KTCK-FM

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Coordinates: 33°15′41″N 97°17′42″W / 33.26139°N 97.29500°W / 33.26139; -97.29500
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KTCK-FM
Simulcast of
Westwood One Sports
  • Dallas Stars
    • Ownership
    Owner
    KLIF, KPLX, KTCK, KSCS, WBAP, WBAP-FM
    History
    First air date
    		April 1967; 57 years ago (1967-04)
    Former call signs
    • KDSQ (1967–1969)
    • KSHN (1969–1975)
    • KIKM-FM (1975–1983)
    • KZXL-FM (1983–1985)
    • KIKM-FM (1985–1997)
    • KDVE (1997)
    • KNKI (1997–1998)
    • KMEO (1998–2003)
    • KTYS (2003–2008)
    • KPMZ (2008–2010)
    • WBAP-FM (2010–2013)
    Call sign meaning
    		"The Ticket"
    Technical information[1]
    Licensing authority
    		FCC
    Facility ID26468
    ClassC
    ERP93,000 watts
    HAAT621 meters (2,037 ft)
    Transmitter coordinates
    		33°15′41″N 97°17′42″W / 33.26139°N 97.29500°W / 33.26139; -97.29500
    Links
    Public license information
    WebcastListen Live
    Listen via Audacy
    Websitetheticket.com

    KTCK-FM (96.7

    Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It simulcasts a sports radio format, along with sister station KTCK (1310 AM). KTCK-AM-FM are owned by Cumulus Media with studios on East Lamar Boulevard in Arlington. Weekdays feature local Dallas-based sports shows, while Fox Sports Radio is heard late nights and weekends. KTCK-AM-FM are the flagship stations for the Dallas Stars Radio Network
    .

    KTCK-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 90,000 watts. The transmitter is on Farm to Market Road in Rosston, Texas, about 35 miles northwest of Dallas.[2] The signal extends into Oklahoma but may be hard to hear in some southern suburbs of Dallas and Fort Worth.

    History

    KDSQ/KSHN/Kick'm Country

    In April 1967, the station

    Top 40 at night (simulcast from sister station KIKM), then to full-time Top 40 a couple years later. In 1983, the call sign changed to KZXL-FM, but two years later the previous call sign was re-established[3]
    with a 24-hour country music format known as "Kick'm Country".

    A decade later, KIKM-FM swapped frequencies with KDVE (also in Sherman), however the station went dark in 1997. During that time, the city of license was changed from Sherman to its current location in Flower Mound, Texas.

    Memories 96.7 FM

    Memories 96.7 logo from 1998-2003

    A couple months later, the KNKI call letters were established, but the station did not sign on until November 1998, under the control of

    ABC Radio.[4] After launching on November 23, 1998, as "Memories 96.7 FM", playing soft oldies from the 1950s to the 1970s,[5] it changed call signs to KMEO on December 28, 1998.[3][6]

    During overnight hours, KMEO switched to live "Memories"/"Unforgettable Favorites" programming from ABC Music Radio. Previously live, local programming was briefly replaced by ABC Radio's corporate "Memories" satellite programming for a full 24 hours on June 26, 2003, until 5pm on June 27, 2003, when the "Memories" format was dropped.

    96.7 The Texas Twister

    KMEO relaunched as "96.7 The Twister" (alternately "The Texas Twister") at 5 pm on June 27, 2003.[7] The last song heard on "Memories" was "Thanks For The Memory" by Bob Hope.[8] This was followed by the first song on the "Twister", "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson.[8][9] This was the start of 20,000 songs in a row without commercial interruption. Initially jockless, The Twister started adding DJs in September 2003.[10] Its playlist was composed of "today's modern country hits" mixed with Texas country music, thus adopting the slogan "The Most New Country In Texas". The call letters were not officially changed to KTYS until October 21, 2003.[3] On June 12, 2007, 24 Disney/ABC Radio stations, including KTYS, merged into Citadel Broadcasting's portfolio.

    Platinum 96.7

    Platinum 96.7 logo from 2008 to 2010

    On June 30, 2008, at 5:28 a.m., after five years as The Twister, the station ended its tenure as a country station in favor of returning to oldies as "Platinum 96.7".

    platinum record and paying homage to "Memories 96.7").[15] The "Texas Twister" format was moved to its sister station KSCS
    's HD-2 signal. KPMZ ceased transmitting its digital "HD Radio" signal in 2009. Because the license to broadcast digital "HD Radio" is perpetual, the station could resume digital broadcasts at any time.

