KTSM-FM
iHeartMedia, Inc. | |
| KHEY (AM), KHEY-FM, KPRR, KTSM | |
| History | |
First air date | June 18, 1962 |
Call sign meaning | Tri-State Media (original owner) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 67762 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | |
| HAAT | 555 meters (1,821 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°48′19″N 106°29′00″W / 31.80516°N 106.48322°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live HD2: Listen Live |
| Website | sunny999fm.iheart.com |
KTSM-FM (99.9
Delilah call-in and request show. On Sunday mornings, Dave Koz hosts a smooth jazz show. The rest of the schedule features local DJs
.
The transmitter is located off Scenic Drive in El Paso, in the Franklin Mountains, at one of the highest sites in the state of Texas. The signal covers parts of Texas, New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua.[2] KTSM-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 87,000 watts (100,000 with beam tilt).[3] The station broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. Its HD2 subchannel airs an oldies format known as "The Beatles and Friends."
History
On June 18, 1962, KTSM-FM first
AM 1380 KTSM, owned by the Tri-State Broadcasting Company, along with channel 9 on the television side. Tri-State referred to the states it covered, Texas, New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. From the start, KTSM-FM was programmed separately from the AM station's middle of the road format. KTSM-FM aired beautiful music, fifteen minute sweeps of instrumental cover versions
of popular songs with minimal talk and news.
Over time, some vocals were added to the
soft adult contemporary music.[5] Some hours, it made use of the Transtar Radio Networks
' "Format 41," a satellite-delivered soft AC service.
In 1998,
iHeartMedia, Inc.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTSM-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KTSM-FM 99.9 MHz - El Paso, TX". radio-locator.com.
- ^ FCC.gov/KTSM-FM
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1963 page B-178
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1992 page A-338
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003 page D-437
External links
- KTSM-FM official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 67762 (KTSM-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KTSM-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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