KTLO-FM
{{short description|Radio station in Mountain Home, Arkansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTLO-FM
| logo = KTLO-FM station logo.jpg
| logo_size = 150px
| city = Mountain Home, Arkansas
| area =
| branding = KTLO 97.9 FM
| frequency = 97.9 MHz
| airdate = January 11, 1971 (at 98.3) {{r|bcyb86}}
| format = Adult standards
| erp = 30,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|194|m|sp=us}}
| class = C2
| facility_id = 35672
| coordinates = {{coord|36|20|55|N|92|24|00|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = Twin Lakes of the Ozarks (from AM){{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43174815/|date=November 20, 1952|title=Permit Granted For Radio Station In Mountain Home|page=1|work=Baxter Bulletin|accessdate=January 28, 2020}}
| former_callsigns =
| former_frequencies = 98.3 MHz (1971–1996)
| owner = Mountain Lakes Broadcasting Corp.
| sister_stations = KTLO, KBOD, KCTT-FM
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://www.ktlo.com/ktlofm}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.ktlo.com/ktlofm/}}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KTLO-FM (97.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Mountain Home, Arkansas. The station broadcasts an adult standards format and is owned by Mountain Lakes Broadcasting Corp.[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=35672 KTLO-FM] fcc.gov. Accessed December 4, 2013
History
On January 7, 1969, Mountain Home Broadcasting Corporation, the owner of KTLO (1240 AM), filed with the Federal Communications Commission to build a new FM radio station in Mountain Home.{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=77555 |title= History Cards for KTLO-FM|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards) The construction permit was granted on July 1, 1970, and KTLO-FM began broadcasting at 98.3 MHz on January 11, 1971.{{r|bcyb86}} $30,000 in new equipment was installed at the KTLO studios on Highway 5 to prepare for the launch of the stereo outlet.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43102455/equipment_for_ktlo/|work=Baxter Bulletin|title=Equipment For KTLO|page=1-B|date=December 3, 1970|accessdate=January 28, 2020}} KTLO-FM broadcast from a hilltop tower located west of the studios and AM transmitter site.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43102514/|work=Baxter Bulletin|pages=1-F, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43102541/ 2-F]|date=November 2, 1972|title=Behind the sounds at KTLO|first=Philip|last=Launius|accessdate=January 28, 2020}} Early FM programming was in a block format, with contemporary and country music interspersed with news features.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43102497/programs_released_for_mh_fm_station/|title=Programs Released For MH FM Station|date=January 21, 1971|work=Baxter Bulletin|page=6-A|accessdate=January 28, 2020}} KTLO-AM-FM was sold in 1975 to four new investors for $400,000.{{cite news|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1975/1975-09-01-BC.pdf|accessdate=January 28, 2020|work=Broadcasting|date=September 1, 1975|title=For the Record|page=54}}
By the mid-1980s, KTLO had settled into a middle-of-the-road music format{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1986/1986-BC-YB.pdf|work=Broadcasting Yearbook|date=1986|accessdate=January 28, 2020|title=KTLO-FM|page=B-21 (105)}} known as "Stardust 98".{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43171786/|title=Radio pledge night is set for education fund|work=Baxter Bulletin|date=August 28, 1985|accessdate=January 28, 2020|page=1A}} The 1990s saw ownership and technical changes for KTLO-FM. The former began with a $775,000 sale of KTLO-AM-FM to Charles and Scottie Earls in late 1994.{{cite news|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1994/RR-1994-12-30.pdf|work=Radio & Records|date=December 30, 1994|accessdate=January 28, 2020|page=6|title=Transactions}} The Earls oversaw a major technical overhaul for the FM outlet: in 1996, it increased its power to 50,000 watts and relocated to 97.9 MHz from a transmitter on Crystal Mountain, with the programming remaining the same.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43102288/ktlofm_boosting_power_from_3000_to/|title=KTLO-FM boosting power from 3,000 to 50,000 watts|date=July 15, 1996|page=3A|work=Baxter Bulletin|accessdate=January 28, 2020}} The Earls divested their remaining shares in KTLO-AM-FM and KCTT-FM 101.7 to the Ward and Knight families in 2010 in a transaction that gave the Earls full control of KOMC-FM and KRZK in Branson, Missouri;{{cite news|date=July 8, 2010|work=RBR|accessdate=January 28, 2020|url=https://www.rbr.com/partners-take-stock-of-mountain-lakes-broadcasting/|title=Partners take stock of Mountain Lakes Broadcasting}} the two families had previously been minority owners in Mountain Lakes.{{cite news|work=Baxter Bulletin|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43173958/|first=Frank|last=Wallis|title=Knights, Ward now own all of Mountain Lakes Broadcasting|pages=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43174015/ 6A]|date=September 3, 2010|accessdate=January 28, 2020}}
Among KTLO-FM's regular programs is Talk of the Town, an interview show. Talk of the Town had previously been hosted by Brenda Nelson, who retired after 34 years on air in 2009 after airing some 8,000 interviews.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43173418/|work=Baxter Bulletin|title=Nelson retiring after 35 years on air|pages=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43173593/ 12A]|first=Deb|last=Peterson|date=June 4, 2009|accessdate=January 28, 2020}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.ktlo.com/ktlofm/ KTLO-FM website]
- {{FM station data|35672|KTLO-FM}}
{{Mountain Home-Mountain View AR Radio}}
Category:Adult standards radio stations in the United States
Category:1971 establishments in Arkansas