KHFX
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KCLE is a radio station
with a classic country
format
, licensed to Burleson, Texas
. It serves the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex as a Fox Sports Radio
network affiliate
, and is under ownership of M&M Broadcasters.
, owned by three men, including Frank P. Jackson, J.M. Gilliam, and Orville Bullington
of Wichita Falls
, the 1932 Republican
gubernatorial nominee. It had an unknown format, and was a former sister station
to WACO
/KHOO FM. After 74 years of broadcasting in the Waco area, the station moved to Glen Rose, Texas
and was rebranded as KKTK, continuing with an unknown format. In 2002, Lee Glascow sold the station and it became a joint venture
between M&M (80%) and George Marti (20%). The owners rebranded the station to KTFW as a simulcast of its KTFW-FM
sister station.
In 2005, the station and its city of license
were moved to Burleson, and it was revamped as KHFX airing Fox Sports Radio programming after the network's previous affiliate KFXR
ceased programming on that station due to lack of ratings. George Marti sold the remaining shares to M&M that same year.
In 2008, the station swapped callsigns with 1140 on September 1.
On April 14, 2009; KCLE lost its fight with the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) to keep KNIT (1480 AM) from increasing its daytime power to 50,000 Watt
s.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
with a classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
format
Radio format
A radio format or programming format not to be confused with broadcast programming describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve...
, licensed to Burleson, Texas
Burleson, Texas
Burleson is a city in Johnson and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is considered a suburb of Fort Worth and is located in the rapidly growing suburban expanse just south of the city. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,690, having increased from the 20,976 residents counted...
. It serves the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex as a Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
network affiliate
Network affiliate
In the broadcasting industry , a network affiliate is a local broadcaster which carries some or all of the television program or radio program line-up of a television or radio network, but is owned by a company other than the owner of the network...
, and is under ownership of M&M Broadcasters.
History
This station began broadcasting in 1922 as WACO in WacoWaco, Texas
Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. Situated along the Brazos River and on the I-35 corridor, halfway between Dallas and Austin, it is the economic, cultural, and academic center of the 'Heart of Texas' region....
, owned by three men, including Frank P. Jackson, J.M. Gilliam, and Orville Bullington
Orville Bullington
Orville Bullington was an attorney and businessman in Wichita Falls, Texas, who was the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1932 against former Governor Miriam Wallace "Ma" Ferguson....
of Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2010,...
, the 1932 Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
gubernatorial nominee. It had an unknown format, and was a former sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
to WACO
WACO-FM
WACO-FM is a Clear Channel Communications owned radio station located in Waco, Texas. The station brands itself as "WACO 100, a station so big they named the entire city after it." The station can be heard from Dallas/Ft. Worth to Austin, Texas.WACO-FM is one of three stations in the United...
/KHOO FM. After 74 years of broadcasting in the Waco area, the station moved to Glen Rose, Texas
Glen Rose, Texas
Glen Rose is a city in Somervell County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Somervell County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,444. Glen Rose is part of the Granbury micropolitan area.-19th century:...
and was rebranded as KKTK, continuing with an unknown format. In 2002, Lee Glascow sold the station and it became a joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
between M&M (80%) and George Marti (20%). The owners rebranded the station to KTFW as a simulcast of its KTFW-FM
KTFW-FM
KTFW-FM is a country radio station focusing on serving the western half of the Fort Worth-Dallas, TX metropolex. It strongly emphasizes classic, traditional and neotraditional country music. This station is owned and operated by LKCM Radio Group, along with its sister station, 95.9 The Ranch...
sister station.
In 2005, the station and its city of license
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
were moved to Burleson, and it was revamped as KHFX airing Fox Sports Radio programming after the network's previous affiliate KFXR
KFXR (AM)
KFXR is a radio station in Dallas, Texas, programing classic country when it is not airing brokered programming. It began broadcasting in 1947 as KLIF...
ceased programming on that station due to lack of ratings. George Marti sold the remaining shares to M&M that same year.
In 2008, the station swapped callsigns with 1140 on September 1.
On April 14, 2009; KCLE lost its fight with the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) to keep KNIT (1480 AM) from increasing its daytime power to 50,000 Watt
Watt
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s.