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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KCLE
| name = KCLE
| logo =
| image =
| city = [[Burleson, Texas]]
| city = [[Burleson, Texas]]
| area = [[Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex]]
| area = [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]
| branding =
| branding = ''The Message''
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| frequency = 1460 [[hertz|kHz]]
| slogan =
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| translator = 93.1 K226BM ([[Cleburne, Texas|Cleburne]])<br>95.7 K239CC (Burleson)
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| frequency = 1460 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1922}} (as WJAD in Waco, Texas)
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| translator = 93.1 K226BM (Cleburne)<br>95.7 K239CC (Burleson)
| airdate = [[1922 in radio|1922]] (as WACO)
| format = [[Christian radio]]
| power = {{ubl|11,000 [[watt]]s day|700 watts night}}
| format = Silent
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| class = B
| power = 11,000 watts ([[Daytime (astronomy)|day]])<br>700 watts (night)
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| facility_id = 59263
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| class = B
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| callsign_meaning = [[Cleburne, Texas]], city of license when it was on 1140 kHz and earlier on 1120
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| facility_id = 59263
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WJAD (1922–1930)|WACO (1930–1996)|KKTK (1996–2002)|KTFW (2002–2005)|KHFX (2005–2008)}}
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| callsign_meaning = [[Cleburne, Texas|'''Cle'''burne, Texas]], city of license when it was on 1140<br>and earlier on 1120
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| affiliations =
| former_callsigns = WACO (1922-1996)<br>KKTK (1996-2002)<br>KTFW (2002-2005)<br>KHFX (2005-2008)
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| owner = Tron Dinh Do
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| affiliations =
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| licensee = Intelli, LLC
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| owner = Tron Dinh Do
| operator = Wilkins Radio Network
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| licensee = Intelli, LLC
| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KCLEAM Listen Live]
| sister_stations =
| website = [https://www.wilkinsradio.com/our-stations/kcle-am-1460-fm-95-7-fm-93-1-dallas-fort-worth-waco/ KCLE Online]
| webcast =
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| website =
}}
}}
'''KCLE''' (1460 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a licensed but silent radio station, in [[Burleson, Texas]]. It serves the [[Dallas/Fort Worth]] [[metroplex]] and is under ownership of Tron Dinh Do, through licensee Intelli, LLC.
'''KCLE''' (1460 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Burleson, Texas]], which serves the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]. It is owned by Tron Dinh Do, through licensee Intelli, LLC., operated by Wilkins Radio Network pending acquisition, and broadcasts a [[Christian radio]] format. First licensed in July 1922, it is one of Texas' oldest radio stations.

KCLE programming is also heard on two [[FM radio|FM]] [[broadcast relay station|translator station]]s: 93.1 K226BM in [[Cleburne, Texas|Cleburne]] and 95.7 K239CC in [[Burleson, Texas|Burleson]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=KCLE&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/KCLE]</ref>


==History==
==History==
===WJAD and WACO Waco===
This station began broadcasting in 1922 as '''WACO''' in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], owned by three men, including Frank P. Jackson, J. M. Gilliam, and [[Orville Bullington]] of [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]], the 1932 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[gubernatorial]] nominee. It had an unknown format, and was a former [[sister station]] to [[WACO-FM|WACO]]/[[KHOO (FM)|KHOO]] FM. After 74 years of broadcasting in the Waco area, the station moved to [[Glen Rose, Texas]] and was rebranded as '''KKTK''', continuing with an unknown format. In 2002, Lee Glascow sold the station and it became a joint venture between M&M Broadcasters (80%) and George Marti (20%). The owners rebranded the station to '''KTFW''' as a simulcast of its [[KTFW-FM]] sister station.
KCLE was first licensed, with the sequentially assigned call letters of WJAD, to Jackson's Radio Engineering Laboratories in [[Waco, Texas]], on July 21, 1922.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.319510008420257&view=1up&seq=435 "New Stations"], ''Radio Service Bulletin'', August 1, 1922, page 3.</ref> The call letters were changed to WACO in February 1930.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112106763086&view=1up&seq=315 "Alterations and Corrections"], ''Radio Service Bulletin'', February 28, 1930, page 23.</ref> WACO was owned by three men, Frank P. Jackson, J. M. Gilliam, and Orville Bullington of [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]], the 1932 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[gubernatorial]] nominee.


In 1962, it put an FM station on the air, 99.9 [[WACO-FM]]. The two stations [[simulcast]] a [[country music]] format. In the late 1970s and for most of the 1980s, the FM station switched to an [[easy listening]] music format as KHOO, while the AM station continued as country outlet WACO. The FM station came back to country music in 1990, returning to its WACO-FM [[call sign]], while the AM station was rebranded as KKTK in 1996.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1998/D-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1998.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1998 page D-445]</ref>
In 2005, the station and its [[city of license]] were moved to Burleson, and it was revamped as '''KHFX''' airing Fox Sports Radio programming after the network's previous affiliate [[KFXR (AM)|KFXR]] ceased programming on that station due to lack of [[listenership|ratings]]. George Marti sold the remaining shares to M&M that same year.


