KSLI (AM)
Encyclopedia
KSLI is an AM
Classic Country radio station
that serves the Abilene, Texas
, area. The station is under ownership of Townsquare Media.
On Monday, March 1, 2010, the News/Talk format on KSLI moved to sister station KYYW-AM. KSLI then began broadcasting the Classic Country format formerly on KYYW.
The station was previously owned by Gap Central Broadcasting, which bought the station from Clear Channel Communications
in 2007. Gap Central Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
Classic Country radio station
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...
that serves the Abilene, Texas
Abilene, Texas
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...
, area. The station is under ownership of Townsquare Media.
On Monday, March 1, 2010, the News/Talk format on KSLI moved to sister station KYYW-AM. KSLI then began broadcasting the Classic Country format formerly on KYYW.
The station was previously owned by Gap Central Broadcasting, which bought the station from Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
in 2007. Gap Central Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.