KTRH

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.

Programming

The station airs several syndicated talk shows such as The Glenn Beck Program, 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.

Trivia

KTRH was one of three entities competing for a license to originally operate the ABC-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.

External links

• KTRH Official Website
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KTRH
• Radio-Locator Information on KTRH
• Query Arbitron's AM station database for KTRH