===KTFW, KHFX and KCLE===
In 2008, the station swapped [[callsign]]s with [[KHFX (AM)|1140]] on September 1.
In 2002, Lee Glascow sold the station for $405,000. It became a joint venture between M&M Broadcasters (80%) and George Marti (20%). The owners changed the station’s call sign to KTFW as a simulcast of its sister station 92.1 [[KTFW-FM]] in [[Glen Rose, Texas]], which broadcast a [[country music|country]] format.


In 2005, the station and its [[city of license]] were moved to [[Burleson, Texas]], in the larger [[Dallas]]-[[Fort Worth]] [[media market|radio market]].<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2008/Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-2008.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2008 page D-511]</ref> The call letters were switched to KHFX. It began carrying [[Fox Sports Radio]] programming after the network's previous Dallas affiliate, 1190 [[KFXR (AM)|KFXR]], switched to [[classic country]] music. George Marti sold the remaining shares to M&M that same year. Eventually the station switched its call letters to KCLE, flipping its format to classic country music.
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On April 14, 2009, KCLE lost its fight with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) to keep KNIT (now [[KBXD]]) (1480 AM) from increasing its daytime power to 50,000 watts.


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On April 14, 2009, KCLE lost its fight with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) to keep [[AM 1480]] KNIT in Dallas (now [[KNGO]]) from increasing its daytime power to 50,000 watts. KCLE feared the high powered station, only 20&nbsp;kHz away, would [[blanketing|drown out]] KCLE for some listeners close to KNIT's transmitter.
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It was announced on July 23, 2013 that KCLE will jettison its classic country format and become a 2nd [[ESPN Radio]] affiliate in the Dallas/Fort Worth area by June 24. The station's schedule will complement [[KESN|KESN ESPN 103.3]] that serves the Northern 1/2 of North Texas. While KESN airs ''[[Mike & Mike in the Morning]]'' and the first two hours of Colin Cowherd, KCLE will air a local sports talk morning show from 6 to 9AM and continue its long-running "DFW Tradefair" [[tradio]] program from 9 to 11AM. After KESN shifts to local programming at 11AM, KCLE will pick up the network programming.<ref>[http://www.radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/84299/kcle-fort-worth-flips-to-espn-radio/ KCLE Fort Worth Flips To ESPN Radio] - ''[http://www.radioinsight.com Radio Insight]'' (released July 23, 2013)</ref>


===ESPN sports===
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On February 25, 2015, Intelli, LLC closed on its purchase of KCLE from M&M Broadcasters for $1.6 million.
It was announced on July 23, 2013, that KCLE would jettison its classic country format and become a second [[Network affiliate|affiliate]] of [[ESPN Radio]] in the Dallas/Fort Worth area by June 24. The station's schedule would complement ESPN-owned [[KVDT|KESN]], which served the Metroplex from its tower north of Dallas, while KCLE's transmitter is south of Fort Worth.


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While KESN carried ''[[Mike & Mike in the Morning]]'' and the first two hours of ''[[The Herd with Colin Cowherd]]'' from ESPN Radio, KCLE aired a local sports talk morning show from 6 to 9 a.m. and continued its long-running "DFW Tradefair" [[tradio]] program from 9 to 11 a.m. After KESN shifted to local sports programming at 11 a.m., KCLE picked up ESPN network programming.<ref>[http://www.radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/84299/kcle-fort-worth-flips-to-espn-radio/ KCLE Fort Worth Flips To ESPN Radio] - ''[http://www.radioinsight.com Radio Insight]'' (released July 23, 2013)</ref>
KCLE went off the air in September 2016.


===Vietnamese programming===
On February 3, 2017 KCLE transmitted at least two short signals without modulation. This was probably an attempt to get the station back on the air on 1460.
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On February 25, 2015, Intelli, LLC closed on its purchase of KCLE from M&M Broadcasters for $1.6 million.

