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KTAM (1240 AM) is an American radio station licensed to Bryan, Texas. The station airs a Regional Mexican music format, branded as "Radio Alegria". KTAM is owned and operated by Brazos Valley Communications, LLC. Brazos Valley Communications acquired the station in August 2006 from Equicom.[1][2]

KTAM
Programming

Bryan, Texas United States
Broadcast area	Brazos Valley
Frequency	1240 kHz
Branding	Radio Alegria
Format	Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner	Brazos Valley Communications, LLC
History
First air date	September 10, 1947 (78 years ago) (1947-09-10)
Former call signs	KORA (1947–1973)
Call sign meaning	K Texas A&M
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	62002
Class	C
Power	380 watts unlimited
Translator	100.1 K261EY (Bryan)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	radioalegria1240.com

KTAM (1240 AM) is an American radio station licensed to Bryan, Texas. The station airs a Regional Mexican music format, branded as "Radio Alegria". KTAM is owned and operated by Brazos Valley Communications, LLC. Brazos Valley Communications acquired the station in August 2006 from Equicom.[1][2]

History

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KTAM was initially proposed by David C. Jones Jr. in June 1947, as a 250 watt fulltime broadcast facility, under the licensee name of Bryan Broadcasting Company. The facility was assigned the callsign KORA by request, as it was the first name of Jones's mother, and went on the air on September 10, 1947.^[2]

KORA aired a Country and Western format for many years. On May 31, 1966, KORA-FM was signed on as the sister station to KORA, which continues to program the heritage Country format as the continuation to this facility. The callsign was changed to the current KTAM in 1973 and the station adopted a contemporary format.

KTAM moved to an oldies format in the 80s, and then standards in 1994. KTAM began airing Spanish language programming after competitor 99.5 KBMA "La Fabulosa" was sold to Clear Channel Communications in 2001, changed format to Classic Rock, and became KNFX-FM. Some of the former KBMA staff were hired by KTAM.

References

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^ "Facility Technical Data for KTAM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Station KORA Is NOW On Air; Will Broadcast Daily". The Bryan Daily Eagle. Bryan, Texas. September 10, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

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Facility details for Facility ID 62002 (KTAM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KTAM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 201386 (K261EY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
K261EY at FCCdata.org
FCC History Cards for KTAM

Radio stations in the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area (Texas)

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LPFM	96.9 98.9 106.7
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Radio stations in Central Texas: Austin; Bryan-College Station; Kerrville-Fredericksburg; Killeen-Temple; Waco

Other nearby regions: Dallas–Fort Worth; Houston; Huntsville; Lufkin–Nacogdoches; San Antonio

See also: List of radio stations in Texas

Notes: 1. Part 15 station with notability.

v t e Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Texas
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Defunct	KERB-FM – Kermit KJNZ – Hereford KJOJ-FM – Freeport KMUL – Farwell KOZA – Odessa KPDB – Big Lake KXPL – El Paso
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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