KHTH

Last updated
KHTH
Broadcast area Sonoma County
Frequency 101.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingHot 101.7
Programming
Format Top 40 (CHR)
Subchannels HD2: Oldies "Oldies 107.9"
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Lawrence Amaturo
  • (LLC)
History
First air date
1974;50 years ago (1974)
Former call signs
  • KVRE-FM (1974–1988)
  • KXFX (1988-2011)
Former frequencies
99.3 MHz (1974–1977)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 22890
Class B1
ERP 2,200 watts
HAAT 321 meters (1,053 ft)
Translator(s)
  • 102.5 MHz K273CU (Petaluma)
  • HD2: 107.9 K300AO (Santa Rosa)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website hot1017.com
oldies1079.fm (HD2)

KHTH (101.7 FM) is a commercial radio station in Santa Rosa, California, broadcasting a contemporary hit radio (Top 40/CHR) radio format. It is owned by Lawrence Amaturo.

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History

The station was originally KXFX and previously had an active rock format branded as 101.7 The Fox. On March 24, 2011, the call sign changed from KXFX to KHTH and changed from an active rock format to a CHR format as Hot 101.7. [2]

On July 30, 2022, the station's HD2 subchannel changed its format from classic hits as "K-Hits 107.9" to oldies as "Oldies 107.9". [3]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KHTH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KXFX Santa Rosa Flips to CHR "Hot 101.7"".
  3. "More Santa Rosa Changes As K-Hits Becomes Oldies 107.9". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-08-04.

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