KTEM

KTEM (1400 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Temple, Texas. It serves the Killeen-Temple area with a talk radio format. KTEM is owned by Townsquare Media, through licensee Townsquare Media Killeen-Temple License, LLC. Its studios and offices are on Moody Lane in Temple.

KTEM is powered at 950 watts, using a non-directional antenna. Its transmitter is on Shallow Ford Road near Lions Park in Temple. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K232FU at 94.3 MHz in Temple.

Programming
Most of KTEM's programming is syndicated. Weekdays begin with news and agriculture shows from the Texas State Network. That's followed by This Morning--America's First News with Gordon Deal, The Dan Bongino Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey, The Joe Pags Show and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.

Weekends feature shows on money, health, the law, technology and real estate. Weekend syndicated hosts include Kim Komando and Mike Gallagher. Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio.

History
The station signed on the air on November 26, 1936. It has always had the call sign KTEM. Originally it broadcast on 1370 kilocycles and was powered at 250 watts. It was a daytimer, required to go off the air at sunset. The studios were in the Kyle Hotel.

With the 1941 enactment of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA), KTEM moved to 1400 AM. It kept its 250 watt transmitter but was authorized to broadcast both day and night. It became a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System, carrying its news, sports, dramas and comedies during the "Golden Age of Radio."

In the 1960s and 70s, KTEM broadcast a Top 40 format, playing the top hits of the day. In 1975, KTEM added an FM station, KPLE 104.9 MHz, airing a beautiful music sound. That station is now 104.3 KLQB in the Austin area.

As listening to Top 40 music switched from AM to FM in the 1980s, KTEM shifted to a mix of adult contemporary music, news, talk and sports. By the 1990s, the music was eliminated as KTEM switched to all-talk programming.