WOAI (AM)

WOAI

San Antonio, Texas United States
Broadcast area	Greater San Antonio
Frequency	1200 kHz
Branding	Newsradio 1200 WOAI
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Fox News Radio Premiere Networks The Weather Channel NFL on Westwood One Sports San Antonio Spurs Texas Longhorns football
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KTKR, KXXM, KAJA, KQXT-FM, KRPT, KZEP-FM
History
First air date	September 25, 1922; 101 years ago (1922-09-25)
Call sign meaning	Randomly assigned from sequential roster
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11952
Class	A
Power	50,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	29°30′7.6″N 98°7′43.7″W / 29.502111°N 98.128806°W / 29.502111; -98.128806
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	woai.iheart.com

WOAI (1200 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in San Antonio, Texas, which airs a news/talk radio format. It is owned and operated by locally based iHeartMedia, Inc., and is that company's flagship station. The station's studios are located in the Stone Oak neighborhood in Far North San Antonio. Its non-directional antenna transmitter site is off Santa Clara Road in Zuehl, Texas.

WOAI promotion refers to the station as the "50,000 Watt Blowtorch" of South Texas.^[2] It is a Class A clear-channel station, broadcasting fulltime at the U.S. maximum power of 50,000 watts. In the daytime, WOAI covers most of Central and South Texas, providing at least secondary coverage as far north as the Waco suburbs and as far south as Corpus Christi.^[3] With a good radio, WOAI's nighttime signal reaches much of the United States and Mexico, and parts of central Canada. However, it is strongest in the central United States. WOAI audio streaming is also available through iHeartRadio.