KORT (AM)

KORT
City Grangeville, Idaho
Broadcast area Grangerville, Idaho and surrounding area.
Branding All Hits 96.9
Frequency 1230 kHz
Translator(s) 96.9 K245CH (Grangeville)
First air date 1954 (as KFWR)
Format Classic hits
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Class C
Facility ID 138
Transmitter coordinates 45°55′52″N 116°7′50″W / 45.93111°N 116.13056°W / 45.93111; -116.13056
Former callsigns KFWR (1953-1957)
Affiliations Cumulus Media Networks
Owner James Nelly, Jr. and Darcy Nelly
(Nelly Broadcasting Idaho, LLC)
Sister stations KORT-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website 969kortfm.com

KORT (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Grangeville, Idaho, United States, the station is currently owned by James Nelly, Jr. and Darcy Nelly through licensee Nelly Broadcasting Idaho, LLC, and features programming from Cumulus Media Networks.[1]

History

The station began as a construction permit in 1953 owned by Far West Radio, Inc. The station's first call letters were KFWR, with studios and tower at the present location off of Highway 95 in Grangeville. The station received its license to cover in 1954. In 1957, the station changed its call letters to the current KORT. It was then owned by the Clearwater Broadcasting Company, followed by the Lewis Clark Broadcasting Company and 4-K Radio, Inc. The station was then sold in 2015 to its present owners.

References

  1. ↑ "KORT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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