KKTX (1360

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serving the

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format. KKTX is under ownership of

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The station's studios and offices are located on Old Brownsville Road in Corpus Christi (near the

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, and its transmitter tower is located in the city's west side along Leopard Street. KKTX began broadcasting as KGFI in 1929, owned by the '' Caller-Times''. It became KRIS in 1936, and KRYS in 1956.

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, a Republican who began representing Corpus Christi in the

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in 2011, co-hosted ''Lago in the Morning'' on KKTX from 1997 to 2010. Jim Lago retired from hosting the KKTX morning show in December 2019. The 74 year-old Lago hosted his last show on KKTX on December 6, 2019.

References

External links

NewsRadio 1360 - Official Website
News and talk radio stations in the United States

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