio Archives
- DFW Radio/TV History
- FCC History Cards for KFXR