KLBJ (AM)

KLBJ (590 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Austin, Texas, airing a news/talk radio format. It is owned by Sinclair Telecable Inc. and operates under the name Waterloo Media. It is Central Texas' primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System.

KLBJ
Broadcast areaAustin metropolitan area
Frequency590 kHz
BrandingNews Radio KLBJ
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
NetworkFox News Radio
Affiliations
  • Premiere Networks
  • Westwood One
  • KTBC
Ownership
Owner
  • Sinclair Telecable Inc.
  • (Waterloo Media Group, L.P.)
Sister stations
KBPA, KGSR, KLBJ-FM, KLZT, KROX-FM
History
First air date
July 2, 1939 (July 2, 1939) (as KTBC)
Former call signs
KTBC (1939-1973)
Call sign meaning
Lyndon Baines Johnson (The Johnson family once owned the station.)
Technical information
Facility ID65791
ClassB
Power5,000 watts days
1,000 watts nights
Translator(s)99.7 K259AJ (Austin)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.newsradioklbj.com

The station has studios and offices along Interstate 35 in Austin. Its transmitter site is off North Farm to Market Road 973 in Travis County, near the Colorado River. By day, KLBJ operates with 5,000 watts non-directional. To protect other stations on 590 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to 1,000 watts and uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. It also simulcasts its programming on FM translator station K259AJ at 99.7 MHz.

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