KWFS (AM)
KWFS (branded as News Talk 1290) is a radio station serving the Wichita Falls area with a news/talk radio format. It broadcasts on AM frequency 1290 kHz and is under ownership of Townsquare Media.
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| City | Wichita Falls, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Wichita Falls metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| Branding | NewsTalk 1290 AM |
| Slogan | "Texomas News and Talk Leader" |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Affiliations | FOX News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Wichita Falls License, LLC) |
| KBZS, KNIN-FM, KWFS-FM | |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | Wichita FallS |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 6639 |
| Class | D |
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| Links | |
| Website | NewsTalk1290.com |
As of January 2021 programming on News Talk 1290 includes: Gordon Deal, Mike Hendren, Brian Kilmeade, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Chad Hasty, Mark Levin, & Joe Pags; Dave Ramsey (weekends), "Coast to Coast AM" with George Noory, and more.
Local programming includes "Wake Up Call", hosted by Mike Hendren, which airs weekdays from 6am-9am central. Hendren has been with KWFS-AM since July 2001. Robert Snyder of the Texas Townsquare Media Network is the Director of Content for KWFS, along with KYYW (Abilene), KFYO (Lubbock) and KGKL-AM (San Angelo).
KWFS-AM 1290 is the oldest, continuously broadcasting radio station in the city, having been on-air since 1949. The station has changed callsigns twice since it first came on the air; the first was KTRN, then KLLF, then the current call letters.[1]
External links
- KWFS in the FCC's AM station database
- KWFS on Radio-Locator
- KWFS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
