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KZDC
KZDC (1250 AM, "ESPN 1250") is an all-sports-formatted radio station in San Antonio, Texas, owned by Connoisseur Media. Most of the programming comes from ESPN Radio. Its studios and offices are located on Eisenhauer Road in Northeast San Antonio.
KZDC broadcasts at 25,000 watts by day using a non-directional antenna. To avoid interfering with other stations on 1250 AM, it drastically reduces power at night to 920 watts and uses a directional antenna. The daytime transmitter site is just off U.S. Route 281 near Interstate 410, in the Mission del Lago district of San Antonio. The station uses a separate nighttime site which is co-located with sister station KTSA, along Eisenhauer Road in Northeast San Antonio, across the street from the studios.
The original construction permit for what would become KEXX was initially granted by the FCC on July 16, 1952, to Manuel D. Leal. KEXX was to initially operate as a daytime-only station with 500 watts of power on 1250 kHz. The station originally signed on January 1, 1953, and would receive its license to cover on February 9, 1953, a little over a month later. The station's studios were originally located on 501 West Quincy Street. KEXX originally broadcast a Spanish-language full service format centered on traditional Mexican music.
On February 2, 1959, KEXX made a brief diversion to an English language format under the call letters KARS, operated by Les Miller Enterprises. Leal continued to hold the broadcasting license. By February 21, the previous call letters and format had been restored.
In November 1959, KEXX, while retaining the same format, changed its call letters to KUKA, which it bore for the next 24 years. The station took its call letters from a station secretary whose nickname was Kukita.
In May 1961, Leal sold KUKA to Por Favor, Inc., a company controlled by local attorney Alex Coe and son Marshall, for $200,000. The sale was completed on June 1. Under the Coes, the format largely remained the same. It was also under their stewardship that the station adopted the "Fiesta Radio" positioner.
On November 17, 1965, KUKA was granted authorization to broadcast at 1,000 watts, still as a daytime-only station. On August 23, 1979, KUKA was granted a construction permit to allow unlimited operation, with 1,000 watts at all times.
Stuart Epperson would acquire KUKA and Por Favor, Inc. from the Coes on July 28, 1981, for $850,000. Epperson already owned classical station KMFM (96.1 MHz) through holding company Classic Media; Epperson had acquired it in 1977. The sale closed in December, and under the new owners, the station changed to a bilingual Christian format presented primarily in English; The format featured a mix of Contemporary Christian music and talk programming. 17 staffers lost their jobs as a result of the switch. Newly appointed general manager Mel Taylor stated that the switch was made because the station's overall position in ratings and revenue began to decline. Taylor also noted that the new owners had no experience programming Spanish-language formats. The Quincy Street studios were sold to competing Spanish-language outlet KFHM (1160 AM), and KUKA moved into KMFM's studios in an office building on Fredericksburg Road.
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KZDC
KZDC (1250 AM, "ESPN 1250") is an all-sports-formatted radio station in San Antonio, Texas, owned by Connoisseur Media. Most of the programming comes from ESPN Radio. Its studios and offices are located on Eisenhauer Road in Northeast San Antonio.
KZDC broadcasts at 25,000 watts by day using a non-directional antenna. To avoid interfering with other stations on 1250 AM, it drastically reduces power at night to 920 watts and uses a directional antenna. The daytime transmitter site is just off U.S. Route 281 near Interstate 410, in the Mission del Lago district of San Antonio. The station uses a separate nighttime site which is co-located with sister station KTSA, along Eisenhauer Road in Northeast San Antonio, across the street from the studios.
The original construction permit for what would become KEXX was initially granted by the FCC on July 16, 1952, to Manuel D. Leal. KEXX was to initially operate as a daytime-only station with 500 watts of power on 1250 kHz. The station originally signed on January 1, 1953, and would receive its license to cover on February 9, 1953, a little over a month later. The station's studios were originally located on 501 West Quincy Street. KEXX originally broadcast a Spanish-language full service format centered on traditional Mexican music.
On February 2, 1959, KEXX made a brief diversion to an English language format under the call letters KARS, operated by Les Miller Enterprises. Leal continued to hold the broadcasting license. By February 21, the previous call letters and format had been restored.
In November 1959, KEXX, while retaining the same format, changed its call letters to KUKA, which it bore for the next 24 years. The station took its call letters from a station secretary whose nickname was Kukita.
In May 1961, Leal sold KUKA to Por Favor, Inc., a company controlled by local attorney Alex Coe and son Marshall, for $200,000. The sale was completed on June 1. Under the Coes, the format largely remained the same. It was also under their stewardship that the station adopted the "Fiesta Radio" positioner.
On November 17, 1965, KUKA was granted authorization to broadcast at 1,000 watts, still as a daytime-only station. On August 23, 1979, KUKA was granted a construction permit to allow unlimited operation, with 1,000 watts at all times.
Stuart Epperson would acquire KUKA and Por Favor, Inc. from the Coes on July 28, 1981, for $850,000. Epperson already owned classical station KMFM (96.1 MHz) through holding company Classic Media; Epperson had acquired it in 1977. The sale closed in December, and under the new owners, the station changed to a bilingual Christian format presented primarily in English; The format featured a mix of Contemporary Christian music and talk programming. 17 staffers lost their jobs as a result of the switch. Newly appointed general manager Mel Taylor stated that the switch was made because the station's overall position in ratings and revenue began to decline. Taylor also noted that the new owners had no experience programming Spanish-language formats. The Quincy Street studios were sold to competing Spanish-language outlet KFHM (1160 AM), and KUKA moved into KMFM's studios in an office building on Fredericksburg Road.