ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ sˈɛvəntˌiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, ðə stˈeɪʃən fˈɜːst sˈaɪnd ˌɔn æz kˈaɪt ɪn sˌæn æntˈoʊnɪˌoʊ, ˈoʊnd baɪ tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈeɪ. bˈælθɹoʊp ænd wʌzɐ wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ wˈɑːt dˈeɪɾɪmɚ, ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd tə ɡˌoʊ ˈɔf ðɪ ˈɛɹ æt nˈaɪt.
On October 17, 1947, the station first signed on as KITE in San Antonio, owned by Charles A. Balthrope and was a 1,000 watt daytimer, required to go off the air at night.