550 KTSA

San Antonio's source for national, international, and local news. Also the home of Texas A&M Football The radio station began as WCAR, founded by John C. R.

KTSA (550 AM) is a News-Talk formatted radio station in San Antonio, Texas. Rodriguez of the Alamo Radio & Electric Company in September, 1922. WCAR was the second radio station in San Antonio, taking the airwaves shortly after WJAE which only lasted a few months. For a time the Express News Corporation owned the station. In the 1950s rock and roll radio Pioneer Gordon McLendon bought KTSA and mad

e it one of the first Top 40 stations in America. KTSA became an overnight sensation because of the music and outrageous for the time promotions including a "Flagpole" sitter in the O. Mitchell Dodge Used Car lot on Broadway, and the KTSA Easter Egg Hunt which swamped San Pedro Park with thousands of listeners searching for a $1000 KTSA Golden Egg. McLendon sold KTSA in the 1960s but the station remained one of San Antonio's most listened-to stations until the advent of FM stereo radio. KTSA was a Top 40 format "55-KTSA" until Fall 1986 when it changed to News/Talk format that it is today. Current Lineup:

KTSA Morning News w/ Trey Ware -- 5a-7a
Ware and Rima -- 7a-9a
Sean Rima -- 9a-11a
Markley, van Camp and Robbins -- 11a-1p
Dave Ramsey -- 1p-4p
Jack Riccardi -- 4p-7p
Lars Larson -- 7p-10p
Dana Loesch -- 10p-1a
Red Eye Radio -- 1a-5a

01/11/2024

He'll have to get some new hoodies.

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01/11/2024

Once crews extinguished the fire, they began going through the dumpster to look for a cause.

01/11/2024

Weather Watch issued by ERCOT ahead of winter weather

ERCOT maintains the grid is ready for the coming cold weather, and an energy emergency is not...

01/11/2024

The private intelligence firm Ambrey said that “six military men” boarded the ship, which it identified as the oil tanker St. Nikolas.

The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which provides warnings to sailors in the Middle East...

01/11/2024

Congress approved $7.5 billion in the 2021 infrastructure law to meet President Joe Biden's goal of building...

01/11/2024

Play in the San Antonio Sports Star Spring 2024 Golf Classic on March 25 at The Golf Club of Texas. $120/player or $400/team for a 4-person scramble.

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01/10/2024

So, which one are you going to watch?

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01/10/2024

Third suspect arrested in Soto and Guerra case surprising some.

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01/10/2024

Why is it only when voting that presenting ID is so...objectionable?

Driving, traveling, obtaining medical care or government benefits, seeking higher ed, adopting, participating in union activity, pawning—heck...

01/10/2024

He gives a whole new meaning to "third down conversions"

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01/10/2024

A political stunt?

The president's son showed up for the Oversight Committee hearing, sitting in the audience with his legal...

01/10/2024

Flames were burning through the warehouse when crews arrived and the building was destroyed in a matter...

01/10/2024

Police say the teen was sitting in his car when several people walked up and started shooting.

01/10/2024

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01/10/2024

The hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee will begin at 10 a.m.

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01/10/2024

SAPD: Fourth arrest made in kidnapping of couple in front of kids

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01/10/2024

Police say the crash happened just before 2 A.M. Wednesday on 1604, near IH-10.

01/10/2024

Jayson Boebert was arrested on Tuesday, according to court records, apparently in connection with an altercation that...

01/09/2024

If you thought winter wasn't really going to kick in, think again!

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01/09/2024

Inventing Trump

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01/09/2024

San Antonio Police: Man shot during stand-off at West Side apartment complex

The stand-off began at around 2 a.m. Tuesday at Timbercreek Apartments on Timbercreek Drive.

01/09/2024

Moment of truth coming?

A swift decision is crucial for special counsel Jack Smith and his team, who are eager to...

01/09/2024

Operation Lone Star was initiated two years ago to draw attention to the failure of the federal...

01/09/2024

Police say he allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend outside the Manhattan Nightclub July 2.

01/09/2024

The stand-off began at around 2 A.M. Tuesday at Timbercreek Apartments on Timbercreek Drive.

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4050 Eisenhauer Road
San Antonio, TX
78218

Telephone

(210) 654-5100

Website

https://www.ktsa.com/

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