KCLE went [[dark (broadcasting)|off the air]] in July 2016.<ref>[https://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/news/kcle-goes-dark/article_19792686-455c-11e6-a770-bfc164212c63.html "KCLE Goes Dark"] by Todd Glasscock, ''Cleburne Times Review'', July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2018</ref> The station returned to the air in late June 2017, airing [[Vietnam]]ese music and talk.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.dfwretroplex.com DFW Radio/TV History]
*[http://www.dfwretroplex.com Dallas-Fort Worth Radio & Television History]
*{{AM station data|KCLE}}
{{AM station data|59263|KCLE}}
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=46274 FCC History Cards for KCLE] (covering WJAD / WACO from 1927-1980)
*{{FMQ|K226BM}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|139329|K226BM}}
*{{FXL|K226BM}}
*{{FXL|K226BM}}
*{{FMQ|K239CC}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|139324|K239CC}}
*{{FXL|K239CC}}
*{{FXL|K239CC}}


{{Dallas Fort Worth Radio}}
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Latest revision as of 04:14, 14 December 2024

For the airport serving Cleveland, Ohio, assigned the ICAO code KCLE, see Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
For other uses, see KCLE (disambiguation).
KCLE
Broadcast areaDallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Frequency1460 kHz
BrandingThe Message
Programming
FormatChristian radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Tron Dinh Do
  • (Intelli, LLC)
OperatorWilkins Radio Network
History
First air date
1922; 102 years ago (1922) (as WJAD in Waco, Texas)
Former call signs
  • WJAD (1922–1930)
  • WACO (1930–1996)
  • KKTK (1996–2002)
  • KTFW (2002–2005)
  • KHFX (2005–2008)
Call sign meaning
Cleburne, Texas, city of license when it was on 1140 kHz and earlier on 1120
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID59263
ClassB
Power
  • 11,000 watts day
  • 700 watts night
Translator(s)93.1 K226BM (Cleburne)
95.7 K239CC (Burleson)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteKCLE Online

KCLE (1460 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Burleson, Texas, which serves the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is owned by Tron Dinh Do, through licensee Intelli, LLC., operated by Wilkins Radio Network pending acquisition, and broadcasts a Christian radio format. First licensed in July 1922, it is one of Texas' oldest radio stations.

KCLE programming is also heard on two FM translator stations: 93.1 K226BM in Cleburne and 95.7 K239CC in Burleson.[2]

History

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WJAD and WACO Waco

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KCLE was first licensed, with the sequentially assigned call letters of WJAD, to Jackson's Radio Engineering Laboratories in Waco, Texas, on July 21, 1922.[3] The call letters were changed to WACO in February 1930.[4] WACO was owned by three men, Frank P. Jackson, J. M. Gilliam, and Orville Bullington of Wichita Falls, the 1932 Republican gubernatorial nominee.

In 1962, it put an FM station on the air, 99.9 WACO-FM. The two stations simulcast a country music format. In the late 1970s and for most of the 1980s, the FM station switched to an easy listening music format as KHOO, while the AM station continued as country outlet WACO. The FM station came back to country music in 1990, returning to its WACO-FM call sign, while the AM station was rebranded as KKTK in 1996.[5]

KTFW, KHFX and KCLE

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In 2002, Lee Glascow sold the station for $405,000. It became a joint venture between M&M Broadcasters (80%) and George Marti (20%). The owners changed the station’s call sign to KTFW as a simulcast of its sister station 92.1 KTFW-FM in Glen Rose, Texas, which broadcast a country format.

In 2005, the station and its city of license were moved to Burleson, Texas, in the larger Dallas-Fort Worth radio market.[6] The call letters were switched to KHFX. It began carrying Fox Sports Radio programming after the network's previous Dallas affiliate, 1190 KFXR, switched to classic country music. George Marti sold the remaining shares to M&M that same year. Eventually the station switched its call letters to KCLE, flipping its format to classic country music.

On April 14, 2009, KCLE lost its fight with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to keep AM 1480 KNIT in Dallas (now KNGO) from increasing its daytime power to 50,000 watts. KCLE feared the high powered station, only 20 kHz away, would drown out KCLE for some listeners close to KNIT's transmitter.

ESPN sports

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It was announced on July 23, 2013, that KCLE would jettison its classic country format and become a second affiliate of ESPN Radio in the Dallas/Fort Worth area by June 24. The station's schedule would complement ESPN-owned KESN, which served the Metroplex from its tower north of Dallas, while KCLE's transmitter is south of Fort Worth.

While KESN carried Mike & Mike in the Morning and the first two hours of The Herd with Colin Cowherd from ESPN Radio, KCLE aired a local sports talk morning show from 6 to 9 a.m. and continued its long-running "DFW Tradefair" tradio program from 9 to 11 a.m. After KESN shifted to local sports programming at 11 a.m., KCLE picked up ESPN network programming.[7]

Vietnamese programming

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On February 25, 2015, Intelli, LLC closed on its purchase of KCLE from M&M Broadcasters for $1.6 million.

KCLE went off the air in July 2016.[8] The station returned to the air in late June 2017, airing Vietnamese music and talk.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCLE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KCLE
  3. ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, August 1, 1922, page 3.
  4. ^ "Alterations and Corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, February 28, 1930, page 23.
  5. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1998 page D-445
  6. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2008 page D-511
  7. ^ KCLE Fort Worth Flips To ESPN Radio - Radio Insight (released July 23, 2013)
  8. ^ "KCLE Goes Dark" by Todd Glasscock, Cleburne Times Review, July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2018
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