KCTI-FM
Broadcast area | Gonzales County, Texas |
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Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
Branding | Sun Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Americana |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sun Radio Foundation |
KTSN, KTSN-FM | |
History | |
First air date | July 29, 2008 (as KZAR) |
Former call signs | KITG (2005-2006; CP) KZAR (2006-2011) KRNZ (2011-2015) KITG (2015-2016) |
Call sign meaning | Cradle Texas Independence (coined by original owner of AM 1450 KCTI Gonzales, which signed on in 1947) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 88.1: 91220 99.9: 148478 |
Class | 88.1: A 99.9: D |
ERP | 88.1: 1300 watts 99.9: 250 watts |
HAAT | 88.1: 117 meters 99.9: 46.8 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 88.1: 29°29′9″N 97°29′17″W / 29.48583°N 97.48806°W 99.9: 29°57′15″N 97°53′4″W / 29.95417°N 97.88444°W |
Translator(s) | 99.9 K260CB (San Marcos) |
Links | |
Website | http://sunradio.com |
KCTI-FM (88.1 FM) is a terrestrial American radio station, licensed to Gonzales, Texas, United States, and is owned by the Sun Radio Foundation of Bee Cave, Texas.[1]
History
KCTI-FM was first licensed on July 29, 2008 as KZAR, owned by Educational Media Foundation, and used as a repeater for the company's national Air1 Christian format. Educational Media Foundation sold this facility after purchasing 97.7 KLTO in McQueeney, Texas from Univision, moving Air1 to the much larger San Antonio rimshot facility.
On March 8, 2016, the longtime KCTI call letters, which have resided on Gonzales's 1450 AM since 1947, were acquired for FM usage by Sun Radio, who was intending to purchase 88.1 KITG, as KCTI-FM. Sun Radio Foundation consummated the purchase of KCTI-FM on May 12, 2016. KCTI-FM operates as a Sun Radio affiliate with local programming consisting of Gonzales Apache football & Sunday morning local church service broadcasts.
Sun Radio Foundation
Sun Radio's mission, in part, is to preserve the culture of Texas music with a minimal impact on the environment. Sun Radio creates and distributes solar-powered radio programming to non-commercial member stations with a focus on Texas artists and Americana music. Sun Radio helps foster new radio broadcasting careers for the residents of the Texas Hill Country, and provide 24-hour a day, free local radio for the communities served.
Proceeds are used to expand local programming, in the creation of local jobs, as support for other non-profit organizations, to broadcast local musicians and events, as well as funding new capital projects designed to increase the Sun Radio Network coverage area.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID KCTI-FM ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
References
- ^ "KCTI-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.