KYOW
Relevant Radio station in Del Valle, Texas, United States
KYOW (970 AM) is a noncommercial radio station licensed to Del Valle, Texas, United States, serving the Austin-Round Rock area. Owned and operated by Relevant Radio since 2005, it carries the network's Catholic radio programming on a full-time basis, with transmitter sited at the eastern side of Austin. Prior to ownership by Relevant Radio, the station–then KIXL–was a locally-programmed Christian station for nearly 30 years.
KYOW is additionally relayed over two low-power translator stations: K280GN (103.9 FM) in Austin and K286CX (105.1 FM) in Round Rock.
History
Early years
The Austin Radio Company obtained a construction permit for a new AM radio station to be licensed to Austin, broadcasting during the daytime only with 1,000 watts, on September 24, 1958, and KASE signed on August 8, 1959. KASE offered a "good music" and news format. The station was sold several times in its early years: to E. J. Lund by stock sales in 1960 and 1961; to Rogers Broadcasting Company in 1963, after Lund's health deteriorated, and to the Southwest Republic Corporation in 1964. Southwest Republic simultaneously acquired KHFI-FM 98.1 from its owners and held the construction permit for a new Austin television station, KHFI-TV channel 42. KASE became KHFI on November 8, 1964, but it retained its format.
In August 1969, KHFI became KTAP and debuted new "pulsating sound" imaging and a contemporary format.
“KYOW” enters the record as relevant Radio station in Del Valle, Texas, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what KYOW, Relevant and Radio can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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