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KTOP-FM

KTOP-FM is a commercial radio station licensed to St. Marys, Kansas, United States and serving the Topeka metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a conservative talk radio format simulcasting KCMO. The studios are located within Cumulus’ Kansas City cluster in Overland Park.

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KTOP-FM
Simulcast of KCMO, Kansas City, Missouri
Broadcast area
Topeka metropolitan area
Frequency102.9 MHz
BrandingKCMO Talk Radio
Programming
FormatNews/talk
NetworkFox News Radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KDVV, KMAJ, KMAJ-FM, KTOP, KWIC
History
First air date
December 4, 1994 (1994-12-04)
Former call signs
  • KTPQ (CP, 1993–1994)
  • KQTP (1994–2009)
Call sign meaning
Topeka
Technical information1
Licensing authority
FCC
60034
ClassC2
ERP30,000 watts
HAAT182.2 meters (598 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°03′50″N 95°45′50″W / 39.064°N 95.764°W / 39.064; -95.764
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitewww.kcmotalkradio.com

KTOP-FM (102.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to St. Marys, Kansas, United States and serving the Topeka metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a conservative talk radio format simulcasting KCMO. The studios are located within Cumulus’ Kansas City cluster in Overland Park (alongside its sister Topeka stations).2

KTOP-FM's transmitter is located off SW Wanamaker Road in Topeka, near Kaw River State Park and the Kansas River.

History

The station signed on the air on December 4, 1994.3 While it was still a construction permit, it had the call sign KTPQ. But by the time it debuted, its call letters were KQTP. It was the FM sister station to KTOP in Topeka. KQTP had an oldies format and was owned by Shawnee Broadcasting. In 2009, it changed its call letters to match its sister station, as KTOP-FM.

Logo as "Nash FM 102.9" source ↗

On October 31, 2014, KTOP-FM rebranded as "Nash FM 102.9".4 On December 21, 2015, KTOP-FM began calling itself "102.9 Nash Icon".5

On September 13, 2021, KTOP-FM dropped its Nash branding, and rebranded as “102.9 Cat Country”.6

On June 8, 2026, at noon, after playing "With a Woman You Love" by Justin Moore, KTOP-FM abruptly dropped the country format and began simulcasting the conservative talk radio format of KCMO in Kansas City, with Cumulus performing the move to help provide a Topeka home for the local broadcasts on KCMO, intending to expand their audience to another city. It also gives Cumulus two of such stations in the Topeka market, along with KMAJ.7

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