KYWW

KYWW
Broadcast areaRio Grande Valley
Frequency1530 kHz
BrandingPuro Tejano 1530 AM
Programming
LanguageSpanish
FormatTejano music
Ownership
Owner
  • Latino Media Network
  • (Latino Media Network, LLC)
History
First air date
  • August 20, 1941 (1941-08-20) (as KGBS on 1240 kHz)
  • December 1, 1951 (as KSOX on 1530 kHz)
  • September 1, 1953 (as KGBS on 1530 kHz)
Former call signs
  • KCUE (CP)
  • KSOX (1951–1953)
  • KGBS (October 7–December 31, 1953)
  • KGBT (1954–2025)
Former frequencies
1240 kHz (1941–1953)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID67067
ClassB
Power
Links
Public license information

KYWW (1530 kHz, "Puro Tejano 1530 AM") is a Spanish language AM radio station, licensed to Harlingen, Texas, United States, and serving the Rio Grande Valley border area. It is owned by Latino Media Network, and airs a Spanish language Tejano music format.

By day, KYWW is powered at 50,000 watts non-directional, the maximum for American commercial AM radio stations. Because 1530 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for KFBK in Sacramento and WCKY in Cincinnati, KYWW reduces power at night to 10,000 watts to avoid interference. After sunset and during critical hours, it uses a directional antenna with a six-tower array. The transmitter is on Route 491 in Stockholm, Texas.