KKTY (AM) explained

KKTY
City:Douglas, Wyoming
Area:Eastern Wyoming
Branding:Classics 1470
Frequency:1470 kHz
Translator:93.3 K227BU (Douglas)
Airdate:October 10, 1957
Format:Classic hits
Power:1,000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Class:B
Facility Id:38387
Former Callsigns:KWOG (1992–1992)
Affiliations:NBC Radio, Westwood One
Owner:Douglas Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister Stations:KKTY-FM, KKTS-FM, KKTS (AM)
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:kktyonline.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KKTY (1470 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Douglas, Wyoming, United States. The station is owned by Douglas Broadcasting, Inc. and features programming from NBC Radio and Westwood One.[1] KKTY also broadcasts on translator K227BU at 93.3 FM in the Douglas area.

KKTY broadcasts University of Wyoming Cowboys football and Cowboys and Cowgirls basketball, Denver Broncos football and Colorado Rockies baseball.

History

The station signed on as KWIV in June 1957. KWIV originally broadcast as a 250-watt daytimer on 1050AM. In the 1970s, KWIV moved from 1050 to 1470, allowing Casper's KTWO to move from 1470 to 1030. The move to 1470AM allowed KWIV to raise its daytime power to 1,000 watts, and for the first time, broadcast at night with 500 watts. The station was assigned the call sign KKTY on May 1, 1992. September 1, 1992, the station changed its call sign to KWOG and on December 2, 1993, the station reverted to KKTY.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KKTY Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Web site: KKTY Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.