KKTX (AM)

KKTX is a radio station serving the Corpus Christi, Texas area with a News/Talk format. It broadcasts on AM frequency 1360 kHz and is under ownership of iHeartMedia, Inc.. The station's studios and offices are located on Old Brownsville Road in Corpus Christi (near the airport, and its transmitter tower is located in the city's west side along Leopard Street.
KKTX began broadcasting as KGFI in 1929, owned by the "Caller-Times". It became KRIS in 1936, and KRYS in 1956.
Blake Farenthold, a Republican who began representing Corpus Christi in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 27th congressional district in 2011, co-hosted "Lago in the Morning" on KKTX from 1997 to 2010.
Jim Lago retired from hosting the KKTX morning show in December 2019. The 74 year-old Lago hosted his last show on KKTX on December 6, 2019.