Houston Radio History

THE STORY OF ANOTHER TEXAS RADIO HALL OF FAMER WHO WORKED AT 1360 HAS BEEN ADDED TO SECTION 4 AS OF 3:20 PM 8/6/25 A MINOR CORRECTION HAS BE...

As I got into researching the history of KFLX , Galveston, I discovered several stories published in the Galveston Daily News in November a...

Here are a couple of radio related features from Galveston-born writer Bill Cherry. The first is about Baytown's DJ of the 1950s, Bill...

For Part 1 of this station history, go here . For Part 2 of this station history, go here . The Galveston Daily News began carrying more...

See Part 1 here . More reports of distant reception continued to be received.  On February 10, 1927, the paper reported the station had re...

This article has been edited 5/3/2014 to reflect new information about the earliest broadcasts of KFUL which were wrongly attributed by the ...

An application was tendered for filing with the FCC on April 15, 1946, for a new standard broadcast station to operate on 890 kc with 250 wa...

See the First Part here . Broadcasting Magazine took note of a promotion on KIOX in the fall of 1949.  'Cowgirl Sweethearts on Parad...

On March 8, 1946, the FCC granted a Construction Permit for a new standard broadcast station in Bay City, Texas, to operate on 1110 kilocycl...

For Part 1, go here . On April 23, 1959, the Brazosport Facts carried a story announcing the FCC had approved the sale of KBRZ .  The buy...

On April 4, 1952, the Freeport Daily Facts and Review reported that the Federal Communications Commission had approved the call letters for...