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| Broadcast area | Tulsa Metropolitan Area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 106.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 106.1 The Twister |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | HD2:KAKC simulcast (Conservative talk) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KAKC,KIZS,KMOD-FM,KTBT,KTBZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1986 (as KVLT) |
Former call signs | KVLT (1986–1990) KQLL-FM (1990–2009) |
Call sign meaning | KTulsaGenX (previous format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 68294 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 403 meters (1,322 ft) |
| Translator | HD2: 93.5 K228BR (Tulsa) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1061thetwister.iheart.com |
KTGX (106.1MHz "The Twister") is acommercialFMradio stationlicensed toOwasso, Oklahoma, and serving theTulsa metropolitan area. It airs acountry musicformat and is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. Thestudios are in the BancFirst building at the southwest corner of 71st Street and Yale Avenue in Southeast Tulsa. In morningdrive time it carries thenationally syndicatedBobby Bones Show. LocalDJs include Karla Cantrell, Natalie Cash and Kasper. Overnight, the station carriesAfter Midnight with Granger Smith.
KTGX has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000watts, the maximum for most FM stations in the U.S. Thetransmitter is on East 340 Road inTalala, Oklahoma.[2]
KTGX broadcasts usingHD Radio technology. The HD2digital subchannel was originally called "Christmas 93.5" playingChristmas music. It was alsosimulcast onFM translatorK228BR at 93.5 MHz.[3] It later became "93.5 Chrome FM" playingOldies.
On November 3, 2017, KTGX-HD2 dropped its oldies format and returned to Christmas music, branded again as "Christmas 93.5".[4]
On January 24, 2018, "Christmas 93.5" was dropped and "93.5 The Jet" was launched with aclassic rock format.[5]
On September 9, 2024, KTGX-HD2 changed their format from classic rock to a simulcast of conservative talk-formattedKAKC 1300 AM Tulsa, branded as "93.5/1300 The Patriot".[6]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K228BR | 93.5 FM | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 68292 | 250 | 73.4 m (241 ft) | D | LMS |
Before KTGX launched on December 28, 2009, the station aired anoldies format, branded as "KOOL 106.1" with the call lettersKQLL-FM. The format launched in 1990.
Before the launch of KOOL, the station aired anAdult Contemporary format as "Lite 106," and before that, broadcast hits from the 1960s and 1970s.
On October 30, 2009, at 6 a.m., KQLL-FM began stunting with all-Christmas music as "Christmas 106, Tulsa's Holiday Station."
At noon on December 28, 2009, KQLL-FM relaunched as1990s Hits106.1 Gen-X Radio with the first song being "Smells Like Teen Spirit" byNirvana.
At 6 a.m. on July 3, 2012, KTGX began stunting first with all-Christmas music, followed by a loop of all-Bruce Springsteen, then a loop of the song "Boys From Oklahoma" byCross Canadian Ragweed beginning at 9 a.m., and at 10 a.m., the audio of the filmTwister, all punctuated with cryptic liners that a "twister" would hit the station "and it's coming... soon". At Noon, the station flipped tocountry, branded as "The Twister." The first song on "The Twister" was "Blown Away" byCarrie Underwood.
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