KCTX (AM)

For the FM radio station in Childress, Texas, United States, see KCTX-FM.

KCTX (1510 kHz, "The Cat") is an AM radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary music format.^[2] Licensed to Childress, Texas, United States. The station is currently owned by James G. Boles, Jr. and features programming from TSN Radio and locally originated programming.^[3]

KCTX

Childress, Texas
Broadcast area	Wellington, Texas Memphis, Texas
Frequency	1510 kHz
Branding	"The Cat 92.1 FM & AM 1510"
Programming
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations	TSN Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	James G. Boles, Jr.
Sister stations	KCTX-FM, KCHT, KOLJ, KQTX
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25186
Class	D
Power	250 watts day
Transmitter coordinates	34°25′41″N 100°13′47″W
Translator(s)	92.1 K221FL (Childress)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	https://ice42.securenetsystems.net/KCTXAM
Website	http://www.kctxradio.net

KCTX programming is also heard on translator K221FL at 92.1 FM, also licensed to Childress, hence the former station name of "K92." The station is now imaged as "The Cat" despite still airing "K92" jingles.

1510 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency; WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee is the dominant Class A station on this frequency. KCTX must leave the air from sunset to sunrise in order to protect the nighttime skywave signal of WLAC.