KGTO

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KGTO

| logo = KGTO 99.1-1050HeartSoul logo.png

| logo_upright = .8

| city = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| area = Tulsa metropolitan area

| frequency = {{Frequency|1050|kHz}}

| branding = Heart & Soul 99.1 & 1050

| languages = English

| format = Urban adult contemporary

| affiliations =

| owner = Perry Publishing and Broadcasting

| licensee = KJMM, Inc.

| sister_stations = KJMM

| airdate = {{Start date and age|1946}}

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KFMJ (1946–1981)|KRAV (1981–1982)}}

| callsign_meaning = "Greater Tulsa's Oldies"

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 65766

| class = D

| power = {{ubl|1,000 watts (day)|22 watts (night)}}

| coordinates = {{coord|36|9|35|N|96|3|9|W|type:landmark_region:US-OK|display=inline,title}}

| translator = {{Radio Relay|99.1|K256CR|Tulsa}}

| webcast = {{listenlive|url=https://www.lightningstream.com/Player.aspx?call=KGTO}}

| website = {{URL|https://tulsaheartandsoul.com/}}

}}

KGTO (1050 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station is owned by Perry Publishing and Broadcasting and licensed to KJMM, Inc. It airs an urban adult contemporary music format.{{cite web |title=Winter 2008 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=am&callLetter=KGTO}} Its studios are located in the Copper Oaks complex in South Tulsa.

History

The station signed on the air in 1946 as KFMJ. The station was owned by Fred Jones (who was a well-known auto dealer at the time) and the call sign "F-M-J" came from Jones' and his wife Mary's initials of their first and last names.{{Cite web |last=McNicholas |first=Patrick |date=October 25, 2019 |title=Tulsa Time Warp: Who remembers KFMJ 1050? |url=https://www.tulsapeople.com/city-desk/tulsa-time-warp-who-remembers-kfmj-1050/article_e23a205c-f747-11e9-9329-331f9493a0b8.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214035925/https://www.tulsapeople.com/city-desk/tulsa-time-warp-who-remembers-kfmj-1050/article_e23a205c-f747-11e9-9329-331f9493a0b8.html |archive-date=February 14, 2025 |access-date=February 14, 2025 |website=Tulsa People Magazine}}

The station's original format was "middle of the road" contemporary, jazz and gospel music and some news.

In April 1966, George R. Kravis II (president of the Boston Broadcasting Company and owner of KRAV-FM at the time) bought the station station to pair with KRAV-FM.[http://tulsatvmemories.com/kfmj.html A little history of KFMJ 1050 AM], Wayne McCombs, Tulsa TV Memories The call sign was then changed to KRAV (AM) in 1981.

The station then was assigned the KGTO call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since February 1, 1982,{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=65766&Callsign=KGTO}} having chosen them to signify "Greater Tulsa's Oldies", a format change.

KGTO's transmitter site at 5400 West Edison was depicted in 1988 in UHF[http://www.robohara.com/uhf UHF - My 15 Year Pilgrimage], Rob O'Hara as the location of fictional television station "U-62".[http://tulsatvmemories.com/uhf.html Tulsa TV Memories: Tulsa UHF locations] While a transmitter tower remains at this location, the original building at the site was removed in 2001.

In 1996, Kravis sold KGTO and KRAV to Cox Radio for $5.5 million.[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1999..pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 page D-360]

In 1999, the station was purchased by Perry Publishing and Broadcasting and becoming a duopoly of KJMM.{{Cite web |title=Russell Perry – Perry Publishing and Broadcasting |url=https://okcrotary.club/russell-perry-perry-publishing-and-broadcasting/ |access-date=February 13, 2025 |website=Rotary Club}} Two years later in 2001, the station flipped to a urban contemporary radio station as a result of Perry Publishing buying the station.{{Cite web |last=Watts |first=James |date=February 7, 2001 |title=Radio station KGTO sold, format change |url=https://www.tulsapeople.com/city-desk/tulsa-time-warp-who-remembers-kfmj-1050/article_e23a205c-f747-11e9-9329-331f9493a0b8.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214035425/https://tulsaworld.com/archive/radio-station-kgto-sold-format-changes/article_a04a8f7a-6d0c-5c61-bac0-eb178384a5f3.html |archive-date=February 14, 2025 |access-date=February 14, 2025 |website=Tulsa World}}

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