KTSO
KTSO (100.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Sapulpa, Oklahoma that serves the greater Tulsa area. It is part of the Stephens Media Group (no relation to the newspaper owner) and has been on the air since 1977. Its studios are located at the CityPlex Towers in South Tulsa.
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| City | Sapulpa, Oklahoma |
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| Broadcast area | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Frequency | 100.9 MHz(HD Radio) |
| Branding | Totally Awesome 80s @ 100.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | 80s Hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Stephens Media Group (KXOJ, Inc.) |
| History | |
| First air date | 1977 (as KXOJ-FM) |
| Former call signs | KXOJ-FM (1977-2016) |
| Call sign meaning | Tulsa's Soft Oldies (old format) It also means K Totally aweSOme |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 35976 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 19,000 watts |
| HAAT | 114 meters (374 feet) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°58′02″N 96°02′15″W |
| Repeater(s) | 101.1 MHz KEOJ (Caney, Kansas) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | totallyawesometulsa.com |
Radio tower
KTSO broadcasts from a tower between Glenpool and Sapulpa, off Highway 75. The tower was constructed in 2014, while the station was still KXOJ-FM, and was part of an FCC granted class C3 upgrade, increasing the station to an ERP of 19,000 watts.[1] The new signal also includes an HD signal that covers the Tulsa metro area.[2]
Previously, KXOJ operated from a tiny 361-foot tower near Sapulpa, operating at only 5,000 watts. Several inner-ring Tulsa suburbs such as Broken Arrow, Claremore and Okmulgee only got a grade B signal.
History
Before August 16, 2016, 100.9 FM's call sign was KXOJ-FM. Every morning between 6 and 10am KXOJ-FM's on-air lineup included Dave Weston and Katie Rindt. Other veteran announcers included Bob Michaels, joined the station in 1998, and Gary Thompson 3pm to 7pm, who began intermittently working there in the early 1990s. After many years in morning drive, Heather Miles moved to the 10a to 3p shift in January 2016.
Seth Andrews was a presenter on the station from 1990 to 2000, before he was fired. He later became an atheist and founded The Thinking Atheist.[3][4]
Despite the signal limitations, KXOJ won three Dove Awards as Station of the Year.
In 2016, Stephens Media purchased KTSO at 100.9 FM. Starting on August 16, 2016 at 7:30, the KXOJ-FM call sign and format moved to 94.1 FM after 39 years of broadcasting at 100.9 FM. The move allowed KXOJ to move to KTSO's more powerful tower in west Tulsa, broadcasting at a full 100,000 watts–a near 400-fold increase.[5] 100.9 FM changed call letters to KTSO and began stunting with a recorded announcement redirecting listeners to 94.1 FM.
On August 31, 2016, at 9 a.m., KTSO began stunting with Tulsa-related music. At 11 AM, the stunt shifted to a loop of The Gap Band's "You Dropped a Bomb on Me". At noon, KTSO flipped to All-80s Hits as "Totally Awesome 80's 100.9", launching with 1,980 songs commercial free. The first song under the format was "We Are The World" by USA for Africa.[6]
HD Programming
KTSO is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD hybrid format.[7][8]
References
- "KTSO Radio Station Information". radio-locator.com.
- "100.9 KXOJ – KXOJ turns on stronger signal". 100.9 KXOJ. Archived from the original on 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
- "Matt Baldridge".
Seth Andrews (who was PD at the time of Christian AC station KXOJ/Tulsa) gave me my first start back in 1997.
- "The Thinking Atheist - Podcasts - The Christian Radio Days". thethinkingatheist.com.
- KXOJ Prepping Move to 94.1
- "100.9 Totally Awesome 80s Debuts – Format Change Archive".
- Staff, FCC Internet Services. "Station Search Details".
- http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=64 Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Tulsa
External links
- KTSO in the FCC's FM station database
- KTSO on Radio-Locator
- KTSO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database