KTLI
City | El Dorado, Kansas |
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Broadcast area | Wichita |
Frequency | 99.1 MHz |
Branding | "K-LOVE" |
Programming | |
Format | Contemporary Christian |
Ownership | |
Owner | Educational Media Foundation (El Dorado Licenses, Inc.) |
History | |
First air date | February 15, 1972 |
Former call signs | KOYY-FM (1972–11/06/84) KSPG-FM (11/06/84-01/11/88) KBUZ (01/11/88-01/12/93) |
Former frequencies | 99.3 MHz (1972–1988) |
Call sign meaning | "K T Light 99" (former moniker) |
Technical information | |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 188 meters (617 ft) |
Links | |
Website | http://www.klove.com/ |
KTLI (99.1 FM) is a radio station in Wichita, Kansas, and licensed to El Dorado, Kansas. The station airs the K-LOVE Contemporary Christian programming from the Educational Media Foundation. El Dorado Licenses is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMF.[1]
History[]
KTLI signed on the air in 1972 at 99.3. Its format history includes rock and adult contemporary as KOYY and country as KSPG-FM.
In February 1988, Gary & Ann Violet purchased KSPG-FM along with KSPG-AM 1360. The country format was dropped on the FM side for urban contemporary as KBUZ (see KYQQ), targeting Wichita, despite its (at the time) poor signal. In the fall of 1989, KBUZ upgraded its signal for better coverage over Wichita; the power increased from 3 kW to 50 kW. Along with an increase in its power, the station changed frequencies from 99.3 to 99.1. The format leaned slightly towards a rhythmic Top 40 direction for a brief period and later moved back to an urban direction.
In December 1991, the Violets once again sold KBUZ along with KSPG-AM. At Midnight on December 6, the new owners dropped KBUZ's urban format again, and changed to contemporary Christian as "Light 99" (the KTLI call letters would be adopted on January 12, 1993).[2] KTLI now carries the satellite fed K-LOVE contemporary Christian music format.
References[]
External links[]
- Station website
- KTLI in the FCC FM station database
- KTLI on Radio-Locator
- KTLI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Coordinates: 37°56′20″N 96°59′20″W / 37.939°N 96.989°W
- Radio stations in Kansas
- Christian radio stations in Kansas
- K-Love radio stations
- Radio stations established in 1972
- 1972 establishments in Kansas
- Educational Media Foundation radio stations