KTRH (AM)
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KTRH 740 AM is a news-talk radio
station in the Houston, Texas
metropolitan area. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications
. With longtime news anchors Lana Hughes and J.P. Pritchard, KTRH primarily focuses on news during the morning and syndicated talk shows during the rest of the day. It is the flagship station for the Houston Astros
.
, The Sean Hannity Show
, The Rush Limbaugh Show
, The Kim Komando Show
, The Mutual Fund Show
, and Coast to Coast AM
. Weekend programming also includes some self-help shows on the topics of health, homes, pets, and gardening.
-owned television station KTRK-TV
, which took its callsign from KTRH—except for the last letter.
KTRH had its first studio in the Rice Hotel
(now the Post Rice Lofts).
Dan Rather
worked for KTRH in the late 50s. He was a reporter and news commentator. Also In 1959, KTRH carried the broadcast of the Houston Buffs minor league baseball team. Rather was the main play by play announcer. Gallup Poll's editor in chief Frank Newport was also a noted talk show host and news director at KTRH in the early 1980s. CBS Sports announcer Jim Nantz worked at KTRH while attending the University of Houston.
There are a few ideas about what KTRH stands for. The original station was located atop the Rice Hotel in downtown Houston, hence the call letters - K The Rice Hotel. Some have said that the constant turnover of employees has given KTRH the meaning of "Keep That Resume Handy". Others have said that KTRH stands for "Keep The Right House" because of the amount of conservative talk shows on their daily lineup.
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
station in the Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
metropolitan area. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
. With longtime news anchors Lana Hughes and J.P. Pritchard, KTRH primarily focuses on news during the morning and syndicated talk shows during the rest of the day. It is the flagship station for the Houston Astros
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
.
Programming
The station airs several syndicated talk shows such as The Glenn Beck ProgramGlenn Beck Program
The Glenn Beck Program is an American talk radio show hosted by commentator Glenn Beck on Premiere Radio Networks. Since its inception as a nationally syndicated show in 2002, the program has become one of the highest rated radio programs...
, The Sean Hannity Show
The Sean Hannity Show
The Sean Hannity Show is a talk radio show hosted by Sean Hannity on Citadel Media and Premiere Radio Networks. The program is broadcast live every weekday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m...
, The Rush Limbaugh Show
The Rush Limbaugh Show
The Rush Limbaugh Show is an American talk radio show hosted by Rush Limbaugh on Premiere Radio Networks...
, The Kim Komando Show
The Kim Komando Show
The Kim Komando Show is a commercial talk radio program focusing on personal computers, the use of the Internet, and the complexities of consumer electronics....
, The Mutual Fund Show
The Mutual Fund Show
The Mutual Fund Show is an American talk radio program and is the first national program covering primarily mutual fund investments. The show started in 1998 on KMBZ 980 AM in Kansas City, MO, and now airs in multiple markets nationwide. The Mutual Fund Show is an hour-long show with Adam Bold...
, and Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM is a North American late-night syndicated radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics, but most frequently ones that relate to either the paranormal or conspiracy theories. It was created by Art Bell and is distributed by Premiere Radio Networks. The program currently...
. Weekend programming also includes some self-help shows on the topics of health, homes, pets, and gardening.
Trivia
KTRH was one of three entities competing for a license to originally operate the ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
-owned television station KTRK-TV
KTRK-TV
KTRK-TV, channel 13, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Houston, Texas...
, which took its callsign from KTRH—except for the last letter.
KTRH had its first studio in the Rice Hotel
Post Rice Lofts
The Post Rice Lofts, formerly the Rice Hotel, is a historic building at 909 Texas Avenue in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It was constructed in 1912 on the site of the former Capitol building of the Republic of Texas, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
(now the Post Rice Lofts).
Dan Rather
Dan Rather
Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr. is an American journalist and the former news anchor for the CBS Evening News. He is now managing editor and anchor of the television news magazine Dan Rather Reports on the cable channel HDNet. Rather was anchor of the CBS Evening News for 24 years, from March 9,...
worked for KTRH in the late 50s. He was a reporter and news commentator. Also In 1959, KTRH carried the broadcast of the Houston Buffs minor league baseball team. Rather was the main play by play announcer. Gallup Poll's editor in chief Frank Newport was also a noted talk show host and news director at KTRH in the early 1980s. CBS Sports announcer Jim Nantz worked at KTRH while attending the University of Houston.
There are a few ideas about what KTRH stands for. The original station was located atop the Rice Hotel in downtown Houston, hence the call letters - K The Rice Hotel. Some have said that the constant turnover of employees has given KTRH the meaning of "Keep That Resume Handy". Others have said that KTRH stands for "Keep The Right House" because of the amount of conservative talk shows on their daily lineup.