WTAW (AM)

WTAW (1620 kHz), branded as "News Talk 1620 94.5 WTAW", is a commercial talk AM radio station licensed to serve College Station, Texas. Owned by the Bryan Broadcasting Company, WTAW covers College Station, Bryan and much of the Brazos Valley. Its studios and transmitter site are located in College Station.

For the former radio station that held the WTAW callsign from 1922-2000, see KZNE.
WTAW
Broadcast areaBrazos Valley
Frequency1620 kHz (HD Radio)
BrandingNews Talk 1620 94.5 WTAW
Programming
FormatTalk radio
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Bryan Broadcasting Company
  • (Bryan Broadcasting License Corporation)
KNDE, KZNE, KWBC, KAGC, WTAW-FM, KPWJ, KKEE, KJCS
History
First air date
May 3, 2000 (2000-05-03)
Former call signs
KAZW (1998-2000; CP)
KZNE (2000)
Call sign meaning
Watch The Aggies Win
(later slogan adopted for the original randomly assigned call letters of 1150 AM facility, now KZNE; swapped to this facility in 2000)
Technical information
Facility ID87145
ClassB
Power10,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
30°37′15.00″N 96°15′16.00″W
Translator(s)94.5 K233DU (College Station)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewtaw.com

In addition to a standard analog transmission, WTAW broadcasts in HD Radio, utilizing the in-band on-channel hybrid standard, is simulcast over low-power FM translator K233DU (94.5 FM) College Station, and is available online.

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