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For the FM radio station in Midland, Texas,
United States, see
KCRS-FM.
|
KCRS |
| City of
license |
Midland,
Texas |
| Broadcast area |
Odessa-Midland area |
| Slogan |
Newstalk 550 KCRS |
| Frequency |
550 kHz |
| Format |
News Talk Information |
| Audience share |
4.7, #12 (Sp'05, R&R[1]) |
| ERP |
1,000 watts |
| HAAT |
280.0 meters |
| Class |
B |
| Facility ID |
42015 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
32°4′10.00″N 102°1′46.00″W / 32.06944°N
102.02944°W / 32.06944;
-102.02944 |
| Affiliations |
Fox News
Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Sporting
News Radio |
| Owner |
Gap Broadcasting
(Gap Broadcasting Midland-Odessa License, LLC) |
| Sister
stations |
KCHX, KCRS-FM, KFZX,
KMRK |
| Website |
newstalkkcrs.com |
KCRS (550 AM), commonly called Newstalk 550 KCRS,
is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to
Midland,
Texas, USA, the station serves the Odessa-Midland area. The
station is currently owned by Gap Broadcasting Midland-Odessa
License, LLC and features programing from Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Sporting
News Radio.[2]
KCRS also carries live sports for the Permian
Basin. Currently the station carries limited sports programming by
airing live football broadcasts for the Midland High
Bulldogs and the Midland Lee
Rebels on a rotating basis with Lonestar 92. You can listen to them online at http://www.newstalkkcrs.com/common/gap_streamer.php
KCRS was the leader in sports in West Texas for a time. They
were the home of Sports Fan Radio Network and aired all the
Fabulous Sports Babe program. Until the 2009 season KCRS was the
flag ship station for the Midland
Rockhounds, having been their radio home since the team was
first established as the Midland Cubs back in 1972. In the spring
of 2009, GAP Broadcasting announced that the Rockhound games would
be following OC over to 102.1 Jack
FM. From 2004-2007 NewsTalk 550 was the affiliate for Odessa College
men's and women's road basketball games, but those rights were
transferred to KFZX in 2008.
Before getting the OC contract, they aired 10 consecutive years of
NJCAA Conference play with Midland College for both men's and
women's basketball. They have also been the home for the NCAA Texas
Tech Red Raiders football and men's basketball games, but the
rights were moved to KMCM in 2004.
They broadcast NCAA Baylor Bears football games from 1978
until 2004, when they decided to drop NCAA Live games all
together.
KCRS was owned by Clear Channel
Communications until it sold the entire Midland-Odessa cluster
to Gap Broadcasting, who in turn is planning to sell the said
cluster to ICA Broadcasting for $3 Million.[3]
Station
Schedule
Monday-Friday
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