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KYST
Broadcast areaGreater Houston
Frequency920 kHz
BrandingLa Nueve Veinte
Programming
FormatSpanish News/Information/Sports
Ownership
OwnerHispanic Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
November 1, 1948
Former call signs
KTLW (1948-1980)
Technical information
Facility ID27298
ClassB
Power5,000 Watts (day)
1,000 Watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
29°25′3″N 94°56′12″W / 29.41750°N 94.93667°W / 29.41750; -94.93667

KYST, branded as "La Nueve Veinte", is a Houston, Texas, area AM radio station that broadcasts news, information, and sports in Spanish. The station broadcasts on AM frequency 920 kHz and is under ownership of Hispanic Broadcasting, Inc..

The station went on the air in November 1948 as 92 KTLW. In the 1960s and 1970s, it aired a Top 40 format. In 1980, the call letters were changed to KYST. In 1982, while officially known as KYST, it billed itself as "Beatle Radio Number 9 KBTL" and had a format of all Beatles music. From the mid-80s into the early 90's it ran a Tejano format, as AM 920 KYST. It currently airs a Spanish Full Service format and is the longest continuously owned and operated radio station in the market.