KSEV (AM)

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KSEV-AM

City of license	Tomball, Texas
Broadcast area	Greater Houston
Branding	KSEV 700
Slogan	The Voice
Frequency	700 kHz
Format	News/Talk
Power	15,000 Watts Daytime 1,000 Watts Nighttime
Callsign meaning	Seven
Owner	Liberman Broadcasting
Website	ksevradio.com

KSEV is a talk station at 700 on the AM radio dial and is available throughout the Houston, Texas area. It broadcasts an eclectic mix of programming on topics including health, financial matters, local politics, and several syndicated talk radio programs. Most of the editorial positions held by the shows and their hosts are conservative in nature.

The station has been at odds with Houston's primary daily newspaper, The Houston Chronicle, over allegations of liberal bias on several topics. The reaction by the station was to launch a weblog called "Chronically Biased" that provided editorial rebuttals and watchdog monitoring of the newspaper. The weblog eventually evolved into an opinion blog on politics called "Lone Star Times". Once "published" by KSEV talk show host Dan Patrick, the weblog is no longer formally affiliated with Patrick, although it remains loosely affiliated with KSEV.

Ratings-wise, the station's primary competitors are two well established AM stations (KPRC, KTRH), and newer talk radio outlet KNTH. KSEV occasionally scores a ratings victory in select hours and select demographics.

The station carries national syndications of Michael Reagan and Laura Ingraham. Its local hosts include Edd Hendee Pat Gray and Dan Patrick. The latter-most has been elected to the Texas Senate (Texas Senate, District 7).

KSEV's success has been due in part to Dan Patrick's unabashed moral and conservative principles and his landing of Rush Limbaugh during his stint managing rival KPRC. Dan Patrick's KSEV also has been at the forefront of fund raising for troops, wounded veterans and the Be An Angel Charity program. More recently, Mr. Patrick, KSEV and its hosts led by Edd Hendee have strongly clashed with Texas Governor Rick Perry over the state's adjusted franchise tax. Patrick, Hendee and Harris County conservatives have repeatedly admonished the state legislature and administration for enacting a wider franchise tax that now includes LLC's (which includes Patrick's KSEV and companies affiliated with several of his hosts as well).

The governor of Texas has pointed out, without directly naming Patrick and Hendee, that organizations reclassified themselves as LLC to avoid any state taxes while doing millions of dollars worth of business in Texas. The Governor also noted the state has lowered its budget, assumed more responsibility for funding schools, and lowered property taxes a record 6 billion.

KSEV, Mr, Patrick and hosts are disputing the results of this on-going Texas sized tax fight.