Media in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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This is a summary of mass communications media in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Radio

Tulsa is the 65th largest radio market in the country. The following is a partial list of radio stations serving the Tulsa area.

FM radio

Freq. Callsign NicknameFormatOwnerWeb site
88.1 KTUA Air 1 Contemporary worship music Educational Media Foundation
88.7 KWTU Classical 88.7, KWTU Classical University of Tulsa
89.1 KKLB K-Love Contemporary Christian Music Educational Media Foundation
89.5 KWGS Public Radio Tulsa NPR/BBC University of Tulsa
90.5 KNYD Oasis NetworkReligiousDavid Ingles Ministries, Inc.
90.9 KOKT-LP KOKT 90.9 FMVarietyElectron Benders
91.3 KRSC RSU Radio College Radio Rogers State University
92.1 KTBT 92.1 The Beat Contemporary Hits/Top 40 iHeartMedia
92.5 K223CG Bott Radio NetworkChristian Teaching Bott Radio Network
92.9 KRQV 92.9 The River Classic hits Griffin Communications
93.5 K228CG 93.5 The Jet Classic rock iHeartMedia
94.1 KXOJ-FM 94.1 KXOJ Contemporary Christian Music SMG-Tulsa, LLC
94.5 K233AU Totally Awesome 80s 80s Hits SMG-Tulsa, LLC
94.9 K235BK St. Michael Catholic Radio 94.9Catholic ReligiousBroken Arrow Catholic Radio, Inc.
95.5 KWEN K95.5FM Country music Cox Radio
95.9 K240ED K-Love Contemporary Christian Music Educational Media Foundation
96.5 KRAV-FM Mix 96.5 Hot Adult Contemporary/Adult Hit Music Cox Radio
97.1 KYAL-FM The Sports Animal Sports KMMY, Inc.
97.5 KMOD-FM 97.5 KMOD Active Rock iHeartMedia
97.9 K250BN KETU La DiferenteSpanish PopLa Zeta 95.7 Inc.
98.1 KMFO-LP 98.1 KMFOJazzOklahoma Jazz Hall Of Fame, Inc.
98.5 KVOO-FM 98.5 The Bull Country music Griffin Communications
98.9 K255BE K-Love Contemporary Christian Music Educational Media Foundation
99.1 K256CR Heart & Soul 99.1 & 1050 Urban Adult Contemporary (Simulcast of KGTO-1050)Perry Broadcasting Company
99.5 KXBL Big Country 99.5 Classic Country music Griffin Communications
99.9 K260CR The Sports Animal Sports KXOJ Inc.
100.1 KYFM Bright Star 100.1 Adult contemporary KCD Enterprises, Inc.
100.9 KTSO Tulsa's Soft Oldies Soft Adult Contemporary KXOJ, Inc.
101.5 KIZS 101.5 El Patron Spanish iHeartMedia
101.9 K270BK La Z Regional Mexican Tyler Media LLC
102.3 KRMG-FM KRMG 102.3 News/Talk Cox Radio
102.7 K274CX 1380 AM Radio Las Americas Regional Mexican Radio Las Americas LLC
102.9 KPIM-LP St. Michael Catholic Radio 102.9Catholic ReligiousBroken Arrow Catholic Radio, Inc.
103.3 KJSR 103.3 The Eagle Classic rock Cox Radio
104.1 K281CO La Z Regional Mexican Tyler Media LLC
104.5 KMYZ Z104.5 "The Edge" Alternative rock SMG-Tulsa, LLC
104.9 K285GW Que Buena Regional Mexican Key Plus Broadcasting, LLC
105.3 KJMM 105 K-Jamz Urban Contemporary Perry Broadcasting Company Inc.
105.7 K289CC 105.7 The Bone Active rock Cox Radio
106.1 KTGX 106.1 The Twister Hot Country iHeartMedia
106.5 K293AP K-Love Contemporary Christian Music Educational Media Foundation
106.9 KHTT 106.9 K-Hits Contemporary Hits/Top-40 Griffin Communications
107.3 K297AQ Oklahoma Public Radio NPR/AAA Oklahoma State University
107.5 KOSN Oklahoma Public Radio NPR/AAA Oklahoma State University

AM radio

Freq. Callsign NicknameFormatOwnerWebsite
740 KRMG News/Talk 740, KRMG News/Talk Cox Radio
970 KCFO KCFO Religious/Gospel Music KCFO
1050 KGTO Heart & Soul 99.1 & 1050 Urban Adult Contemporary Perry Broadcasting Company Inc.
1170 KTSB Talk Radio 1170 KFAQ News/Talk Griffin Communications
1270 KRXO Ritmo 107.9 Spanish CHR Tyler Media LLC
1300 KAKC The Buzz (CBS Radio) Sports iHeartMedia
1340 KJMU Latin Music LA Lay
1380 KMUS Radio Las Americas Spanish Radio Las Americas
1430 KTBZ 1430 The Buzz (Fox Sports) Sports iHeartMedia
1530 KXTD Que Buena Spanish Key Plus Broadcasting, LLC
1550 KYAL The Sports Animal Sports Michael Perry Stevens

Television

Tulsa is the 59th largest TV market in the United States (as ranked by Nielsen and Arbitron).

