WTAW (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Brazos Valley |
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| Frequency | 1620 kHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | News Talk 1620 94.5 WTAW |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
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| Ownership | |
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| KNDE, KZNE, KWBC, KAGC, WTAW-FM, KPWJ, KKEE, KJCS | |
| History | |
First air date | May 3, 2000 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Watch The Aggies Win" (slogan adopted for the original randomly assigned call letters of 1150 AM facility, now KZNE; swapped to this facility in 2000) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 87145 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 30°37′15.00″N 96°15′16.00″W / 30.6208333°N 96.2544444°W |
| Translator | 94.5 K233DU (College Station) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wtaw |
WTAW (1620 kHz), branded as "News Talk 1620 94.5 WTAW", is a commercial radio station in College Station, Texas, airing a talk radio format. Owned by the Bryan Broadcasting Company, WTAW covers College Station, Bryan and much of the Brazos Valley. Its studios and offices are located in College Station.
By day, WTAW is powered at 10,000 watts, dropping down to 1,000 watts at night. Its transmitter site is on Golden Trail, off Texas State Highway 30. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WTAW broadcasts in HD Radio, using the in-band on-channel digital standard. The programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K233DU at 94.5 MHz in College Station.