KTBT
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTBT
| logo = KTBT 92.1 The Beat (2024).webp
| logo_upright = .9
| city = Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
| country = US
| area = Tulsa, Oklahoma
| frequency = 92.1 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| branding = 92.1 The Beat
| language = English
| format = Contemporary hit radio
| affiliations = {{ubl|Compass Media Networks|Premiere Networks}}
| owner = iHeartMedia
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations = KAKC, KIZS, KMOD-FM, KTBZ, KTGX
| founded = 1970
| airdate = {{Start date|1971}}
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KTBA (1971–1975)|KGOW (1975–1980)|KMYO (1980–1982)|KSNY (1982–1984)|KELI-FM (1984–1985)|KQZZ (1985–1986)|KCMA (1986–1995)|KOAS (1995–2000)|KIZS (2000–2005)}}
| callsign_meaning = "Tulsa's Beat" or "The Beat of Tulsa"
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 33727
| class = C2
| erp = 27,000 watts
| haat = 200 meters
| coordinates = {{coord|36|6|38.3|N|96|1|57.9|W|type:landmark_region:US-OK_source:OSM}}
| webcast = {{iHeartRadio|921-the-beat-1937}}
| website = {{URL|https://921thebeat.iheart.com/}}
}}
KTBT (92.1 FM "92.1 The Beat") is a contemporary hit radio station, serving the Tulsa area.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/mediabase/q/report/playlist/station/KTBT-FM|title=Login to All Access | Breaking Radio News and Free New Music}} The iHeartMedia outlet broadcasts with an ERP of 27 kW and is licensed to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Its studios are located at the Tulsa Event Center in Southeast Tulsa, and its transmitter site is near Lookout Mountain in southwest Tulsa.
KTBT broadcasts in the HD digital format.{{Cite web |title=Amherst, MA |url=http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=64 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002042034/http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=64 |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=hdradio.com}}
History
KTBT's format history includes freeform rock in the early 1970s as KTBA, Country as KGOW in the late 1970s, and Adult Contemporary as "Sunny 92", KSNE. It switched formats to Top 40 as KELI-FM in December 1983, which also simulcasted with its AM counterpart KELI (1430 AM, now Sports KTBZ (AM)) as "14K & 92K", and became KQZZ in August 1985.John Wooley, "KELI Making Changes", The Tulsa World, August 2, 1985. On March 14, 1986, the station became the new home of Classical music-formatted KCMA, which moved from its previous home at 106.1 FM (now KTGX)."KCMA Returns to Air", The Tulsa World, March 13, 1986. In December 1994, the classical format moved to 1430 AM, with 92.1 FM flipping to '70s hits as "Y92.1".James D. Watts, Jr., "KCMA Moves to Make Room for '70s Format", The Tulsa World, December 11, 1994. On August 9, 1995, the station flipped to Smooth Jazz as KOAS, "92.1 The Oasis", giving Tulsa its first Smooth Jazz station at the time.James D. Watts, Jr., "KCMA Adopts New Light Jazz Format", The Tulsa World, August 13, 1995. The Smooth Jazz format was dropped in December 1999, and flipped back to Top 40 as "92.1 Kiss-FM."
Initially starting as a 1990s/now-type adult contemporary station, KIZS shifted to hot adult contemporary in 2003. After a year as a Hot AC and still seeing no ratings success, it started leaning towards Mainstream Top 40 and went full-time in mid-2004. This lasted only for a short time.
On September 23 2005, at 5 p.m., rhythmic contemporary station KTBT moved to KIZS and replaced their Mainstream Top 40 format. KTBT, which debuted its format in 2002, was originally at 101.5 FM, but was also signal challenged due to spotty coverage. The move to 92.1 FM gave The Beat better coverage in the area. The Mainstream Top 40 format was retained for a time on 92.1's HD-2 sub-channel. The 101.5 frequency was then switched to Clear Channel's Spanish-language "La Preciosa" network featuring Spanish Oldies.
External links
- {{officialwebsite|https://921thebeat.iheart.com/}}{{FM station data|33727|KTBT}}
References
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{{Tulsa Radio}}
{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in Oklahoma}}
{{Elvis Duran and the Morning Show}}
{{IHeartMedia}}
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Category:1970 establishments in Oklahoma
Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Category:IHeartMedia radio stations
Category:Radio stations established in 1970
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