, ▁K DA H . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁Tri - State ▁Broadcast ing ▁Company ▁( now ▁Tri - State ▁Media ) ▁owned ▁both ▁stations ▁and ▁cons olid ated ▁them ▁under ▁the ▁K TS M ▁call ▁sign . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁stud ios ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁Hotel ▁Pas o ▁del ▁Norte ▁on ▁Sh eld on ▁Court ▁at ▁South ▁S ante ▁Fe ▁Street . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁en act ment ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Regional ▁Broadcast ing ▁Ag re ement ▁( N AR BA ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁K TS M ' s ▁frequency ▁was ▁shift ed ▁to ▁ 1 3 8 0 ▁k Hz . ▁ ▁Day time ▁power ▁was ▁increased ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s , ▁and ▁ 5 0 0 ▁w att s ▁at ▁night , ▁when ▁radio ▁waves ▁travel ▁farther . ▁ ▁K TS M ▁was ▁a ▁CBS ▁Radio ▁Network ▁affili ate , ▁air ing ▁its ▁schedule ▁of ▁dram as , ▁com ed ies , ▁news , ▁sports , ▁soap ▁oper as , ▁game ▁shows ▁and ▁big ▁band ▁broadcast s ▁during ▁the ▁" G old en ▁Age ▁of ▁Radio ." ▁ ▁TV ▁and ▁FM ▁St ations ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁K TS M ▁added ▁a ▁television ▁station , ▁Channel ▁ 9 ▁K TS M - TV , ▁the ▁second ▁TV ▁out let ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o . ▁ ▁Because ▁K TS M ▁radio ▁was ▁a ▁CBS ▁affili ate , ▁K TS M - TV ▁also ▁began