KREW explained

KREW
City:Plainview, Texas
Branding:Hometown Radio 1400 KREW
Frequency:1400 kHz
Airdate: (as KVCP)
Format:News/Talk/Sports
Power:1,000 watts
Class:C
Facility Id:54683
Coordinates:34.2153°N -101.7236°W
Former Callsigns:KVCP (1944-2002)
Affiliations:SportsMap
Owner:Monte Spearman and Gentry Todd Spearman
Licensee:High Plains Radio Network, LLC
Sister Stations:KKYN-FM, KRIA, KVOP
Licensing Authority:FCC

KREW (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed in Plainview, Texas. The station airs a news/talk/sports format and is owned by Monte Spearman and Gentry Todd Spearman, through licensee High Plains Radio Network, LLC.[1] It also does simulcasts with station KKYN-FM[2] and plays classic country music.[3]

The station initially joined the Mutual Broadcasting System[4] but is now a member of the Texas High Plains Radio Network.[5]

Station history

In 1944, Plainview, Texas radio began, after the FCC granted a license for a station with the callsign KVOP to broadcast as a 250-watt station. Over time, other stations were added, and now the Plainview sister stations consists of KVOP, KKYN-FM, KREW and KRIA.

Notes and References

  1. http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=54683 KREW
  2. https://gov.texas.gov/Apps/Music/Directory/radio-station/all/region/panhandle/p6 Texas Music Office
  3. https://www.tab.org/member-services/station-directory/krew-am Texas Association of Broadcasters
  4. https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Looking-Back-Radio-station-has-colorful-history-8464923.php McDonough, Doug, Looking Back: Radio station has colorful history, Plainview Herald, May 25, 2008
  5. https://www.hpr.network/texas Texas HPR Network