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{{short description|Christian talk station in Corpus Christi, Texas}}
{{Infobox
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| city = [[Corpus Christi, Texas]]▼
| area = [[Corpus Christi metropolitan area]]
| branding = ''KCTA 1030 AM''
| format = [[Christian talk and teaching]]
| power = 50,000 [[watt]]s ([[daytimer|days only]])
| network = [[USA Radio Network|USA Radio News]]
| callsign_meaning = '''C'''hris'''T'''i'''A'''n or <br>''"C'''orpus Christi, '''T'''ex'''A'''s▼
| facility_id = 7093
| owner = Broadcasting Corporation of the Southwest▼
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| webcast = ▼
| website = [http://www.kctaradio.com kctaradio.com]▼
| sister_stations = ▼
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| airdate = {{Start date and age|1944|6}}
'''KCTA''' (1030 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] in [[Corpus Christi, Texas]]. It airs a [[Christian talk and teaching]] [[radio format]] and is owned by the Broadcasting Corporation of the Southwest.<ref>[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=kcta&arn=&state=&city=&freq=530&fre2=1700&type=0&facid=&class=&list=0&NextTab=Results+to+Next+Page%2FTab&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 FCC.gov/KCTA]</ref> National religious leaders heard on KCTA include [[Alistair Begg]], [[Jim Daly (evangelist)|Jim Daly]], [[Charles Stanley]], [[Chuck Swindoll]], [[John F. MacArthur|John MacArthur]], [[Adrian Rogers]] and [[Erwin Lutzer]]. KCTA's studios and offices are on South Brownlee Boulevard in Corpus Christi.
KCTA is a [[daytimer]] station. It is powered at 50,000 [[watt]]s [[omnidirectional antenna|non-directional]], the maximum for commercial AM stations. But because [[1030 AM]] is a [[Clear-channel station|clear channel frequency]] reserved for [[list of broadcast station classes|Class A]] station [[WBZ (AM)|WBZ]] [[Boston]], KCTA must go off the air at night to avoid interference. The station holds an unusual "limited time" license (see [http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2009/octqtr/47cfr73.1725.htm FCC regulation 73.1725]) which would allow operation at night during hours not used by WBZ. Since WBZ operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, there is in practice no difference between KCTA's "limited time" license and a traditional "daytime only" license. (See [http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2009/octqtr/47cfr73.1720.htm FCC regulation 73.1720].) The [[transmitter]] is on Grace Lane in [[Gregory, Texas]].<REF>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=kcta&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/KCTA]</REF>
==History==
The station [[sign-on|signed on]] the air in {{Start date and age|1944|6}}. Its original [[call sign]] was KWBU and it broadcast in the daytime on 1010 [[kilocycle]]s. The station was co-owned by [[Baylor University]] and Carr P. Collins, which later formed the Century Broadcasting Company. Its studios were in the White Plaza Hotel.<ref>''[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting Yearbook]] 1953'' [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1953/Radio%20BC%20YB%201953.pdf page 282]. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref>
The station moved to 1030 kHz in 1945 under a series of Special Service Authorizations (SSAs). Two years later, Baylor University bought back the station. It attempted to move KWBU to [[Houston]] in a docket that was dismissed in 1949. As the FCC continued to grant the station SSAs to operate, KWBU's license and ownership was transferred to the Baptist General Convention of Texas in 1950. It would not be until 1954 that KWBU was properly licensed.
On January 1, 1957, concurrent with the sale of the station to Broadcasters, Inc., KWBU became KATR. On November 2, 1959, following a sale to Broadcasting Corporation of the Southwest, KATR became KCTA. For most of its history, KCTA has been a [[Christian radio]] station.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kctaradio.com/ KCTA Radio Website]
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