KCRS (AM)

For the FM radio station in Midland, Texas, United States, see KCRS-FM.

KCRS
City	Odessa, Texas
Broadcast area	Odessa-Midland area
Slogan	Newstalk 550 KCRS
Frequency	550 kHz
Format	News Talk Information
Audience share	4.7, #12 (Sp'05, R&R^[1])
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	42015
Transmitter coordinates	32°4′10″N 102°1′46″W / 32.06944°N 102.02944°W / 32.06944; -102.02944Coordinates: 32°4′10″N 102°1′46″W / 32.06944°N 102.02944°W / 32.06944; -102.02944
Affiliations	Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Sporting News Radio
Owner	ICA Broadcasting, I Ltd (ICA Radio Midland-Odessa License, LLC)
Sister stations	KCHX, KCRS-FM, KFZX, KMRK
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	newstalkkcrs.com

KCRS (550 AM), commonly called Newstalk 550 KCRS, is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Midland, Texas, USA, the station serves the Odessa-Midland area. The station is currently owned by ICA Radio Midland-Odessa License, LLC and features programing from Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Sporting News Radio.^[2] KCRS also carries live sports for the Permian Basin. Currently the station carries the games of the Midland RockHounds of Minor League Baseball's Texas League as well as football broadcasts for the Midland High Bulldogs and the Midland Lee Rebels on a rotating basis with Lonestar 92.

KCRS was the leader in sports in West Texas for a time. They were the home of Sports Fan Radio Network and aired all the Fabulous Sports Babe program. Until the 2009 season KCRS was the flagship station for the RockHounds, having been their radio home since the team was first established as the Midland Cubs back in 1972. In the spring of 2009, GAP Broadcasting announced that the Rockhound games would be following OC over to 102.1 Jack FM. From 2004 to 2007 NewsTalk 550 was the affiliate for Odessa College men's and women's road basketball games, but those rights were transferred to KFZX in 2008. Before getting the OC contract, they aired 10 consecutive years of NJCAA Conference play with Midland College for both men's and women's basketball. They have also been the home for the NCAA Texas Tech Red Raiders football and men's basketball games, but the rights were moved to KMCM in 2004. They broadcast NCAA Baylor Bears football games from 1978 until 2004, when they decided to drop NCAA games altogether.

KCRS was owned by Clear Channel Communications until it sold the entire Midland-Odessa cluster to Gap Broadcasting, who in turn sold the said cluster to ICA Broadcasting for $3 Million.^[3]

Station schedule

Monday–Friday

4am – Gordon Deal This Morning
6am – The Morning Drive with Robert Hallmark and Kurt Verlei
9am – The Lynn Woolley Show
11am – Rush Limbaugh
2pm – Dave Ramsey
5pm – The 5 O'Clock News Block with Jesse Grimes
6pm – Lars Larson
9pm – Hugh Hewitt (delayed)
12am – Coast to Coast AM with George Noory

References

↑ "Odessa-Midland Market Ratings". Radio and Records. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
↑ "KCRS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "$3 million sale in Odessa-Midland, TX – GAP to ICA Radio". Radio-Info.com. October 12, 2009.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KCRS

Radio-Locator Information on KCRS

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KCRS

Radio stations in the Odessa-Midland, Texas market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.5 90.5 90.9 91.3 92.3 93.3 94.1 94.7 95.1 96.1 96.9 97.9 98.3 99.1 99.9 101.3 101.7 102.1 103.3 104.7 105.5 106.3 106.7 107.9

By AM frequency	550 810 920 1070 1180 1230 1330 1360 1400 1510

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.475

By callsign	K269FG KACD-LP KACT KACT-FM KBAT KBMM KCHX KCKM KCRS KCRS-FM KERB-FM KFLB KFRI KFZX KHKX KIUN KLPF KLVW KMCM KMMZ KMND KMRK-FM KNFM KODM KOZA KPTX KQLM KQRX KTXC KTXO KVDG KWEL KXOI KXWT KZBT WXK32 WXK37

Defunct stations	KPBJ (90.1 FM) KRIL (1410 AM) KWTR (104.1 FM) KERB (600 AM)

Nearby radio markets Big Spring–Snyder Carlsbad Fort Stockton–Alpine Lubbock Roswell San Angelo See also List of radio stations in Texas

News/Talk radio stations in Texas

All-News	KLIF – Dallas KRLD – Dallas

News & Talk	KBRA – Freer KCOX – Jasper KCRS – Midland/Odessa KDET – Center KERA – Dallas KEXB – Dallas KFNA – Winters KFJZ – Fort Worth KFXR – Dallas KFYO – Lubbock KGKL – San Angelo KGNC – Amarillo KIKK – Houston KIXZ – Amarillo KJCE – Rollingwood KJDL – Lubbock KJTV – Lubbock KKSA – San Angelo KKTX – Corpus Christi KLBJ – Austin KLUP – Terrell Hills KLVI – Beaumont KMNY – Hurst KNTH – Houston KPLT – Paris KPYN – Atlanta KSEV – Tomball KSFA – Nacogdoches KSKY – Balch Springs KTBB – Tyler KTBB-FM – Troup KTEK – Alvin KTMR – Edna KTRH – Houston KTSA – San Antonio KTSM – El Paso KUHF – Houston KURV – Edinburg KUTX – Leander KVCE – Highland Park KVNN – Victoria KVOP – Plainview KWEL – Midland/Odessa KWFS – Wichita Falls KWKC – Abilene KWTX – Waco KXYL – Brownwood KXYL-FM – Coleman WBAP – Fort Worth WOAI – San Antonio WTAW – College Station

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