KRDY (1160 AM) is a

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. The station is owned by Relevant Radio, Inc. and is an affiliate of its Catholic talk network. The

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is off Braun Road, near Loop 1604, in San Antonio.

History

KBER: 1961-1978

On November 13, 1961, the station

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as KBER, a daytime only station on 1150 kHz. It was owned by Kepo Broadcasting. KBER was powered at 1,000

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s using a three tower

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(DA) system. The DA was needed to protect co-channel stations

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in College Station, and

KCCT KCCT (1150 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Corpus Christi, Texas. It is owned by Manuel Davila, Jr., and airs a classic hits format, focusing on pop and rhythmic hits of the 1980s and 90s. The studios, offices and transmit ...

in Corpus Christi. As KBER was west of KZNE and north of KCCT, the system directed to the northwest and reduced signal across an arc toward the KZNE and KCCT service areas. Towers and studios were on Alma Drive just outside the future Loop 410. The area would later be dubbed "KBER Square." On June 25, 1966, KBER-FM signed on at 100.3 FM. The two stations

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ed their programming; because KBER was off the air at night, KBER-FM allowed programming to be heard around the clock. KBER-FM was later KSAQ; under different owners, the station is now

KCYY KCYY (100.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in San Antonio, Texas. It is owned by Cox Radio and airs a country music radio format. Studios and offices are on Datapoint Drive in San Antonio. KCYY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100, ...

KFHM: 1978‒1991

On May 31, 1978, KFHM began broadcasting as a

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AM radio station. The station changed to 1160 kHz in the mid 1980s, giving it increased coverage and full time authorization. Power was boosted to 10,000 watts by day and 1,000 watts by night from a site west of San Antonio.

KVAR: 1991‒1993

On August 26, 1991, the station changed its

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from KFHM to KVAR.

KENS: 1993‒2004

On October 15, 1993, the station changed its call letters from KVAR to KENS and adopted a news/talk radio format. In March 2003, KENS was sold to

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for $3.2 million and flipped to

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on April 1, 2003.

KRDY: 2004‒present

On February 27, 2004, the station changed its call letters from KENS to KRDY. On June 4, 2013, Radio Disney announced that it would be selling seven radio stations, including KRDY, in an attempt to increase revenue and focus more on stations serving Top 25 markets. On September 28, 2013, KRDY dropped the Radio Disney affiliation and went silent. In October 2013,

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filed to sell KRDY and

KDIS-FM KDIS-FM (99.5 FM, "FaithTalk 99.5") is a radio station licensed to Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The station is owned by the Salem Media Group, through licensee Salem Communications Holding Corporation. History The station went on the a ...

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to Salem Communications Corporation, owner of several other San Antonio-area radio stations. Salem's purchase, at a price of $2 million, was consummated on February 7, 2014. In February 2018, KRDY changed its format from Spanish

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to conservative talk, branded as "Freedom 1160". In November 2019, the station was sold to Immaculate Heart Media, Inc. and it became an affiliate of

Relevant Radio Relevant Radio (corporate name Relevant Radio, Inc.) is a radio network in the United States, mainly broadcasting talk radio and religious programming involving the Catholic Church. It is the largest Catholic radio network by owned station base. R ...

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References

External links

* {{Relevant Radio RDY Radio stations established in 1961 Relevant Radio stations 1961 establishments in Texas Former subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company RDY