Bill Mack, born Bill Mack Smith II in Shamrock, Texas, and known by the
nickname "The Satellite Cowboy" (formerly Midnight Cowboy) is an American
radio personality and country songwriter, based in Fort Worth, Texas.
Mack is one of the most recognizable voices in country music radio. For
many years, Mack was best known as the host of U.S. 1 Trucking Show (later
Midnight Cowboy Trucking Show) the overnight country music show on WBAP, a
clear channel station in Fort Worth. Mack's show catered primarily to
truck drivers who traveled during the late-night hours. Because of WBAP's
clear channel signal range via skywave at night, Mack's show was heard
over most of the continental United States. Mack began his show in 1969.
(He briefly took his show to Mexican "border blaster" station XERF, but
returned to WBAP when an agreement for Mack to do his show from his Fort
Worth home fell through.)
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