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| KTRH (AM) |
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| City of license |
Houston, Texas |
| Broadcast area |
Greater Houston |
| Branding |
Newsradio 740 KTRH |
| Slogan |
Houston's News, Weather, and Traffic Station |
| Frequency |
740 kHz (Also on HD Radio) 101.1 HD-2 |
| First air date |
1922 |
| Format |
News/Talk |
| Power |
50,000 watts |
| Class |
B |
| Facility ID |
35674 |
| Callsign meaning |
Kome to The Rice Hotel or, alternately Keep Tuned Right Here |
| Affiliations |
FOX News Radio
The Weather Channel |
| Owner |
Clear Channel
(AMFM Texas Licenses, LP) |
| Sister stations |
KBME, KHMX, KKRW, KLOL, KLVI, KODA, KPRC, KTBZ |
| Webcast |
Listen Live |
| Website |
KTRH.com |
KTRH 740 AM is a news-talk radio station in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. It is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications. With longtime news anchors Lana Hughes and J.P. Pritchard, KTRH primarily focuses on all news during the morning and syndicated talk show programs during the rest of the day. It is the flagship station for the Houston Astros.
[edit] Trivia
KTRH was one of three entities competing for a license to originally operate the ABC-owned television station KTRK, which took its callsign from KTRH -- except for the last letter.
KTRH had its first studio in the Rice Hotel. Dan Rather worked for KTRH in the late 50s. He was a reporter and news commentator. Also In 1959, KTRH carried the broadcast of the Houston Buffs minor league baseball team. Rather was the main play by play announcer.
There are a few ideas as to what KTRH stands for. Hearing from folks inside the building, KTRH stands for many things -- a few of them can be seen on the right hand side of the screen. However, others say the constant turnover of employees have given KTRH the meaning of "Keep That Resume Handy."
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