KTKR
Encyclopedia
KTKR is an all-sports
radio station
serving the San Antonio, Texas
, USA area. KTKR, more popularly known as "Ticket 760", is owned by Clear Channel Communications
as a sister station to, among others, heritage station WOAI
.
The station lineup includes Steve Czaban
, Jim Rome
, Chris Myers
, J. T. the Brick, and other Fox Sports Radio
programs, including shows from Dan Patrick
and Tony Bruno
. "Ticket 760" has three daily shows, including "The Morning Drive, with Andy Everett and Peter Burns, "The Sports Grind" w/Calvin and Rudy (2pm - 4pm, weekdays), and "SportsTalk San Antonio" w/ Mike Taylor and John "Dingus" DeLaRosa (4pm - 7pm, weekdays). Market veteran Everett also hosts the long running "Golf Show", Saturday mornings, 8am - 9am. Depending on weekend play-by-play, Saturday mornings also include Dawn Murphy ("Track Smack," 9am - 11am).
It is also the flagship station of the San Antonio Rampage
of the American Hockey League
and the San Antonio Silver Stars (WNBA), and the local affiliate of Westwood One's complete NFL package, as well as the Texas Longhorns basketball radio and Texas A&M Aggies
football radio networks. KTKR is also an affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys
radio network.
AM 76 signed on as All Hit 76 KSJL a Top 40 format. Broadcasting in AM Stereo.
It would later become part of Super Q 96/76 when Inner City Broadcasting acquired KSLR-FM from C&W Wireless in 1986 as a Contemporary Hit Radio
format. In the latter part of 1988 KSJL would become part of the Satellite Music Network
(now Citadel
)- Z Rock
format, dropping the simulcast of 96.1 fm. This would last until 1992 when Satellite Music Network
would not renew their Z-rock franchise on the AM band, so Inner City decided to take the Urban route. The Touch The Touch (radio network)
format which consisted of Urban Adult Contemporary
music aired on said frequency. In 1993 Inner City Broadcasting would sell KSJL-AM to Clear Channel Communications
for $725,000, and as a result KSJL was moved to 96.1 replacing 96rock KSAQ-FM.
KSJL-AM would become News/Talk/Sports KZXS-AM (WOAI-760) airing Larry King
's radio show.
This was short lived, due to the changing FCC broadcast regulations. As of 1994 FCC regulations prohibit a sister station from broadcasting the same format as the parent station unless they are a simulcast.
KZXS would become KTKR Talk Radio 760, strictly a News/Talk format dropping Sports.
One year later KTKR would drop News/Talk for Sports as the Ticket 760 we now know today.
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
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...
serving the San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, USA area. KTKR, more popularly known as "Ticket 760", is owned by 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...
as a sister station to, among others, heritage station WOAI
WOAI (AM)
WOAI is a San Antonio, Texas, news/talk formatted radio station operating with 50,000 Watts non-directional day and night from a transmitter site near Marion, Texas. Current owner and operator San Antonio based Clear Channel Communications acquired the station in 1975 which founded the now...
.
The station lineup includes Steve Czaban
Steve Czaban
Steve Czaban is an American sports radio personality. Czaban hosts The Steve Czaban Show on Yahoo! Sports Radio weekday mornings from 6 to 10 a.m., and co-hosts The Sports Reporters with Andy Pollin on "ESPN 980" WTEM weekday afternoons from 4 to 7 p.m...
, Jim Rome
Jim Rome
Jim Rome is an American sports radio talk show host syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications....
, Chris Myers
Chris Myers
Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S...
, J. T. the Brick, and other 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...
programs, including shows from Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
Daniel Patrick Pugh , professionally known as Dan Patrick, is an American sportscaster, radio personality, and actor from Mason, Ohio...
and Tony Bruno
Tony Bruno
For Tony Bruno, the musician, see Tony Bruno Tony Bruno is an American sports talk radio personality in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
. "Ticket 760" has three daily shows, including "The Morning Drive, with Andy Everett and Peter Burns, "The Sports Grind" w/Calvin and Rudy (2pm - 4pm, weekdays), and "SportsTalk San Antonio" w/ Mike Taylor and John "Dingus" DeLaRosa (4pm - 7pm, weekdays). Market veteran Everett also hosts the long running "Golf Show", Saturday mornings, 8am - 9am. Depending on weekend play-by-play, Saturday mornings also include Dawn Murphy ("Track Smack," 9am - 11am).
It is also the flagship station of the San Antonio Rampage
San Antonio Rampage
The San Antonio Rampage are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. They are the top affiliate of the Florida Panthers of the NHL. Their home arena is the AT&T Center.-History:...
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
and the San Antonio Silver Stars (WNBA), and the local affiliate of Westwood One's complete NFL package, as well as the Texas Longhorns basketball radio and Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M Aggies refers to the students, graduates, and sports teams of Texas A&M University. The nickname "Aggie" is common at land-grant or "Ag" schools in many states. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports...
football radio networks. KTKR is also an affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
radio network.
History of AM 760
760 AM went live on air in 1984, but the FCC assigned the KSJL call letters for 760 in 1982. According to the Radio Broadcasting Yearbook of 1983 it lists KSJL air date 1984. The FCC assigned the KSJL calls to 760. Owned by Inner City Broadcasting at the time.AM 76 signed on as All Hit 76 KSJL a Top 40 format. Broadcasting in AM Stereo.
It would later become part of Super Q 96/76 when Inner City Broadcasting acquired KSLR-FM from C&W Wireless in 1986 as a Contemporary Hit Radio
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format. In the latter part of 1988 KSJL would become part of the Satellite Music Network
Satellite Music Network
Satellite Music Network was the first satellite delivered network to provide complete live 24-hour a day music programming to local stations, under several different formats...
(now Citadel
Citadel
A citadel is a fortress for protecting a town, sometimes incorporating a castle. The term derives from the same Latin root as the word "city", civis, meaning citizen....
)- Z Rock
Z Rock
Z-Rock was a nationally syndicated radio network based out of Dallas, Texas, USA, in the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s that played heavy metal and hard rock music. The format was one of ABC Radio Network's 24-hour satellite formats...
format, dropping the simulcast of 96.1 fm. This would last until 1992 when Satellite Music Network
Satellite Music Network
Satellite Music Network was the first satellite delivered network to provide complete live 24-hour a day music programming to local stations, under several different formats...
would not renew their Z-rock franchise on the AM band, so Inner City decided to take the Urban route. The Touch The Touch (radio network)
The Touch (radio network)
The Touch is a 24-hour music format produced by Cumulus Media Networks . It draws an adult audience between the ages of 25-49 with an Urban Adult Contemporary format since its inception by Satellite Music Network in 1972.In January 2010, Citadel Broadcasting has rebranded this network as...
format which consisted of Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
music aired on said frequency. In 1993 Inner City Broadcasting would sell KSJL-AM to 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...
for $725,000, and as a result KSJL was moved to 96.1 replacing 96rock KSAQ-FM.
KSJL-AM would become News/Talk/Sports KZXS-AM (WOAI-760) airing Larry King
Larry King
Lawrence Harvey "Larry" King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards....
's radio show.
This was short lived, due to the changing FCC broadcast regulations. As of 1994 FCC regulations prohibit a sister station from broadcasting the same format as the parent station unless they are a simulcast.
KZXS would become KTKR Talk Radio 760, strictly a News/Talk format dropping Sports.
One year later KTKR would drop News/Talk for Sports as the Ticket 760 we now know today.