KTOP-FM

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KTOP-FM
Broadcast area Topeka metropolitan area
Frequency 102.9 MHz
Branding102.9 Cat Country
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
Owner
KDVV, KMAJ, KMAJ-FM, KTOP, KWIC
History
First air date
December 4, 1994 (1994-12-04)
Former call signs
  • KTPQ (CP, 1993–1994)
  • KQTP (1994–2009)
Call sign meaning
Topeka
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 60034
Class C2
ERP 30,000 watts
HAAT 182.2 meters (598 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 39°03′50″N95°45′50″W / 39.064°N 95.764°W / 39.064; -95.764
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website topekacatcountry.com

KTOP-FM (102.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to St. Marys, Kansas, United States and serving the Topeka metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a country music format known as "102.9 Cat Country". The studios are located on South Kansas Avenue in Topeka. [2]

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KTOP-FM's transmitter is located off SW Wanamaker Road in Topeka, near Kaw River State Park and the Kansas River.

History

The station signed on the air on December 4, 1994. [3] While it was still a construction permit, it had the call sign KTPQ. But by the time it debuted, its call letters were KQTP. It was the FM sister station to KTOP in Topeka. KQTP had an oldies format and was owned by Shawnee Broadcasting. In 2009, it changed its call letters to match its sister station, as KTOP-FM.

Logo as "Nash FM 102.9" KTOP-FM Logo.png
Logo as "Nash FM 102.9"

On October 31, 2014, KTOP-FM rebranded as "Nash FM 102.9". [4] On December 21, 2015, KTOP-FM began calling itself "102.9 Nash Icon". [5]

On September 13, 2021, KTOP-FM dropped its Nash branding. It became "102.9 Cat Country". [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KTOP-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ TopekaCatCountry.com/contests
  3. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997 page B-184. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Rebranded to Nash FM 102.9". Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  5. ↑ KTOP-FM Shifts From Nash to Nash Icon
  6. ↑ Cat Country Is On The Prowl In Topeka Radioinsight - September 13, 2021
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