KLTG

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KLTG
Broadcast area Corpus Christi metropolitan area
Frequency 96.5 MHz
BrandingThe Beach 96.5
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerStarlite Broadcasting
KLHB
History
First air date
September 1, 1967;57 years ago (September 1, 1967)
Former call signs
KIOU (1967–1987)
Call sign meaning
Light (previous format)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 63342
Class C1
Power 100,000 watts
HAAT 247 meters (810 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 27°44′28″N97°36′8″W / 27.74111°N 97.60222°W / 27.74111; -97.60222
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website Beach965.com

KLTG (96.5 MHz, The Beach 96.5) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary music format. [2] Licensed to Corpus Christi, Texas, it is owned by Starlite Broadcasting. [3] Its studios for KLTG and sister station KLHB Wild 105.5 are on Gordon Street in the Six Points district south of downtown Corpus Christi.

Contents

KLTG is a Class C1 station. [4] It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most stations. The transmitter tower is on Texas State Highway 188 in Taft. [5]

History

The station signed on the air on September 1, 1967;57 years ago. [6] The original call sign was KIOU. It was owned by the Stereo Broadcasting Company with studios at Wilson Tower. Stephen DeWalt was the president and general manager. KIOU was a rare stand-alone FM station in that era, when most FM stations were co-owned with an AM or TV broadcaster. It was powered at 25,000 watts, a fraction of its current output.

Through most of its first two decades, KIOU aired a beautiful music format. [7] It played quarter-hour sweeps of soft instrumental cover versions of popular adult songs, with Broadway and Hollywood show tunes.

By the mid-1980s, the audience for beautiful music stations was aging. KIOU added more vocals to appeal to a younger audience. It gradually eliminated the instrumentals, becoming a soft adult contemporary outlet. In 1987, it changed its call letters to KLTG as it aired "light" music. In the 1990s, it was owned by Nueces Radio Partners and was a mainstream AC station. [8] In the early 2000s, it stepped up the tempo and eliminated older songs from its playlist, transitioning to adult top 40.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KLTG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  3. ↑ "KLTG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  4. ↑ FCC.gov/KLTG
  5. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KLTG
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 page B-194. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  7. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-202. Retrieved Dec. 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 page D-418. Retrieved Dec. 19, 2023.
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