KTWL
Encyclopedia
KTWL is a radio station
that is licensed to serve the community of Hempstead
, Texas
, USA. Formerly an adult hits
station known as "Bob FM
", the station broadcasts a country music
format branded as "Texas Mix 105.3 FM".
, featuring a variety of shows hosted by local talent: Dan Gallo and Preston Fassel on "The Gallo Go-Round" (a morning show); Jordan Williams on "Midday" (an afternoon show), Ross Barrington with "The Commute" (a late afternoon/early evening show); and Tom Conley on "The Drop Zone" (a program broadcast every Saturday at midnight and featuring alternative/obscure music). The station was ultimately unnable to compete with large Houston-based stations and folded in the Summer of 2007.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
that is licensed to serve the community of Hempstead
Hempstead, Texas
Hempstead is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States. The community, located at the junctions of U.S. Highway 290, Texas State Highway 6, and Texas State Highway 159, is around fifty miles northwest of Downtown Houston. The population was 4,691 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, USA. Formerly an adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
station known as "Bob FM
Bob FM
Bob FM is the on-air brand of a number of FM radio stations in Canada and the United States. The Bob FM format features a mix of classic 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles....
", the station broadcasts a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format branded as "Texas Mix 105.3 FM".
BOB-FM
From 2006-2007, KTWL was known as "BOB FM" and programmed towards the community of The Woodlands, TexasThe Woodlands, Texas
The Woodlands is a master-planned community and a Census-designated place in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area. The population of the CDP was 55,649 at the 2000 census—a 90 percent increase over its 1990 population. According to the 2010 census, The Woodlands' population rose...
, featuring a variety of shows hosted by local talent: Dan Gallo and Preston Fassel on "The Gallo Go-Round" (a morning show); Jordan Williams on "Midday" (an afternoon show), Ross Barrington with "The Commute" (a late afternoon/early evening show); and Tom Conley on "The Drop Zone" (a program broadcast every Saturday at midnight and featuring alternative/obscure music). The station was ultimately unnable to compete with large Houston-based stations and folded in the Summer of 2007.