KTEK


KTEK is a terrestrial American radio station, relayed by an FM translator, licensed to Alvin and Houston, Texas respectively. The station and translator serve the Houston/Galveston radio market.
The station broadcasts at 1110 kHz, and is owned by Immaculate Heart Media, Inc.. KTEK is a Catholic Talk radio station, which broadcasts only during the daytime as a Class D facility.
On August 15, 2019, Salem Communications announced its intent to sell KTEK, and the 96.1 translator relaying it, to Immaculate Heart Radio. Immaculate Heart Radio offers Catholic ministerial programming, known as "Relevant Radio". The sale was approved by the FCC, and consummated by the two parties, with Immaculate Heart Media assuming control of the facility at midnight, Thursday November 14, 2019.
KTEK is a daytime-only broadcaster because it shares its frequency with clear channel KFAB in Omaha, Nebraska.

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History

KTEK in the 1990s once featured Vietnamese language programming and was declared the Voice of Vietnam in Houston. Salem Communications then acquired the station for its Christian-related programming. Then on December 11, 2007, Biz Radio bought the station as part of breaking away from a lease agreement with Multicultural Broadcasting's KXYZ, making KTEK the first Biz Radio O&O station. The signal is much weaker than that of its previous affiliate KXYZ. On March 16, 2010, KTEK was sold back to Salem. The deal included the cancellation of BizRadio’s 2008 loan from Salem, estimated to be worth $1.26 million USD. Salem also received $800,000 in cash, but BizRadio was allowed the opportunity "purchase airtime for programming on certain stations" owned by Salem, according to the agreement.
In November 2019, the station was sold to Immaculate Heart Media, Inc. and it became an affiliate of Relevant Radio.