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Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1430 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Catholic radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | La Promesa Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | May 5, 1948 (1948-05-05) |
Former call signs | KCOH (1948–2013) |
Call sign meaning | Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Technical information1 | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 33737 | |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 29°45′20″N 95°16′37″W / 29.75556°N 95.27694°W / 29.75556; -95.27694 |
| Translator | See § Translator |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | grnonline |
KSHJ (1430 AM) is a Catholic radio station in Houston, Texas. It is part of the Guadalupe Radio Network, and is owned by La Promesa Foundation.23 Some programming from EWTN Radio is also on the schedule. The studios and offices are located in Southeast Houston.4
KSHJ's transmitter is off Pleasantville Street in the Pleasantville neighborhood of Houston. Programming is also heard on an FM translator, 96.1 K241CO.
Translator
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K241CO | 96.1 FM | Houston, Texas | 148446 | 250 | 55 m (180 ft) | D | LMS | First air date: April 27, 2017 |
History
KCOH is born; Looking Glass Studios come to life
The station began broadcasting in May 5, 1948 as KCOH.5 Its studios were in the M&M Building (now University of Houston-Downtown campus). It moved to the historic 3rd Ward "Looking Glass Studio" on Almeda Rd. in 1953. Since September 1953, KCOH was the first radio station programmed to the African-American community in Houston,6 with R&B, gospel, talk, news and blues. In 2013, KCOH programming and call sign moved to AM 1230 KQUE, when AM 1430 was sold to La Promesa.
KCOH programs included "Gospel Melody Time", "Person to Person", "Roex Health Update", "Confessions", "Making Memories", "Sports Rap", "Passion Zone", "This is for Grown Folks", "Person to Person Saturday Morning", and "Just us Oldies". In addition, KCOH was the Houston affiliate carrying University of Oklahoma football and men's basketball games.
In 2007, the station asked for donations from Houston's African American community; the owners threatened to sell the station to radio brokers.7
In 2008, the Houston Press named the station as the "best radio station."8
Sale to La Promesa; flip to Catholic radio
In November 2012, the Midland, Texas La Promesa Foundation acquired the station, and announced plans to launch programming in February 2013 through the Catholic-oriented Guadalupe Radio Network. The purchase by La Promesa was consummated on February 28, 2013 at a price of $2.141 million.
On October 19, 2016, La Promesa Foundation consummated a deal which sees them acquire translator K241CO, licensed to Kerrville, Texas, from Wendelynn Tellez, and physically move the facility to a transmit site near Senate Ave. and U.S. Highway 290 in Jersey Village, Texas to rebroadcast 1430. The translator was successfully moved to the new site in Jersey Village, and was licensed on April 27, 2017. The translator was subsequently moved to Houston effective January 24, 2018.
References
References
- "Facility Technical Data for KSHJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- The La Promesa Foundation - Stations grnonline.com. Accessed June 27, 2013
- KSHJ fcc.gov. Accessed June 27, 2013
- "Area Maps Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine." Greater Southeast Management District. Retrieved on May 22, 2009.
- "Radio Station KCOH Goes on Air Here". The Houston Chronicle. Houston, Texas. May 5, 1948. p. A16. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Westheimer, David (September 10, 1953). "Change Sept 21: KCOH To Be City's First Negro Station". The Houston Post. Houston, Texas. p. 1:1. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Lomax, John Nova. "Sole of Houston: This One's for Rory Miggins Archived November 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Friday December 28, 2007. Retrieved on November 17, 2009.
- "Best Radio Station KCOH, AM-1430." Houston Press. Retrieved on November 23, 2008.
External links
External links
- KSHJ's Official Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 33737 (KSHJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KSHJ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KSHJ