KILT-FM
Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
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Frequency | 100.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 100.3 The Bull |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Country music |
Subchannels | HD2: Sports radio (KILT) HD3: Texas country music |
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History | |
First air date | February 1962 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Nickname/ethnicity of former owner, Gordon "Old Scotchman" McLendon |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 25439 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 585 meters (1,919 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°34′34″N 95°30′36″W / 29.57611°N 95.51000°W |
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Website | www |
KILT-FM (100.3
KILT-FM has an
History
McLendon Origins
In February 1962, noted radio programmer and owner
The call letters were changed to KZAP in November 1967, shortly before McLendon sold his Houston properties to LIN Broadcasting. (McLendon moved the KOST call letters to his property in Los Angeles.)
FM 100 KILT Rock
Upon assuming control of KILT and KZAP in 1968, LIN changed the FM station's call letters to KILT-FM. KILT-FM began playing Top 40 music, similar to the successful AM station. But in the late 1960s the Federal Communications Commission began encouraging AM-FM combos to offer separate programming on each station. In the early 1970s, KILT-FM adopted a
KILT-FM was staffed with young
FM 100 KILT Country
KILT-FM flipped to country music on February 16, 1981.[5][6] When 610 KILT switched to country as well on June 1, 1981, its long-running Hudson and Harrigan morning show remained and began to be simulcast on KILT-FM. The rest of the day, the AM had more talk and information and it played some classic country titles along with current songs, while KILT-FM was more contemporary and had its DJs avoid too much chatter.
From its debut in 1967 through 1995, the Hudson and Harrigan morning show had eleven different sets of personalities occupying the personas of Mac Hudson and Irv Harrigan. The show's title remained, regardless of the DJs who staffed the program. Ken Hoffmann of the Houston Chronicle described Hudson and Harrigan as "the longest-running, most successful morning team anywhere in America".[5] In 1994, KILT 610 AM switched to sports radio, leaving Hudson and Harrigan on KILT-FM only.
Their run finally ended when KILT-FM announced the show's termination on March 23, 2010. Fred Olson and Randy Hames, who hosted as Hudson and Harrigan for the last 28 years, were released. Longtime KILT-FM afternoon personality Rowdy Yates, Erin Austin, and Cowboy Dave were subsequently named the new morning show hosts.[7]
After switching to country, KILT-FM competed directly against KIKK-FM, the other major FM country music station in Houston. According to the
"The Bull"
On January 10, 2013, at 5 p.m., after playing "Give It All We Got Tonight" by George Strait, the station relaunched as "The Bull @ 100.3". The station shifted its playlist to include more current and recent music, avoiding most hits recorded before 2000. The first song on "The Bull" was "Drink in My Hand" by Eric Church.[9]
Ownership changes
KILT-AM-FM had been owned by
In 1993, Westinghouse purchased KILT-FM's country rival, KIKK-FM, as well as 650
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On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with
KILT-FM was the last Houston FM radio station to maintain a full-service news department. The department was disbanded in 2004 when KILT-FM dropped its afternoon newscasts to go with a more-music approach.[18]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KILT-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ FCC.gov/KILT-FM
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KILT-FM
- ^ Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1963 page B-179
- ^ a b Hoffman, Ken (August 2, 1995), "Hudson and Harrigan: Is their reign on the wane?", Houston Chronicle, p. Houston section, p. 2, retrieved 2007-11-19
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1981/RR-1981-02-20.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Barron, David (March 24, 2010), "Hudson & Harrigan era ends at KILT", Houston Chronicle, retrieved 2010-03-31
- ^ a b Mitchell, Rick (February 25, 1990), "They' fightin' for the country: Radio stations KIKK and KILT go toe-to-toe for Houston listeners", Houston Chronicle, p. Zest, p. 8, retrieved 2007-11-19
- ^ "KILT-FM Houston is Also Bullish Today". 10 January 2013.
- ^ Parks, Louis B. (April 27, 1987), "Stations take cautious approach to new radio rules", Houston Chronicle, p. Houston section, p. 1, retrieved 2007-11-19
- ^ "LIN to sell KILT radio stations for $36 million", Houston Chronicle, p. Business, p. 2, December 18, 1986, retrieved 2007-11-19
- ^ "Business briefs", Houston Chronicle, p. Business, p. 4, December 8, 1989, retrieved 2007-11-19
- ^ Hassell (July 9, 1993), "KIKK corralled by KILT's owner Westinghouse", Houston Chronicle, p. Business, p. 1, retrieved 2007-11-19
- ^ Pugh, Clifford (November 5, 2002), KIKK now in a jazz format, Houston Chronicle, p. Houston section, p. 1, retrieved 2007-11-19
- ^ CBS Radio to Merge with Entercom
- ^ "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Barron, David (December 17, 2004), "KILT lays off longtime radio icon: Carola continues as PA announcer for Texans games", Houston Chronicle, p. Sports, p. 3, retrieved 2007-11-19
External links
- KILT in the FCC FM station database
- KILT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database