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KTSO

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City
  
Sapulpa, Oklahoma

First air date
  
1977 (as KXOJ-FM)

Broadcast area
  
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Branding
  
Totally Awesome 80s @ 100.9

Frequency
  
100.9 MHz(also on HD Radio)

Repeater(s)
  
101.1 MHz KEOJ (Caney, Kansas)

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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Radio tower

KTSO broadcasts from a tower between Glenpool and Sapulpa, off Highway 75. The tower was constructed in 2014 and was part of an FCC granted class C3 upgrade, increasing the station to an ERP of 19,000 watts. The new signal also includes an HD signal that covers the Tulsa metro area.

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 90's. 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.

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. 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, KTSO flipped to 1980s hits as "Totally Awesome 80's 100.9", launching with 1,980 commercial free songs. The first song under the format was "We Are The World" by USA for Africa.

HD Programming

KTSO is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD hybrid format.

References

KTSO Wikipedia