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WBAP 820 AM is the leading news and talk station serving Dallas-Fort Worth for 90+ years.
Over the 85 years of WBAP's history, the station has continued to be a leader in the broadcast industry...being FIRST in many features that today are commonplace in the radio industry.
WBAP (820 kHz) is an AM news/talk radio station licensed to Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. WBAP is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts with 50,000 watts from a transmitter site in the northwest corner of Mansfield. It is a Class A clear-channel station, using a non-directional antenna. Its nighttime signal can often be heard throughout the Southern, Central, and Midwestern states and Northern Mexico, while its daytime signal provides at least secondary coverage from Oklahoma City to Austin. The station's studios are located in the Victory Park district in Dallas just north of downtown. WBAP is one of the oldest radio stations in Texas, dating back to 1922, when stations in Texas were still given call signs beginning with "W" instead of "K."
As of May 2021, WBAP remains a top-rated news/talk station.