KOLT (1320 AM)

KOLT
City	Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Frequency	1320 kHz
Programming
Format	Defunct
Ownership
Owner	Nebraska Rural Radio Association
Sister stations	KOLT, KMOR, KHYY, KOZY, KETT
History
First air date	1930
Former call signs	KGKY (1930-1947); KOLT (1947-2019); KOAQ (2019-2020)
Technical information
Facility ID	67471
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day; 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	41°51′50.00″N 103°42′20.00″W / 41.8638889°N 103.7055556°W

KOLT (1320 AM) was a radio station, which last broadcast a News Talk Information format.^[1] Licensed to Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States, the station was last owned by Nebraska Rural Radio Association and carried talk programs, with hosts such as Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity & Dave Ramsey.^[2] It was taken silent November 1, 2019, and its call sign was changed from KOLT to KOAQ on November 11, 2019 while it was silent.^[3]^[4] Its license was surrendered January 17, 2020.^[5]

Ownership[]

In May 2013, Armada Media and Legacy Broadcasting traded some stations in Nebraska, with two stations in Holdrege (KUVR/1380 and KMTY/97.7) going to Legacy and eight others in the Scottsbluff and North Platte markets (KZTL/93.5 (Paxton-North Platte) and KRNP/100.7 (Sutherland-North Platte) KOAQ/690 (Terrytown), KOLT/1320 (Scottsbluff), KMOR/93.3 (Gering), KETT/99.3 (Mitchell), KOZY-FM/101.3 (Bridgeport), KHYY/106.9 (Minatare)) going to Armada Media. A purchase price was not announced.

Effective January 17, 2020, Armada Media sold KOAQ, six sister stations, and a translator to Nebraska Rural Radio Association for $1.75 million.

References[]

^ "DKOAQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
^ Request for Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent, fcc.gov. November 21, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
^ Surrender of License, fcc.gov. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

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[1] "DKOAQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[2] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.

[3] Request for Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent, fcc.gov. November 21, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

[CallSign-4] Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

[5] Surrender of License, fcc.gov. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

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