Here is a list of the first 40 broadcast radio stations licensed in the state of Texas. Stations are listed in chronological order, followed by license date, original call letters, original city of license, original owner, and the eventual fate of the radio station. Stations which are still on the air are highlighted in yellow.
| 1. | Aug. 4, 1921 | WRR | Dallas | City of Dallas | KTCK-1310 | |
| 2. | Mar. 16, 1922 | WPA | Fort Worth | Fort Worth Record | Deleted May 24, 1923 | |
| 3. | Mar. 22, 1922 | WCM | Austin | Univ. of Texas | KTRH-740 (Houston) | |
| 4. | Mar. 23, 1922 | WEV | Houston | Hurlburt-Steel Electrical Co. | Deleted Jan. 10, 1925 | |
| 5. | Mar. 29, 1922 | WTK | Paris | Paris Radio Electric Co. | Deleted Nov. 20, 1922 | |
| 6. | May 2, 1922 | WBAP | Fort Worth | Carter Publishing (Fort Worth Star Telegram) | WBAP-820 | |
| 7. | May 6,1922 | WCAK | Houston | Alfred P. Daniel | Deleted Jan. 10, 1925 | |
| 8. | May 9, 1922 | WCAR | San Antonio | Alamo Radio Electric Co. | KTSA-550 | |
| 9. | May 16, 1922 | WDAG | Amarillo | J. Laurence Martin | Merged with WQAC to form KGNC-710 | |
| 9. | May 16, 1922 | WDAH | El Paso | Trinity Methodist Church | Deleted Oct. 1, 1940 (absorbed by KTSM) | |
| 11. | May 19, 1922 | WDAO | Dallas | Automotive Electric Co. of Dallas | Deleted June 1924 | |
| 12. | June 6, 1922 | WEAY | Houston | Will Horowitz / Iris Theater | Deleted Oct. 24, 1925 | |
| 13. | June 9, 1922 | WFAH | Port Arthur | Electric Supply Co. | Deleted Aug. 27, 1924 | |
| 14. | June 12, 1922 | WFAL | Houston | Houston Chronicle | Deleted Nov. 17, 1922 | |
| 15. | June 14, 1922 | WGAB | Houston | QRV Radio Co. | Deleted Mar. 23, 1923 | |
| 16. | June 26, 1922 | WFAA | Dallas | Dallas Morning News | KLIF-570 | |
| 17. | June 29, 1922 | WHAB | Galveston | Clark W. Thompson | Deleted June 1924 | |
| 18. | July 1922 | WIAC | Galveston | Galveston Tribune | Deleted Jan. 10, 1925 | |
| 18. | July 1922 | WJAE | San Antonio | Texas Radio Syndicate | Deleted Feb. 1923 | |
| 18. | July 1922 | WKAF | Wichita Falls | W.S. Radio Supply Co. | Deleted Nov. 1925 | |
| 21. | July 21, 1922 | WJAD | Waco | Jackson's Radio Engineering Labs. | KCLE-1460 (Burleson) | |
| 22. | Aug. 1922 | WKAL | Orange | Gray & Gray | Deleted June 1923 | |
| 22. | Aug. 1922 | WLAJ | Waco | Waco Electrical Supply Co. | Deleted June 1924 | |
| 22. | Aug. 1922 | WMAM | Beaumont | Beaumont Radio Equipment Co. | Deleted Oct. 1923 | |
| 25. | Sept. 1922 | WQAQ | Abilene | West Texas Radio Co. | Deleted Jan. 1925 | |
| 25. | Sept. 1922 | WRAU | Amarillo | Amarillo Daily News | Deleted Nov. 1923 | |
| 27. | Sept. 25, 1922 | WOAI | San Antonio | Southern Equipment Co. | WOAI-1200 | |
| 28. | Oct. 2, 1922 | WPAN | Houston | Levy Brothers Dry Goods | Deleted Dec. 1922 | |
| 29. | Oct. 1922 | WNAS | Austin | Texas Radio Corp. & Austin Statesman | Deleted June 1924 | |
| 30. | Oct. 7, 1922 | WTAW | College Station | Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas | WTAW-1620 | |
| 31. | Oct. 1922 | WSAV | Houston | Clifford W. Vick Radio Construction | Deleted Sept. 1925 | |
| 31. | Oct. 1922 | WWAC | Waco | Sanger Bros. | Deleted June 1924 | |
| 31. | Oct. 1922 | WWAX | Laredo | Wormser Bros. | Deleted Nov. 1923 | |
| 34. | Nov. 4, 1922 | WOAF | Tyler | Tyler Commercial College | Deleted Apr. 10, 1925 | |
| 35. | Nov. 1922 | WOAZ | Stamford | Penick Hughes Co. | Deleted Nov. 1923 | |
| 35. | Nov. 1922 | WRAA | Houston | Rice Institute | Deleted July 15, 1925 | |
| 37. | Dec. 1922 | WPAT | El Paso | St. Patrick's Cathedral | Deleted June 1924 | |
| 37. | Dec. 1922 | WSAT | Plainview | Plainview Electric Co. | Deleted June 1924 | |
| 39. | Dec. 28, 1922 | WQAC | Amarillo | E. B. Gish | Merged with WDAG to form KGNC-710 | |
| 40. | Jan. 1923 | KFCV | Houston | Fred Mahaffey, Jr. | Deleted Jan. 10, 1925 |