KKTK

Last updated
KKTK
Currently silent
Broadcast area Texarkana metropolitan area
Frequency 1400 kHz
BrandingFox Sports 97.1 FM & 1400 AM
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations Fox Sports Radio
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerAmerican Media Investments, Inc.
KPGG, KEWL
History
First air date
1946 (as KTFS) [1]
Former call signs
KTFS (1946–1988)
KMLA (1988–1990)
KTFS (1990–1991)
KHSP (1991–1998)
KOWS (1998–1999)
KEWL (1999–2002)
KKTK (2002–2005)
KEWL (2005–2007)
Call sign meaning
K-TalK (previous format)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 4439
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
33°26′34″N94°3′20″W / 33.44278°N 94.05556°W / 33.44278; -94.05556
Translator(s) 97.1 K246CR (Texarkana)
Links
Public license information
Website foxsportstexarkana.com

KKTK (1400 AM, "Fox Sports 97.1 FM & 1400 AM") is an American radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Texarkana, Texas, United States, it serves the Texarkana metropolitan area. The station, established in 1946, is currently owned by American Media Investments, Inc.

The station was reassigned the KKTK call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on February 7, 2007. [3]

On November 8, 2023, Freed AM Corp. and MLS Broadcasting shut down 6 radio stations in Texarkana (including KKTK) and surrender their licenses back to the Federal Communications Commission, due to financial reasons.

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References

  1. "Directory of Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States". 1948 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1948. p. 244.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KKTK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.[ permanent dead link ]