KFTE
{{short description|Radio station in Abbeville, Louisiana}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo = 150px
| name = KFTE
| city = Abbeville, Louisiana
| area = Lafayette metropolitan area
| branding = Classic Rock 105.1
| frequency = 105.1 MHz
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1974|5|25|p=fy}} (as KROF-FM){{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43189969/|date=May 23, 1974|page=1|title=KROF To Begin FM Broadcasting|work=Abbeville Meridional|access-date=January 28, 2020}}
| format = Classic rock
| erp = 25,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|89|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C3
| facility_id = 276
| former_callsigns = KROF-FM (1974–1980)
KASC (1980–1986)
KROF-FM (1986–1999)
KPEL-FM (1999–2010)
| owner = Townsquare Media
(sale pending)
| licensee = The Fort Collins/Lafayette Divestiture Trust
| callsign_meaning = LaFayetTE
| sister_stations = KHXT, KMDL, KPEL, KPEL-FM, KROF, KTDY
| webcast = [http://classicrock1051.com/listen-live/ Listen Live]
| website = [http://classicrock1051.com/ classicrock1051.com]
| former_frequencies = 104.9 MHz
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KFTE (105.1 FM, "Classic Rock 105.1") is a commercial radio station in Abbeville, Louisiana, broadcasting to the Lafayette, Louisiana, area. KFTE airs a classic rock music format, and is owned by Townsquare Media. Its studios are located on Bertrand Road in Lafayette, and its transmitter is located north of Abbeville, Louisiana.
History
KFTE was established as KROF-FM 104.9, sister station to KROF (960 AM), on May 25, 1974.{{r|fmair}} It initially simulcasted KROF during the day and continued its broadcasts at night. The call letters were changed to KASC on November 1, 1980.{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=71001 |title= History Cards for KFTE|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards)
In 1994, Schilling Distributing Co., a beer distributor, bought the station from Mid-Acadiana Broadcasting.{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4778E8ABADE4A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Lafayette firm buys 2 Breaux Bridge stations|date=May 3, 1994|work=The Advocate|access-date=26 April 2010|location= Baton Rouge, Louisiana}} Previously, it was the last alternative rock station under Townsquare Media ownership since Townsquare Media is withdrawing alternative rock stations from ownership. For example, some Townsquare Media stations dumped the format entirely such as WGRD-FM in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 2012, KFTE shifted to Mainstream Rock.
On January 19, 2017, KFTE changed their format to classic rock, branded as "Classic Rock 105.1".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/110401/kfte-adds-walton-johnson-and-flips-to-classic-rock/ KFTE Adds Walton and Johnson and Flips to Classic Rock] Radioinsight - January 20, 2017
References
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External links
- [http://classicrock1051.com KFTE official website]
{{FM station data|276|KFTE}}
{{Lafayette Radio}}
{{Classic Rock Radio Stations in Louisiana}}
{{Townsquare Media}}
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Category:Classic rock radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations in Louisiana
Category:Radio stations established in 1974
Category:1974 establishments in Louisiana
Category:Townsquare Media radio stations
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