▁talk ▁radio ▁station . ▁ ▁Switch ▁to ▁AM ▁ 6 9 0 ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁K E PO ▁signed ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o ▁at ▁ 6 9 0 ▁k Hz . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁power ed ▁at ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s ▁and ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁H . J . ▁Griff ith , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁station ▁president . ▁ ▁It ▁later ▁switched ▁its ▁call ▁letters ▁to ▁K HE Y , ▁air ing ▁a ▁country ▁music ▁format ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁San ▁Antonio - based ▁Clear ▁Channel ▁Communic ations ▁acquired ▁both ▁K TS M - AM - FM ▁and ▁K HE Y - AM - FM . ▁ ▁Under ▁Clear ▁Channel ▁management , ▁the ▁two ▁AM ▁stations ' ▁frequencies ▁were ▁switched ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁K HE Y , ▁which ▁had ▁still ▁been ▁playing ▁country ▁music ▁on ▁the ▁AM ▁d ial , ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁AM ▁ 1 3 8 0 . ▁ ▁K TS M ▁and ▁its ▁talk ▁format ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁AM ▁ 6 9 0 ▁frequency , ▁giving ▁it ▁wider ▁coverage . ▁ ▁AM ▁stations ▁lower ▁on ▁the ▁d ial ▁have ▁a ▁bigger ▁range , ▁plus ▁AM ▁ 6 9 0 ▁is ▁power ed ▁at ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s , ▁while ▁AM ▁ 1 3 8 0 ▁broadcast s ▁at ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s ▁by ▁day