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Broadcast area | Corpus Christi metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
| Branding | The Beach 96.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Starlite Broadcasting |
| KLHB | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1, 1967 (1967-09-01) |
Former call signs | KIOU (1967–1987) |
Call sign meaning | Light (previous format) |
| Technical information1 | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 63342 | |
| Class | C1 |
| Power | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 247 meters (810 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°44′28″N 97°36′8″W / 27.74111°N 97.60222°W / 27.74111; -97.60222 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | Beach965.com |
KLTG (96.5 FM, "The Beach 96.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format.2 it is owned by Starlite Broadcasting3 with studios on Gordon Street in the Six Points district south of downtown Corpus Christi.4
The transmitter is on Texas State Highway 188 in Taft.
History
The station signed on the air on September 1, 1967.5 The original call sign was KIOU, owned by the Stereo Broadcasting Company with studios at Wilson Tower. Stephen DeWalt was the president and general manager. KIOU was a rare stand-alone FM station in that era, when most FM stations were co-owned with an AM or TV broadcaster. It was powered at 25,000 watts, a fraction of its current output.
Through most of its first two decades, KIOU aired a beautiful music format.6 It played quarter-hour sweeps of soft instrumental cover versions of popular adult songs, with Broadway and Hollywood show tunes.
By the mid-1980s, the audience for beautiful music stations was aging. KIOU added more vocals to appeal to a younger audience. It gradually eliminated the instrumentals, becoming a soft adult contemporary outlet. In 1987, it changed its call letters to KLTG as it aired "light" music. In the 1990s, it was owned by Nueces Radio Partners and was a mainstream AC station.7 In the early 2000s, it stepped up the tempo and eliminated older songs from its playlist, transitioning to adult top 40.
References
References
- "Facility Technical Data for KLTG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- "KLTG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- FCC.gov/KLTG
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 page B-194. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-202. Retrieved Dec. 19, 2023.
- Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 page D-418. Retrieved Dec. 19, 2023.
External links
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 63342 (KLTG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KLTG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database