KTXV (890 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Mabank, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned by Sukhdev Dhillon, through licensee Radio Punjab Dallas LLC.[1] KTXV airs a full service radio format of popular music, news and talk, in Punjabi and other languages of South Asia as well as English.
| Broadcast area | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex |
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| Frequency | 890 kHz |
| Branding | Radio Punjab |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Punjabi and other languages of South Asia |
| Format | Full Service |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 2007 |
Call sign meaning | TeXas Vietnamese (previous format) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | D (Daytime) B (Nighttime) |
| Power | 20,000 watts (Daytime) 250 watts (Nighttime) |
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Public license information | |
| Website | radiopunjab.com |
By day, KTXV broadcasts at 20,000 watts. But during the nighttime hours, KTXV drastically reduces its power to 250 watts to protect Class A clear channel station WLS in Chicago. KTXV uses a directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is off U.S. Route 175 in Eustace, Texas.[2]
History
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Signal testing for this station began in November 2007 in English and Asian languages.[3] Once testing was complete, the station began broadcasting a Vietnamese format known as "Radio Saigon."
Radio Saigon later moved to KRVA 1600 AM to make way for a Mandarin and English format supplied by Radio China International.
References
edit- ^ FCC.gov/KTXV
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KTXV
- ^ IRCA - KTXV-890 (released November 4, 2007)
External links
edit- China Radio International (Official Website in English)
- Facility details for Facility ID 161266 (KTXV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KTXV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- DFW Radio/TV History
32°17′13″N 95°58′39″W / 32.28694°N 95.97750°W
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