KORT (AM)

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KORT
Broadcast areaGrangerville, Idaho and surrounding area.
Frequency 1230 kHz
Branding96.9 KORT FM
Programming
Format Classic hits
Affiliations Cumulus Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • James Nelly, Jr. and Darcy Nelly
  • (Nelly Broadcasting Idaho, LLC)
KORT-FM
History
First air date
1954 (as KFWR)
Former call signs
KFWR (1953–1957)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 138
Class C
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
45°55′52″N116°7′50″W / 45.93111°N 116.13056°W / 45.93111; -116.13056
Translator(s) 96.9 K245CH (Grangeville)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 969kortfm.com

KORT (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Grangeville, Idaho, United States, the station is currently owned by James Nelly, Jr. and Darcy Nelly through licensee Nelly Broadcasting Idaho, LLC, and features programming from Cumulus Media Networks. [2]

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History

The station began as a construction permit in 1953 owned by Far West Radio, Inc. The station's first call letters were KFWR, with studios and tower at the present location off of Highway 95 in Grangeville. The station received its license to cover in 1954. In 1957, the station changed its call letters to the current KORT. It was then owned by the Clearwater Broadcasting Company, followed by the Lewis Clark Broadcasting Company and 4-K Radio, Inc. The station was then sold in 2015 to its present owners.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KORT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KORT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.