Channel (Analog/HD) Callsign NetworkOwnerSubchannels
2/8 KJRH-TV NBC E.W. Scripps Company Bounce TV on DT2, Laff on DT3
6/55 KOTV-TV/DT CBS Griffin Communications The CW (Simulcast of KQCW-DT) on DT2, News on 6 Now on DT3
8/10 KTUL-TV/DT ABC Sinclair Broadcast Group Comet TV on DT2, Antenna TV on DT3, TBD on DT4
11/38 KOED-TV PBS Oklahoma Educational Television Authority WORLD on DT2, Create on DT3, PBS Kids on DT4
14 KXAP-LD-LD/DT Estrella TV Las Americas Supermercado
17/15 KDOR-TV TBN Trinity Broadcasting Network Hillsong Channel on DT2, JUCE TV/Smile on DT3, Enlace on DT4, Trinity Broadcasting Network on DT5
19 KQCW-DT The CW Griffin Communications
23/22 KOKI-TV/DT FOX Cox Media Group MeTV on DT2, Ion Mystery on DT3
25 KUTU-CD Univision Tyler Media Group Telemundo on DT2
29 KTZT-CD Daystar World of God Fellowship
35/36 KRSU-TV Educational Rogers State University FNX on DT2
40 K40KC-D 3ABNEdge Spectrum3ABN Proclaim on DT2, 3ABN Dare to Dream on DT3, 3ABN Latino on DT4, 3ABN Radio on DT5, 3ABN Radio Latino on DT6, Radio 74 on DT7
41/42 KMYT-TV/DT MyNetworkTV Cox Media Group GetTV on DT2, Grit on DT3, Heroes & Icons on DT4
44/28 KTPX-TV ION Television ION Media Networks UHF simulcast of KJRH-TV / NBC on DT2, Court TV on DT3, Grit on DT4, QVC on DT5, HSN on DT6
46 K30OK-D HSN Ventana Television
47/48 KWHB-TV/DT Religious Christian Television Network Dabl on DT2, CTN Lifestyle on DT3, CTN on DT4, CTNi on DT5
48 KUOC-LD Buzzr DTV America SonLife on DT2, Decades on DT3, Movies! on DT4, Quest on DT5, Infomercials on DT6, MMN on DT7
53/49 KGEB-TV/DT Religious Oral Roberts University

Newspapers

Tulsa's leading newspaper is the daily Tulsa World , the second most widely circulated newspaper in Oklahoma (after The Oklahoman ) with a 2006 Sunday circulation of 189,789. [1] Urban Tulsa , another large publication, is a weekly newspaper covering entertainment and cultural events. Covering primarily economic events and stocks, the Tulsa Business Journal caters to Tulsa's business sector. Other publications include the Oklahoma Indian Times , the Tulsa Daily Commerce and Legal News , the Tulsa Beacon , This Land Press , and the Tulsa Free Press . Until 1992, the Tulsa Tribune served as a daily major newspaper competing with the Tulsa World. The paper was acquired by the Tulsa World that year. [2]

Cinema

Feature films shot in the Tulsa region include the Francis Ford Coppola productions The Outsiders and Rumble Fish (both released in 1983), as well as "Weird Al" Yankovic's UHF (1989), Tulsa (1949), All-American Murder (1992), The Frighteners (1996), Phenomenon (1996), Keys to Tulsa (1997), and Tim Blake Nelson's Eye of God (1997).

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">KJRH-TV</span> NBC affiliate in Tulsa, Oklahoma

KJRH-TV is a television station in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Okmulgee-licensed Ion Television outlet KTPX-TV. KJRH-TV's studios are located on South Peoria Avenue and East 37th Street in midtown Tulsa, and its transmitter is located near South 273rd Avenue East near Broken Arrow.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KOKI-TV</span> Fox affiliate in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">KOTV-DT</span> CBS affiliate in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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References

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  2. "The Tulsa Tribune". Soylent Communications. 2006. Retrieved 2007-05-07.