KTTY
{{short description|Radio station in New Boston, Texas}}
{{For|the television station in San Diego, California that previously used these calls|KSWB-TV}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTTY
| above = Simulcasts KTFS-FM HD2, Texarkana, Texas
| logo = KBYB 101.7HOTFM99.3 logo.png
| logo_size = 250px
| city = New Boston, Texas
| area = Texarkana, Texas–Arkansas
| branding = Hits 105
| frequency = 105.1 MHz
| repeater =
| translator =
| airdate = 2009
| format = Classic hits
| erp = 4,300 watts
| haat = {{convert|118|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 165971
| callsign_meaning = Kitty (referring to former "Cat Country" branding)
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Cliff Dumas
| licensee = BTC USA Holdings Management Inc.
| sister_stations = KBYB, KCMC, KTFS, KTFS-FM, KTOY
| webcast =
| website = [http://hits105fm.com
Hits105fm.com]
}}
KTTY is an FM radio station licensed to New Boston, Texas, and serving the Texarkana region. Owned by Cliff Dumas, through licensee BTC USA Holdings Management Inc., it broadcasts a classic hits format branded as “Hits 105” and simulcasts KTFS-FM HD2. Its studios are located on Olive in Texarkana, Texas just one block west of the Texas/Arkansas state line and its transmitter is in New Boston.
History
KTTY originally operated as a country music station, branded as Cat Country 105.1, under the ownership of Towers Investment Trust. The station went silent in June 2012, and was sold in November 2012 to Texarkana Radio Center. On April 19, 2013, the station returned to air as classic hits Hits 105, also simulcasting on KCMC and the FM translator K288FI.{{cite web|title=KTTY Returns With Classic Hits|url=http://radioinsight.com/headlines/81811/ktty-returns-with-classic-hits/|website=Radio Insight|access-date=January 25, 2017}}
On January 24, 2017, KTTY announced that it would no longer play music by Madonna, in response to remarks she made during a speech at the Women's March on Washington on January 20, 2017. KTTY's general manager stated that their decision was "not a matter of politics", but "a matter of patriotism", because "it just feels wrong to us to be playing Madonna songs and paying her royalties when the artist has shown un-American sentiments."{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7662586/watch-madonna-drop-f-bomb-womens-march-on-washington-donald-trump-protest|title=Watch Madonna Drop F-Bomb on Live TV at Women's March on Washington|work=Billboard|access-date=January 21, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Texas Radio Station Bans Madonna Following Women's March Remarks, Urges Other Stations to Follow Suit|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7668967/texas-radio-station-bans-madonna-womens-march-speech|work=Billboard|access-date=January 25, 2017}}
On January 22, 2019, KTTY changed its format from classic hits to country, simulcasting KBYB 101.7 FM Hope, AR.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173941/formats-on-the-move-in-texarkana/ Formats on the Move in Texarkana] Radioinsight - January 22, 2019
On March 28, 2024 KTTY changed back to classic hits, once again simulcasting on translator K288FI.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://1017hotfm.com}}
- {{FM station data|165971|KTTY}}
{{Texarkana Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Texas}}
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Category:Country radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 2013
Category:2013 establishments in Texas
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