KTWL
City | Hempstead, Texas |
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Broadcast area | Navasota and Hempstead, Texas |
Branding | Texas Mix 105.3/94.9 and 99.7 |
Slogan | "Authentic Texas Country"; "We Play Anything" (2006-2008, as BOB-FM) |
Frequency | 105.3 MHz (FM) |
Format | Country |
ERP | 9,200 watts |
HAAT | 166 meters (545 feet) |
Class | C3 |
Facility ID | 21204 |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°18′19″N 96°01′40″W / 30.30528°N 96.02778°W |
Callsign meaning | The WoodLands |
Former callsigns | KEZB (1992-2006) |
Owner |
Roy E. Henderson (Farmers Communications) |
Sister stations | KROY, KHTZ (simulcast) |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | texasmix1053.com |
KTWL (105.3 FM) is a radio station that is licensed to serve the community of Hempstead, Texas, USA. Formerly an adult hits station known as "Bob FM", the station broadcasts a country music format branded as "Texas Mix 105.3 FM".
BOB-FM
From 2006-2008, KTWL was known as "BOB FM" and programmed towards the community of The Woodlands, Texas, featuring a variety of shows hosted by local talent: Dan Gallo and Preston Fassel on "The Gallo Go-Round" (a morning show); Jordan Williams on "Middays" (an afternoon show), Ross Barrington with "The Commute" (a late afternoon/early evening show); and Tom Conley on "The Drop Zone" (a program broadcast every Saturday at midnight and featuring alternative/obscure music). The station played a major role in publicizing the release of The Bracelet of Bordeaux, a family film shot in The Woodlands, with cast and crew members appearing on The Gallo Go-Round in the weeks leading up to the film's premier. Gallo and Fassel later hosted a remote broadcast from the film's premier in The Woodlands, with other station staff in attendance.
The station struggled throughout most of its' existence- the signal was poorly received in The Woodlands, and as a result, never clearly reached its' target audience. Meanwhile, the communities which did receive the signal clearly-- Hempstead, where the broadcast tower was located, and Bryan-College Station-- had little to no interest in the station's programming. Most of the on-air talent departed over the course of 2007, and the format ultimately folded in the Summer of 2008.
See also
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KTWL
- Radio-Locator information on KTWL
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KTWL