KSAB
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Broadcast area | Corpus Christi metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 99.9 MHz |
| Branding | Tejano 99.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Tejano music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KKTX, KMXR, KNCN, KRYS-FM, KUNO | |
| History | |
First air date | October 13, 1966 |
Former call signs | KROB-FM (1978–1991) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 33776 | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 284 meters (932 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°45′7.00″N 97°38′17.00″W / 27.7519444°N 97.6380556°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | ksabfm |
KSAB (99.9 FM, Tejano 99.9) is a commercial radio station licensed to Robstown, Texas, United States, and serves the Corpus Christi metropolitan area. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., it broadcasts a Tejano music format.[2][3] The studios are on Old Brownsville Road near Corpus Christi International Airport.
The transmitter tower is off County Road 67 in Robstown.
History
[edit]The station signed on the air on October 13, 1966.[4] Its original call sign was KROB-FM, the sister station to KROB 1510 AM. The two stations had simulcast a country music format. They were owned by Coastal Bend Broadcasting.
On July 11, 1991, the station changed its call letters to the current KSAB. It switched to a Tejano music format, separate from its AM sister station.
San Antonio-based Clear Channel Communications acquired the station in 2000.[5] In 2014, Clear Channel changed its name to the current iHeartMedia. KSAB Tejano 99.9 broadcasts online via the iHeartRadio app.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KSAB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "KSAB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1981 page C-235. Retrieved Jan. 27, 2025.
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 page D-539. Retrieved Jan. 27, 2025.
- ↑ "ksab Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 743623 (KSAB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KSAB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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