KWTX (1230 AM) celebrates 65 years of serving Waco and Central Texas today (May 1).
KWTX was founded by Beauford Jester of Corsicana and a group of Waco businessmen. Jester would later become the 36th governor of Texas, serving from 1947-1949, when he died of a heart attack while in office.
The application for KWTX was made in 1941, but the start of World War II imposed equipment and construction restrictions, which delayed approval and completion for five years. The inaugural broadcast occurred at 11 a.m. on May 1, 1946, at "One-Two-Three on your dial" (1230 kc) from an upstairs studio at 108-1/2 South 6th Street in downtown Waco. The station aired a mix of music, news, sports and drama, and was affiliated with the Mutual radio network.
Twenty-eight-year-old M.N. "Buddy" Bostick was station manager. Mr. Bostick later became president of KWTX Broadcasting Company.
KWTX radio moved to a new facility at 4520 Bosque Boulevard in Waco in the early '50s. The building would become known as Broadcast Center and share space with KWTX-TV (Channel 10) in 1955 and KWTX-FM (97.5) in 1970.
The radio stations were sold to Gulf Star Communications in 1996 and are now owned by Clear Channel Communications.
Mike Braun
KWTX-AM/FM
1975-1979
KWTX was founded by Beauford Jester of Corsicana and a group of Waco businessmen. Jester would later become the 36th governor of Texas, serving from 1947-1949, when he died of a heart attack while in office.
The application for KWTX was made in 1941, but the start of World War II imposed equipment and construction restrictions, which delayed approval and completion for five years. The inaugural broadcast occurred at 11 a.m. on May 1, 1946, at "One-Two-Three on your dial" (1230 kc) from an upstairs studio at 108-1/2 South 6th Street in downtown Waco. The station aired a mix of music, news, sports and drama, and was affiliated with the Mutual radio network.
Twenty-eight-year-old M.N. "Buddy" Bostick was station manager. Mr. Bostick later became president of KWTX Broadcasting Company.
KWTX radio moved to a new facility at 4520 Bosque Boulevard in Waco in the early '50s. The building would become known as Broadcast Center and share space with KWTX-TV (Channel 10) in 1955 and KWTX-FM (97.5) in 1970.
The radio stations were sold to Gulf Star Communications in 1996 and are now owned by Clear Channel Communications.
Mike Braun
KWTX-AM/FM
1975-1979