KLTG
Broadcast areaCorpus Christi metropolitan area
Frequency96.5 MHz
BrandingThe Beach 96.5
Programming
FormatAdult Top 40
Ownership
OwnerStarlite Broadcasting
KLHB
History
First air date
September 1, 1967 (September 1, 1967)
Former call signs
KIOU (1967-1987)
Call sign meaning
Light (previous format)
Technical information
Facility ID63342
ClassC1
Power100,000 watts
HAAT247 meters (810 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
27°44′28″N 97°36′8″W / 27.74111°N 97.60222°W / 27.74111; -97.60222
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteTheBeach965.com

KLTG (96.5 MHz, The Beach 96.5) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting an adult top 40 music format.[1] Licensed to Corpus Christi, Texas, it is owned by Starlite Broadcasting.[2] Its studios for KLTG and sister station KLHB Wild 105.5 are on Gordon Street in the Six Points district south of downtown Corpus Christi.

KLTG is a Class C1 station.[3] It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most stations. The transmitter tower is on Texas State Highway 188 in Taft.[4]

History

The station signed on the air on September 1, 1967.[5] The original call sign was KIOU. It was owned by the Stereo Broadcasting Company with studios at Wilson Tower. Stephen DeWalt was the president and general manager. KIOU was a rare stand-alone FM station in that era, when most FM stations were co-owned with an AM or TV broadcaster. It was powered at 25,000 watts, a fraction of its current output.

Through most of its first two decades, KIOU aired a beautiful music format.[6] It played quarter-hour sweeps of soft instrumental cover versions of popular adult songs, with Broadway and Hollywood show tunes.

By the mid-1980s, the audience for beautiful music stations was aging. KIOU added more vocals to appeal to a younger audience. It gradually eliminated the instrumentals, becoming a soft adult contemporary outlet. In 1987, it changed its call letters to KLTG as it aired "light" music. In the 1990s, it was owned by Nueces Radio Partners and was a mainstream AC station.[7] In the early 2000s, it stepped up the tempo and eliminated older songs from its playlist, transitioning to adult top 40.

References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  2. "KLTG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  3. FCC.gov/KLTG
  4. Radio-Locator.com/KLTG
  5. Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 page B-194. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  6. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-202. Retrieved Dec. 19, 2023.
  7. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 page D-418. Retrieved Dec. 19, 2023.
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