KILT (AM)

KILT

Houston, Texas
Broadcast area	Greater Houston
Frequency	610 kHz
Branding	Sports Radio 610
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Sports radio
Affiliations	Infinity Sports Network Houston Texans Houston Dynamo Sports USA Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
Sister stations	KHMX KIKK KILT-FM KKHH KLOL
History
First air date	January 31, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-01-31)
Former call signs	KLEE (1948–52) KLBS (1952–57)
Call sign meaning	Nickname/ethnicity of former owner, Gordon "Old Scotchman" McLendon
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25440
Class	B
Power	2,700 watts
Transmitter coordinates	29°55′4″N 95°25′33″W / 29.91778°N 95.42583°W / 29.91778; -95.42583
Repeater(s)	100.3 KILT-FM HD2 (Houston)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/sportsradio610

KILT (610 kHz, "SportsRadio 610") is a commercial AM radio station in Houston, Texas. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. and carries a sports radio format. KILT shares its call sign with its sister station KILT-FM (100.3 FM), which airs a country music radio format. Its studios are located in the Greenway Plaza district.

KILT transmits with 5,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is on West Road at Ella Boulevard in North Houston.^[2] Programming is also heard on co-owned KILT-FM's HD2 sub-channel.