KATQ (AM) explained

KATQ
City:Plentywood, Montana
Branding:KATQ, The Q
Frequency:1070 kHz
Translator:K296HF (107.1 MHz, Plentywood)
Airdate:1979
Format:Classic Country
Power:5,000 watts (day)
50 watts (night)
Class:D
Facility Id:54639
Coordinates:48.7669°N -104.5453°W
Former Callsigns:KHPN
Owner:Radio International KATQ Broadcast Association
Sister Stations:KATQ-FM
Licensing Authority:FCC

KATQ (1070 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Plentywood, Montana. The station is owned by Radio International KATQ Broadcast Association, with a country music format.[1] The studios are at 112 Third Avenue East.

The 5000 watt AM daytimer signed-on September 14, 1979 with call letters of KATQ honoring the Plentywood Wildcats, mascot of the local high school. A subsequent owner briefly changed the call letters in the 1980s, but they were returned to KATQ by the Federal Communications Commission on August 1, 1987.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Information Profile . Arbitron . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ . 2010-03-01 .
  2. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.