KIRT

KIRT
Programming

City	Mission, Texas
Broadcast area	Rio Grande Valley
Frequency	1580 kHz
Branding	La Radical
Slogan	"La Radio de la Familia"
Format	Spanish Religious
Ownership
Owner	Iglesia del Pueblo (Bravo Broadcasting Company, Inc.)
History
First air date	1957
Technical information
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts day 302 watts night
Links
Website	www.radioimagen1580.com

KIRT is a radio station at 1580 AM in Mission, Texas. It is owned by Bravo Broadcasting Company and carries a Spanish Christian talk format known as La Radical.

History[]

KIRT received its license in 1957 and by 1958 was broadcasting entirely in Spanish.^[1] Its initial owners, Robert F. Pool Sr. and Jr., sold the station to KIRT, Inc. in 1958; in 1970, KIRT was sold to Rio Broadcasting Company.

In 2001, Bravo Broadcasting Company was transferred from Edward L. Gómez to Iglesia del Pueblo.

References[]

^ "Foreign Language Programming on U. S. Radio Stations" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1958. p. B-143. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

External links[]

KIRT in the FCC AM station database
KIRT on Radio-Locator
KIRT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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Coordinates: 26°17′34.8″N 98°19′51.6″W / 26.293000°N 98.331000°W / 26.293000; -98.331000