KSLI (AM)

KSLI (1280 kHz) was an AM radio station that serves the Abilene, Texas, area. The station was owned by Townsquare Media and until late February 2025, aired a red dirt and Texas country music format, simulcasting KMWX (92.5 FM).

KSLI

Defunct as a radio station
Abilene, Texas United States
Broadcast area	Abilene metropolitan area
Frequency	1280 kHz
Branding	92.5 The Ranch
Programming
Format	Red dirt country
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare License, LLC)
Sister stations	KEAN-FM KEYJ-FM KMWX KULL KYYW
History
First air date	July 8, 1957 (1957-07-08) (first license granted, as KNIT)[1]
Last air date	February 21, 2025 (2025-02-21) (67 years, 228 days)
Former call signs	KNIT (1957–1998) KGMM (1998–1999) KBBA (1999–2001)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54843
Class	B
Power	500 watts (day) 226 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	32°26′30.5″N 99°43′9.3″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	925theranch.com

History

On Monday, March 1, 2010, the news/talk format on KSLI moved to sister station KYYW. KSLI then began broadcasting the classic country format that had been on KYYW.

The station was owned by Gap Central Broadcasting, which bought the station from Clear Channel Communications in 2007. Gap Central Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.^[3]

Previous logo

On Monday, February 10, 2020, KSLI transitioned from a classic country music format to a red dirt and Texas country music format under the "Lonestar 1280" branding.^[4] KSLI still aired Abilene Wylie High School basketball, baseball and softball games, and was affiliated with Texas Farm Bureau.

On January 9, 2023, KSLI began simulcasting KMWX (92.5 FM), which took on the red dirt and Texas country music format as "92.5 The Ranch".^[5] In October 2023, the station went silent due to transmitter problems.^[6] On September 21, 2024, at 2:45 PM, KSLI came back on the air with a classic country format. On February 21, 2025, at 12 noon, KSLI was taken off the air again, as part of an ongoing series of closures of underperforming Townsquare Media stations.^[7]