    WBAP simulcast

    AMBER Alerts are issued.[22]

    KTCK/The Ticket simulcast

    The Ticket broadcasting from a 2014 Dallas Stars fan-event at the Galleria Dallas
    The Ticket's station logo used 2013-2020 before prioritizing its FM frequency over its AM frequency.

    On October 7, 2013, Cumulus announced that effective October 21, 96.7 would change from a simulcast of WBAP to sports AM station KTCK. Dan Bennet, Dallas/Fort Worth market manager for Cumulus, said that WBAP had "no ratings increase since adding the FM".[23] The WBAP simulcast moved to KPLX 99.5 HD2. A callsign change to KTCK-FM took effect October 27.[20]

    It is also likely, however, that the station's flip was also related to a botched sale of previous FM simulcast KTDK; the same day as the flip's announcement, the Federal Communications Commission had rejected a planned sale of the KTDK signal to Whitley Media to make room for a potential sale of rival station KESN by owner The Walt Disney Company; this was due to the structuring of the deal, attempting to find a legal loophole wherein Cumulus would still control KTDK through a local marketing agreement and could claim all financial support of the station and any sale or shutdown, and the FCC shut down such a loophole judging that such a move rendered Whitley Media merely a shell corporation for Cumulus, since they'd carry any financial success or failure the station had. Following the decision, Cumulus then decided to move KTCK's FM simulcast to 96.7 and turn in KTDK's licence for deletion by the FCC.[24]

    Signal

    Unlike most of the area's FM stations like sister stations KSCS, KPLX and WBAP-FM, which transmit their signals from Cedar Hill and Southwest Dallas, KTCK-FM transmits its signal from an unincorporated area within the county borders of Cooke, Montague, and Wise. Therefore, KTCK-FM's signal is much stronger in the Northwestern parts of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex as well as the cities of Decatur, Bowie, Gainesville, and Sherman, to as far north as Ardmore, Oklahoma, but is considerably weaker in Dallas and areas southeast of the Metroplex.[citation needed]

    References

    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTCK-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
    2. ^ "KTCK-FM 96.7 MHz - Flower Mound, TX". radio-locator.com.
    3. ^ a b c d e "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
    4. Dallas Morning News
      . Retrieved March 15, 2010.
    5. ^ "Memories 96.7: Doze were the days". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1998. p. 8. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
    6. Dallas Morning News
      . Retrieved March 15, 2010.
    7. ^ Brumley, Al (July 6, 2003). "'Memories'fades into new country; ABC hopes 'The Twister' will help KSCS by hurting 'The Wolf'". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
    8. ^ a b "New radio show in Arlington". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 28, 2003. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
    9. ^ "Memories 96.7 Becomes The Twister". June 27, 2003.
    10. ^ "Peck picked for first DJ slot on the Twister". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 2003. p. 7. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
    11. ^ "KTYS switches format, Chapman returns". Dallas Business Journal. June 30, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
    12. ^ "'The Twister'changing to 'The Twist'". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 30, 2008. p. B10. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
    13. ^ "The Twister Becomes Platinum 96.7". June 30, 2008.
    14. ^ "KTYS/Dallas Flips To 'Platinum 96.7'; Chapman Consults". Radio Ink. June 30, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
    15. ^ "Pop Culture District: Twisting Into Platinum". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 30, 2008.
    16. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (March 12, 2010). "You Know, What Dallas Has Always Needed Is An All-Ronald Reagan Station". Unfair Park. Dallas Observer. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
    17. ^ "WBAP/Dallas Gets FM Simulcast With Flip Of KPMZ". All Access Music Group. March 12, 2010.
    18. ^ Philpot, Robert (March 13, 2010). "96.7 FM changes format from oldies to WBAP simulcast". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
    19. ^ "WBAP-AM/Dallas Gets an FM Simulcast". Radio Ink. March 12, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
    20. ^ a b "Pending call sign requests". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
    21. ^ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
    22. ^ "Dallas Fort Worth Local Plan" (PDF). Texas Association of Broadcasters. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
    23. ^ Philpot, Robert. "'SportsRadio 1310 the Ticket' to also air on 96.7 FM". DFW.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
    24. ^ "104.1 KTDK To Be Restored? - RadioInsight".

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