WKTY

WKTY
City	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Branding	580 WKTY
Slogan	Western Wisconsin's Sports Leader
Frequency	580 kHz
Translator(s)	96.7 K257CI (La Crosse)
First air date	May 27, 1948
Format	Sports
Power	5,000 watts day 740 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	36207
Transmitter coordinates	43°44′25.00″N 91°12′21.00″W / 43.7402778°N 91.2058333°W / 43.7402778; -91.2058333
Affiliations	ABC Radio , Premiere Radio Networks, Fox Sports Radio, CBS Sports Radio
Owner	Mid-West Family Broadcasting (Family Radio, Inc.)
Sister stations	WIZM-FM, WRQT, KQYB, KCLH, WIZM (AM)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	580wkty.com

WKTY (580 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA, the station serves the La Crosse area. The station is owned by Family Radio, Inc. and features programming from ABC Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Fox Sports Radio, and CBS Sports Radio.^[1]

Play-by-Play Sports

The station serves as the La Crosse affiliate for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League, Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball, and Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. WKTY also carries local college and high school athletics.

Programming

WKTY broadcast a mixture of local, regional, and national sports programming. Its national shows include The Dan Patrick Show, The Jim Rome Show, and select programming from Fox Sports Radio and CBS Sports Radio. The station also carries regional sports talk show, The Bill Michaels Show, and local programming with Mike Kearns and The Sports Exchange.

History

WKTY began broadcasting May 27, 1948, on 580 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time). It was owned by the La Crosse Broadcasting Company and was a Mutual affiliate.^[2]

References

↑ "WKTY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WKTY La Crosse on Air; Rosene General Manager" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 7, 1948. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WKTY

Radio-Locator Information on WKTY

Radio stations in the La Crosse, Wisconsin market

By AM frequency	580 1290 1360 1410 1490 1570

By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 90.3 91.1 92.3 93.3 94.5 94.7 95.7 96.1 97.1 98.3 98.9 100.1 101.1 102.3 102.7 103.5 103.9 104.9 105.5 105.9 106.3

By callsign	KCLH KNEI-FM KQEG KQYB KRIV-FM KXLC K222AG K201BW WCOW-FM WFBZ WHLA WIZM WIZM-FM WKBH WKBH-FM WKLJ WKPO WKTY WLFN WLSU WLXR-FM WQCC WRQT WTMB WTPN WVCX WVRQ WVRQ-FM WXYM

Nearby radio markets Dubuque Eau Claire Madison Rochester Waterloo–Cedar Falls Wausau–Stevens Point Wisconsin Dells–Baraboo See also List of radio stations in Wisconsin List of radio stations in Minnesota

Sports Radio Stations in the state of Wisconsin

Stations:	WAUK - Jackson WAYY - Eau Claire WCLB - Sheboygan WDTX - Rothschild WDUL - Superior WDUZ - Green Bay WDUZ-FM - Brillion WFBZ - Trempealeau WIGM - Medford WJJQ - Tomahawk WKLJ - Sparta WKTY - La Crosse WMAM - Marinette WOKY - Milwaukee WOSQ - Spencer WOTE - Clintonville WOZN - Madison WOZN-FM - Mount Horeb WPVL - Platteville WRIG - Schofield WSCO - Appleton WSSP - Milwaukee WTLX - Monona WTSO - Madison

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Wisconsin See also ESPN Radio ESPN Deportes Radio Fox Sports Radio CBS Sports Radio NBC Sports Radio Yahoo! Sports Radio Sports Byline USA

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