KTWL

KTWL
City Todd Mission, Texas
Broadcast area Houston, Texas
Branding Texas Mix 105-3
Slogan "Authentic Texas Country"
Frequency 105.3 MHz
Repeater(s) KHTZ (Ganado)
First air date 2006 (2006)
Format Texas Country
Language(s) English
ERP 9,200 watts
HAAT 166 meters (545 ft)
Class C3
Facility ID 21204
Transmitter coordinates 30°18′19″N 96°01′40″W / 30.30528°N 96.02778°W / 30.30528; -96.02778
Callsign meaning The WoodLands
Former callsigns KEZB (1992-2006)
Owner Roy E. Henderson
(Farmers Communications)
Sister stations KLTR, KHTZ, KULM-FM, KNRG
Webcast Listen Live
Website texasmix1053.com

KTWL (105.3 FM) is a radio station that is licensed to serve the community of Todd Mission, Texas, United States. Formerly an adult hits station known as "Bob FM", it now broadcasts country music and is branded as "Texas Mix 105.3 & 94.9 FM", in conjunction with its co-owned Ganado licensed counterpart KHTZ.

KTWL began brokering its time out to a 3rd party temporarily airing the "Radio Dabang" South Asian format in April 2018, combining KTWL with Houston translator K287BQ Houston, which had been interfering with this facility's signal since the translator's sign on. By leasing KTWL, the clash between the two co-channel facilities has been rendered moot. The former "Texas Mix" country format remained on Henderson co-owned KHTZ (FM) as a stand-alone. In July 2018, KTWL returned to simulcasting KHTZ, while the Houston translator picked up the Regional Mexican "La Mejor" format from KTBZ-FM HD2, and also airs on KJOZ Conroe.

BOB-FM

From 2006-2008, KTWL was known as "BOB FM" and programmed towards the community of The Woodlands, Texas, featuring a variety of shows hosted by local talent: Dan Gallo and Preston Fassel on "The Gallo Go-Round" (a morning show); Jordan Williams on "Middays" (an afternoon show), Ross Barrington with "The Commute" (a late afternoon/early evening show); and Tom Conley on "The Drop Zone" (a program broadcast every Saturday at midnight and featuring alternative/obscure music). The station played a major role in publicizing the release of The Bracelet of Bordeaux, a family film shot in The Woodlands, with cast and crew members appearing on The Gallo Go-Round in the weeks leading up to the film's premier. Gallo and Fassel later hosted a remote broadcast from the film's premier in The Woodlands, with other station staff in attendance. It promoted itself with the tag line "Bob Plays Anything", which was reflective of the broad playlist that the station utilized during the time.

The station struggled throughout most of its existence- the signal was poorly received in The Woodlands, and as a result, never clearly reached its target audience. Meanwhile, the communities which did receive the signal clearly-- Hempstead, where the broadcast tower was located, and Bryan-College Station—had little to no interest in the station's programming. Most of the on-air talent departed over the course of 2007, and the format ultimately folded in the Summer of 2008.

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