WKTT (FM) explained

WKTT
Format:Mainstream urban
Class:A
Former Callsigns:WICO-FM (1969–2009)
Former Frequencies:94.3 MHz (1969-late 1990s)
Owner:Rojo Broadcasting, LLC
City:Salisbury, Maryland
Branding:Live 97.5
Frequency:97.5 MHz
Airdate:September 3, 1969 (as WICO-FM at 94.3)
Erp:4,500 watts
Haat:91 meters
Facility Id:53489
Coordinates:38.3608°N -75.6167°W
Callsign Meaning:Welcome to KaT CounTry! (previous format)
Affiliations:Premiere Networks
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:live975.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WKTT (97.5 MHz, "Live 97.5") is an FM radio station licensed to serve Salisbury, Maryland, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1969, is currently owned by Rojo Broadcasting, LLC.

WKTT broadcasts a mainstream urban format.

After nearly 40 years of broadcasting as WICO-FM, the station was assigned the current WKTT call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on March 30, 2009.[1]

History

WICO-FM, sign on on September 3, 1969. originally broadcast at 94.3 FM. WICO-FM moved up the dial to 97.5 FM in the late 1990s which cleared the way for WINX-FM to sign on the air at 94.3 FM in Cambridge, Maryland.

WKTT and sister station WICO were purchased effective May 12, 2016 from Delmarva Broadcasting Company by Robin Rothschild, at a purchase price of $300,000.

On March 1, 2017, WKTT changed their format from country to urban contemporary, branded as "Live 97.5" after it was sold to Rojo Broadcasting, LLC for $305,000.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116760/pair-new-formats-launching-salisburyocean-city/ Pair of New Formats Launching in Salisbury/Ocean City