KIRT
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City | Mission, Texas |
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Broadcast area | Rio Grande Valley |
Frequency | 1580 kHz |
Branding | La Radical |
Programming | |
Format | Spanish Religious |
Ownership | |
Owner | Iglesia del Pueblo (Bravo Broadcasting Company, Inc.) |
History | |
First air date | 1957 |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
Power | 1,000 watts day 302 watts night |
Links | |
Website | www |
KIRT is a radio station at 1580 AM in Mission, Texas. It is owned by Bravo Broadcasting Company and carries a Spanish Christian talk format known as La Radical.
History[edit]
KIRT received its license in 1957 and by 1958 was broadcasting entirely in Spanish.[1] Its initial owners, Robert F. Pool Sr. and Jr., sold the station to KIRT, Inc. in 1958; in 1970, KIRT was sold to Rio Broadcasting Company.
In 2001, Bravo Broadcasting Company was transferred from Edward L. Gómez to Iglesia del Pueblo.
References[edit]
- ^ "Foreign Language Programming on U. S. Radio Stations" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1958. p. B-143. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
External links[edit]
- KIRT in the FCC AM station database
- KIRT on Radio-Locator
- KIRT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Coordinates: 26°17′34.8″N 98°19′51.6″W / 26.293000°N 98.331000°W