KDRY

KDRY
Alamo Heights, Texas;
Broadcast area	Greater San Antonio
Frequency	1100kHz
Branding	AM 1100
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Christian Teaching & Preaching
Ownership
Owner	KDRY Radio, Inc.
History
First air date	November 8, 1963
Call signmeaning	KDry(Christian owner advocated Texas becoming a "dry state.")
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Class	B
Power	11,000watts(day); 1,000 watts (night)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.kdry

KDRY(1100kHz) is anAM radio stationbroadcasting aChristian Teaching and Preaching radio format.The station islicensedtoAlamo Heights, Texas,and servesGreater San Antonio.The station is family owned and the license is held by KDRY Radio, Inc.

KDRY airs local andnationally syndicatedprograms. Among the hosts areRick Warren,Dr.Charles StanleyandJim Daly.The studios and offices are on San Pedro Avenue in San Antonio and thetransmitteris off Lookout Road, nearInterstate 35.^[1]

History

KDRYsigned onthe air on November 6, 1963.^[2]The original license was for 1,000watts,daytime signal only,on frequencyAM 1110.Samuel Nathaniel Morris was the driving force to build a radio station that would have a Christian preaching and teaching format. He advocated that Texas should be a "dry state,"where no alcohol was sold, which is how the station got itscall sign.

In 1982, KDRY was granted a license by the FCC to expand its signal strength to 11,000 watts of power and move toAM 1100.The effect of this was a 75-mile signal strength during the day and 1000 watts covering San Antonio and its close suburbs during night time hours. 1100 kHz is aclear channel frequencyreserved forClass A WTAMinCleveland,so KDRY must reduce power at night to avoid interference. The daytime signal is non-directional but at night, KDRY uses adirectional antennapointed away from Cleveland. For this reason, it is hard to hear KDRY northeast of San Antonio at night, while its daytime signal can be heard as far away asAustin.

KDRY Radio, AM 1100 has been family owned and operated since 1963, and is currently on its third generation of ownership.