KTBT
KTBT is a contemporary hit radio station, serving the Tulsa area. The iHeartMedia outlet broadcasts with an ERP of 27 kW and is licensed to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Its studios are located at the Tulsa Event Center in Southeast Tulsa, and its transmitter site is near Lookout Mountain in southwest Tulsa.
KTBT broadcasts in the HD digital format.
History
KTBT's format history includes freeform rock in the early 1970s as KTBA, Country as KGOW in the late 1970s, and Adult Contemporary as "Sunny 92", KSNE. It switched formats to Top 40 as KELI-FM in December 1983, which also simulcasted with its AM counterpart KELI as "14K & 92K", and became KQZZ in August 1985. On March 14, 1986, the station became the new home of Classical music-formatted KCMA, which moved from its previous home on 106.1 FM. In December 1994, the classical format moved to 1430 AM, with 92.1 FM flipping to '70s hits as "Y92.1". On August 9, 1995, the station flipped to Smooth Jazz as KOAS, "92.1 The Oasis", giving Tulsa its first Smooth Jazz station at the time. The Smooth Jazz format was dropped in December 1999, and flipped back to Top 40 as "92.1 Kiss-FM."Initially starting as a 1990s/now-type adult contemporary station, KIZS shifted to hot adult contemporary in 2003. After a year as a Hot AC and still seeing no ratings success, it started leaning towards Mainstream Top 40 and went full-time in mid-2004. This lasted only for a short time.
On September 23 2005, at 5 p.m., rhythmic contemporary station KTBT moved to KIZS and replaced their Mainstream Top 40 format. KTBT, which debuted its format in 2002, was originally on 101.5 FM, but was also signal challenged due to spotty coverage. The move to 92.1 FM gave The Beat better coverage in the area. The Mainstream Top 40 format was retained for a time on 92.1's HD2 sub-channel. The 101.5 frequency was then switched to Clear Channel's Spanish-language "La Preciosa" network featuring Spanish Oldies.