KTHT

KTHT
City	Cleveland, Texas
Broadcast area	Greater Houston; Deep East Texas
Frequency	97.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Country Legends 97.1
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Classic country
Ownership
Owner	Cox Media Group ; (CMG NY/Texas Radio, LLC)
Sister stations	KGLK; KHPT; KKBQ;
History
First air date	January 7, 1993
Former call signs	KRTK (1991–95); KEYH-FM (1995–96); KOND (1996–97); KRTK (1997); KKTL (1997–99); KKTL-FM (1999–2000)
Call sign meaning	Texas HoT (former branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	65308
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	563 meters (1,847 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°32′6″N 95°1′4″W / 30.53500°N 95.01778°W
Repeater(s)	92.9 KKBQ-HD-2 (Houston)
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS
Webcast	Listen live; Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.countrylegends971.com

KTHT (97.1 MHz "Country Legends 97.1") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Cleveland, Texas, and serves the northern section of Greater Houston. The station airs a classic country radio format and is owned by Cox Radio, along with KGLK, KHPT and KKBQ. The studios and offices are in 3 Post Oak Central in the Uptown Houston district.^[1]^[2]

KTHT has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The transmitter site is off Route 222 at Bob McGowan Road in Shepherd, Texas, near Sam Houston National Forest.^[3] That puts it about halfway between Houston and Lufkin, Texas. KTHT programming is simulcast in HD radio on sister station KKBQ's HD-2 sub-channel.

Station history[]

Classical KRTK[]

On January 17, 1993, the station signed on as KRTK, and was owned by Texas Classical Radio, Inc..^[4] KRTK originally simulcast the classical music programming on KRTS in Seabrook, to increase that station's coverage in northern sections of the Houston radio market. It was sold four years later after KRTS' request to increase power was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Regional Mexican KEYH-FM[]

In September 1995, 97.1 began simulcasting Regional Mexican-formatted KEYH as KEYH-FM. The simulcast ended a short time later, as KEYH-FM began to air its own Regional Mexican format as "Estereo 97", which later became "Que Onda 97" in March 1996.

In January 1997, the station was bought by AMFM, Inc. for $10 million.^[5]

Talk, Alternative and Oldies[]

The call sign switched to KKTL and flipped to news/talk as "Houston's Talk FM, 97 Talk," in September 1997. The following year, Jacor bought KKTL for $14.7 million.^[6]

In March 1999, after the talk format floundered, the station switched to a simulcast of alternative rock-formatted KTBZ-FM "107-5 The Buzz". KKTL continued simulcasting 107.5 after KTBZ and KLDE ("Oldies 94.5") swapped frequencies in July 2000, making 97.1 an oldies outlet. The swap was the result of an ownership trade-off in the AMFM/Jacor/Clear Channel merger.

Hot 97.1[]

In August 2000, Cox acquired KKTL.^[7] On November 4, 2000, the station began stunting with a robotic text-to-speech countdown to Noon. At that time, KKTL split from the simulcast and flipped to rhythmic contemporary as KTHT, "Hot 97.1". The first song on "Hot" was "Party Up" by DMX.^[8]

Country Legends[]

On January 2, 2003, at Noon, after playing "Back That Thang Up" by Juvenile, KTHT flipped to a classic country format as "Country Legends 97.1". The first song on "Country Legends" was "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" by David Allan Coe.^[9]

Core artists include Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Ronnie Milsap.

Station Personalities[]

Dan Gallo and Chuck Akers hosted mornings until September 2021, when both were let go due to budget cuts.

Jake Stewart, weekday middays.

Christi Brooks, weekdays afternoons [1]

Call Sign History[]

KRTK - 05/03/1991 (K-Arts)
KEYH-FM - 09/18/1995
KOHD - 03/11/1996
KRTK - 02/10/1997 (K-Arts again)
KKTL - 09/22/1997 (97 Talk)
KKTL-FM - 03/19/1999 (simulcast of 107-5 The Buzz, Oldies 107.5)
KTHT - 11/13/2000 (Hot 97-1, Country Legends 97.1)

References[]

^ "Contact Us." KTHT. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
^ "Uptown District Map." Uptown Houston District. Retrieved on January 30, 2009.
^ Radio-Locator.com/KTHT
^ Information from the Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995 page B-395
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1998 page D-421
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2001 page D-432
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-519
^ KKTL Becomes Hot 97.1
^ Hot 97.1 KTHT Becomes Classic Country

External links[]

Official website
KTHT in the FCC FM station database
KTHT on Radio-Locator
KTHT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[1] "Contact Us." KTHT. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.

[2] "Uptown District Map." Uptown Houston District. Retrieved on January 30, 2009.

[3] Radio-Locator.com/KTHT

[4] Information from the Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995 page B-395

[5] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1998 page D-421

[6] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2001 page D-432

[7] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-519

[8] KKTL Becomes Hot 97.1

[9] Hot 97.1 KTHT Becomes Classic Country

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