KTAN
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Branding | Thunder 98.1 |
Programming | |
Format | Classic rock |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KWCD, KZMK | |
History | |
First air date | July 30, 1957 | (as KHFH)
Former call signs | KHFH (1957–1973) KTAN (1973–1996) KLTW (1996–1997) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 23446 |
Class | B |
Power | 1,500 watts day 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°32′47″N 110°16′29″W / 31.54639°N 110.27472°W |
Translator(s) | 98.1 K251CQ (Sierra Vista) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | thunder981.com |
KTAN (1420
By day, KTAN is powered at 1,500
History
KHFH
This station
The studio was located at the intersection of Carmichael Avenue and DePalma Street (now 700 Carmichael Ave.) and the transmitter was located in an undeveloped area in the southeast part of town, now 2300 Busby Drive. In 1958, the license holder requested permission from the FCC to operate at night for one night only in order to broadcast election result; the FCC denied the request. The station was finally granted nighttime operations on September 5, 1962, with a power of 500 watts using a directional pattern. At the same time that nighttime operations began, the studios were relocated to the transmitter site.[3]
KHFH was the only radio station in a small town adjacent to military base
KTAN
The call sign was changed to KTAN in September 1973 when a
The country and classical formats were dropped, but the local news and local high school sports broadcasts remained. KTAN changed back to country music from 1979 to 1998, which continued under four different owners. From 1998 to 1999, it broadcast a
On June 6, 2019, KTAN flipped from classic country to
Effective June 17, 2022, Cherry Creek Radio sold KTAN as part of a 42 station and 21 translator package to Townsquare Media for $18.75 million.
References
- ^ "KTAN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Raido-Locator.com/KTAN
- ^ FCC History Cards
- ^ "KTAN, Covering Sherman And Denison, Tex. on Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 12, 1948. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ americanradiohistory.com
- ^ svherald.com
- ^ Thunder 98.1 Rolls in Sierra Vista Radioinsight – June 6, 2019
External links
- KTAN in the FCC AM station database
- KTAN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K251CQ in the FCC FM station database
- K251CQ at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for KTAN