▁carrying ▁CBS ▁TV ▁shows . ▁ ▁As ▁network ▁programming ▁moved ▁from ▁radio ▁to ▁television ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁K TS M ▁ 1 3 8 0 ▁switched ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁service ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁format , ▁including ▁popular ▁music , ▁news ▁and ▁sports . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁an ▁FM ▁station ▁was ▁added . ▁▁ 9 9 . 9 ▁K TS M - FM ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁with ▁a ▁beautiful ▁music ▁format , ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁AM ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁FM ▁transmit ter ▁was ▁co - located ▁with ▁the ▁TV ▁tower . ▁ ▁News ▁and ▁T alk ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁N BC ▁Radio ▁established ▁an ▁all - news ▁radio ▁network ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" News ▁and ▁Information ▁Service " ▁( N IS ). ▁ ▁K TS M ▁ 1 3 8 0 ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁stations ▁to ▁join ▁N IS , ▁while ▁also ▁keeping ▁its ▁CBS ▁News ▁affili ation ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁The ▁network ▁failed ▁to ▁gain ▁enough ▁affili ates ▁and ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁For ▁several ▁years , ▁K TS M ▁did ▁its ▁own ▁all - news ▁programming , ▁using ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁CBS ▁and ▁N BC ▁for ▁world ▁and ▁national ▁news , ▁and ▁a ▁staff ▁of ▁local ▁rep or ters ▁for ▁El ▁Pas o ▁and ▁Texas ▁news . ▁ ▁Over ▁time , ▁talk ▁shows ▁were ▁added ▁until ▁K TS M ▁became ▁a