WTAW (AM)


WTAW – branded News Talk 1620 – is a commercial talk radio station licensed to serve College Station, Texas. Owned by the Bryan Broadcasting Company, WTAW covers College Station, Bryan and much of the Brazos Valley. The WTAW studios are located in College Station, as is the station transmitter. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WTAW broadcasts in HD Radio utilizing the in-band on-channel hybrid standard, is simulcast over low-power FM translator K233DU College Station, and is available online.

History

The current station dates from 2000, as part of a realignment of station frequencies in the Brazos Valley after the Federal Communications Commission expanded the AM band to 1700 kHz. In 1998, the FCC added a new AM allocation for College Station at 1620 AM, which was originally assigned the KAZW calls on January 9, 1998. It changed its calls to KZNE on March 1, 2000.
On May 3, WTAW moved to 1620, while KZNE took over at 1150. Due to the manner in which the switch was structured, KZNE operates under the old WTAW license, while WTAW technically operates under a new license. The move allowed WTAW to significantly increase its daytime and nighttime power. However, KZNE took over WTAW's longtime status as the radio flagship of the Aggies.
On December 4, 2003, WTAW and KZNE were sold to Bryan Broadcasting.

Programming

WTAW personality Scott DeLucia hosts the morning-drive program, The Infomaniacs; The Glenn Beck Program, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Sean Hannity Show air during the late morning, midday, and afternoons, respectively. Joe Pags, Coast to Coast AM and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal also air on the station. Weekend hosts include Kim Komando and Bill Cunningham.