KKFT

KKFT
City Garnderville-Minden, Nevada
Broadcast area Reno-Sparks-Carson City
Branding 99.1 FM Talk
Slogan "Younger. Smarter. Better."
Frequency 99.1 MHz
Repeater(s) 99.1 KKFT-1-FM (Stateline)
First air date September 1, 1985 (as KGVM)
Format Talk
ERP 1,800 watts
HAAT 611.7 meters (2,007 ft)
Class C2
Facility ID 9136
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Salem Radio Network
Premiere Networks
Owner Evans Broadcasting
Sister stations KRFN, KRAT
Webcast Listen Live
Website 991fmtalk.com

KKFT (99.1 MHz, "99.1 FM Talk") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Garnderville-Minden, Nevada, broadcasting to the Reno Carson City radio market. KKFT airs a talk radio format and is owned by the Evans Broadcast Group.[1]

Studios and offices are on Idaho Street in Carson City. The main transmitter is off Goni Road, also in Carson City.[2] KKFT can also be heard on a 3,250 watt booster station, KKFT-1-FM in Stateline, Nevada.[3]

Programming

KKFT carries mostly nationally syndicated conservative talk shows: Laura Ingraham, Armstrong & Getty, Tom Sullivan, Lars Larson, Larry Elder, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal. Weekends feature shows on health, money, law, home repair, technology, guns and outdoor sports. Weekend hosts include Dave Ramsey, Joe Pags, Leo Laporte, Bill Handel, Dana Loesch, Gary Sullivan and Tom Gresham. Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio.

History

On September 1, 1985, the station first signed on as KGVM.[4] The station had an effective radiated power (ERP) 3,000 watts from a tower that was minus 815 feet in height above average terrain (HAAT), so its coverage area was limited. The station was owned by Lloyd W. Higuera using the corporate name Carson Valley Radio and it had a soft adult contemporary format.

In 2003, the station was bought by Jerry Evans for $850,000.[5] Evans increased the tower height to its current 2007 feet (611.7 meters), giving the station good coverage in the cities of Reno, Sparks and Carson City. The station switched to its current talk format, to compete with the Reno radio market's 50,000 watt talk leader, AM 780 KKOH, owned by Cumulus Media.


References

  1. ↑ http://www.renosfun101.com/evans-broadcast-group/ Evans Broadcast Group Website
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KKFT
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KKFT-1-FM
  4. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1987 page B-179
  5. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2005 page D-332

Coordinates: 39°15′32″N 119°42′25″W / 39.259°N 119.707°W / 39.259; -119.707


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