KTIB (640AM, "La Calle 97.9") is acommercialradio station inThibodaux, Louisiana. It airs aSpanish-languageContemporary Hitsradio format and is owned byGap Broadcasting. With a good radio, the AM station can be heard as far as east asNew Orleans, far as north asBaton Rouge, far as west asNew Iberia, and as far south as theGulf of Mexico.

KTIB transmits with 5,000watts by day. But at night, when radio waves travel farther, it drops to 1,000 watts to avoid interfering with other stations onAM 640, aclear channel frequency. It uses adirectional antenna at all times. KTIB is alsosimulcast on 250-wattFM translatorsK250BA at 97.9 MHz in New Orleans and onK279CU in Thibodaux. The station can also be heard on theiHeartRadio platform.

KTIBsigned on the air on December 24, 1953.^[2] It was owned by a group of calling themselves Delta Broadcasting. Originally it was adaytimer with a power of 500 watts, broadcasting on 630 kHz, but required to go off the air at night. In 1966, asister station was added at 106.3, KTIB-FM (today’sKLXH).

In 1973, both stations were sold to separate owners. The AM station was bought by a group calling themselves LaTerr Broadcasting, installing afull servicecountry music format. In 1986, the station upgraded to new facilities and moved to the present frequency of 640 kHz, getting authorization to broadcast around the clock.

In 1989, the station flipped to anadult standards format. In the 1990s, it moved to anoldies format. The station was sold in 1999 to Delta Starr broadcasting which switched to atalk format withsports on the weekends.

In 2005, the station was takendark by one of the three owners claiming it was unable to pay its bills. Lawsuits were filed claiming mismanagement by one of the partners of LaTerr Broadcasting, and the station was ultimately put intobankruptcy protection.^[3] It was sold by the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy court to Gap Broadcasting LLC (A Florida LLC) in late 2006. Gap Broadcasting returned the station to the air in February 2007 with a format of oldies and talk.^[4]

Gap Broadcasting LLC was incorporated as aFlorida Limited Liability Corporation but is owned locally by George Laughlin. He is also in charge of an investor ledGap Broadcasting LLC which was incorporated in Delaware and owns many stations bought from Clear Channel Communications.^[5]

The station in February 2010 flipped from oldies to avariety hits format, using the slogan "The Balcony- Music We Like."^[6] A few years later, the station returned to oldies, with some talk shows included.

On May 11, 2017 KTIB changed toHot Adult Contemporary, branded as "Lagniappe 103.7,"simulcast onFM translator K279CU at 103.7 FM Thibodaux.^[7]

On April 20, 2022, FC New Orleans Inc. began operating KTIB through a time brokerage agreement. It began airing aSpanishContemporary Hits format, feeding FM translator K250BA in New Orleans as "97.9 La Calle" while still on the Thibodaux translator as well.^[8]

Logos used during the Hot AC and Oldies eras:

• KTIB Radio Building

• KTIB Radio Facebook
• Facility details for Facility ID 36183 (KTIB) in theFCC Licensing and Management System
• KTIB inNielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 147981 (K250BA) in theFCC Licensing and Management System
• K250BA at FCCdata.org
• Facility details for Facility ID 147048 (K279CU) in theFCC Licensing and Management System
• K279CU at FCCdata.org

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• Thibodaux, Louisiana
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