{"id":605264,"date":"2026-04-14T01:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/605264\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T01:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:35:15","slug":"gone-for-now-texas-radio-station-goes-silent-after-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/605264\/","title":{"rendered":"Gone for now? Texas radio station goes silent after decades"},"content":{"rendered":"

A West Texas<\/a> radio signal that’s been part of the dial <\/a>for generations has gone quiet.<\/p>\n

On April 1,\u00a0Townsquare Media<\/a> took Talk 103.9 in Lubbock<\/a> off the air, ending a 73-year run for KKAM’s broadcasts, citing “economic conditions in the market” in a filing with the Federal Communications Commission<\/a>, as first reported by Barrett Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Due to economic conditions in the market, the licensee was forced to take the station off the air temporarily,” the filing reads. “The licensee respectfully requests special temporary authority for the station to remain silent. The licensee will promptly notify the Commission when it is able to resume station operations.”<\/p>\n

The filing means the station has gone silent for now, not permanently shut down. Under federal rules, a station can remain off the air for up to a year before its license automatically expires if broadcasts don’t resume.<\/p>\n

KKAM, which signed on in 1953, most recently aired a news-talk format after a 2019 flip. Over the decades, the station cycled through multiple formats, including sports talk, and at one point served as the radio flagship for the Texas Tech Red Raiders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Texas Tech Red Raiders were once carried on KKAM, a Lubbock radio station that has gone silent after 73 years on the air. (Icon Sportswire\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The station broadcast on a 1,000-watt AM signal across the Lubbock area and was simulcast on 103.9 FM. Its studios were located in south Lubbock, with a transmitter site in\u00a0Klapp Park southwest of downtown.<\/p>\n

Townsquare Media<\/a> owns the station’s license and operates several others in the Lubbock market, including News\/Talk 790 KFYO and music stations KFMX and Lonestar 99.5. The company has made staff cuts in multiple markets over the past year and reported declining revenue, including a double-digit drop in broadcast advertising in 2025, according to industry reports and company filings.<\/p>\n

Chron has reached out to Townsquare Media for comment.<\/p>\n

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