WKTP
| File:WKTP 1590-97.7ESPN logo.png | |
| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | ESPN Tri Cities |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio ESPN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WKPT, WOPI, WRZK, WTFM, WVEK-FM | |
| History | |
Former call signs | WJSO (1958–1987) WQLS (1987) WUSJ (1987–1988) |
Call sign meaning | Disambiguation of sister stations WKPT (AM) and WKPT-TV |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27498 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 2,500 watts day 37 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Translator | 97.7 W249AH (Johnson City) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | espntricities.com |
WKTP (1590 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format.[2] Licensed to Jonesborough, Tennessee, United States, the station is currently owned by Glenwood Communications Corporation (through subsidiary Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation) and features programming from ESPN Radio.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]WKTP was first licensed in 1958, as WJSO, to the Mountain View Broadcasting Company in Jonesborough, Tennessee, for 5,000 watts daytime-only on 1590 kHz. The station had a Top 40 format. The call letters were changed to WQLS in early 1987, and to WUSJ later that year. In 1988 the call sign was changed to WKTP, and the station simulcast WKPT, 1400 AM in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Expanded Band assignment
[edit | edit source]On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with WKTP authorized to move from 1590 to 1680 kHz.[4] However, the station never procured the Construction Permit needed to implement the authorization, so the expanded band station was never built.
Previous logo
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References
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- ^ "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 27498 (WKTP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WKTP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WKTP (covering 1956-1981 as WJSO)
- Facility details for Facility ID 27499 (W249AH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W249AH at FCCdata.org
