KTGX

KTGX

Owasso, Oklahoma
Broadcast area	Tulsa Metropolitan Area
Frequency	106.1MHz(HD Radio)
Branding	106.1 The Twister
Programming
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2:KAKCsimulcast (Conservative talk)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KAKC,KIZS,KMOD-FM,KTBT,KTBZ
History
First air date	1986 (as KVLT)
Former call signs	KVLT (1986–1990) KQLL-FM (1990–2009)
Call signmeaning	KTulsaGenX(previous format)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	68294
Class	C
ERP	100,000watts
HAAT	403 meters (1,322 ft)
Translator(s)	HD2:93.5K228BR (Tulsa)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1061thetwister.iheart.com

KTGX(106.1MHz"The Twister" ) is acommercialFMradio stationlicensedtoOwasso, Oklahoma,and serving theTulsa metropolitan area.It airs acountry musicformatand is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc.Thestudiosare in the BancFirst building at the southwest corner of 71st Street and Yale Avenue in Southeast Tulsa. In morningdrive timeit carries thenationally syndicatedBobby Bones Show.LocalDJsinclude Karla Cantrell, Natalie Cash and Kasper. Overnight, the station carriesAfter Midnight with Granger Smith.

KTGX has aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 100,000watts,the maximum for most FM stations in the U.S. Thetransmitteris on East 340 Road inTalala, Oklahoma.

HD programming

KTGX broadcasts usingHD Radiotechnology. The HD2digital subchannelwas originally called "Christmas 93.5" playingChristmas music.It was alsosimulcastonFM translatorK228BRat 93.5 MHz.It later became "93.5 Chrome FM" playingOldies.

On November 3, 2017, KTGX-HD2 dropped its oldies format and returned to Christmas music, branded again as "Christmas 93.5".

On January 24, 2018, "Christmas 93.5" was dropped and "93.5 The Jet" was launched with aclassic rockformat.

On September 9, 2024, KTGX-HD2 changed their format from classic rock to a simulcast of conservative talk-formattedKAKC1300 AM Tulsa, branded as "93.5/1300 The Patriot".

Translator

Broadcast translatorfor KTGX-HD2

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP(W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
K228BR	93.5 FM	Tulsa, Oklahoma	68292	250	73.4m(241ft)	D	LMS

Formats

Before KTGX launched on December 28, 2009, the station aired anoldiesformat, branded as "KOOL 106.1" with the call lettersKQLL-FM.The format launched in 1990.

Before the launch of KOOL, the station aired anAdult Contemporaryformat as "Lite 106," and before that, broadcast hits from the 1960s and 1970s.

On October 30, 2009, at 6 a.m., KQLL-FM began stunting with all-Christmas music as "Christmas 106, Tulsa's Holiday Station."

At noon on December 28, 2009, KQLL-FM relaunched as1990s Hits106.1 Gen-X Radiowith the first song being "Smells Like Teen Spirit"byNirvana.

At 6 a.m. on July 3, 2012, KTGX began stunting first with all-Christmas music, followed by a loop of all-Bruce Springsteen,then a loop of the song "Boys From Oklahoma" byCross Canadian Ragweedbeginning at 9 a.m., and at 10 a.m., the audio of the filmTwister,all punctuated with cryptic liners that a "twister" would hit the station "and it's coming... soon". At Noon, the station flipped tocountry,branded as "The Twister." The first song on "The Twister" was "Blown Away"byCarrie Underwood.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 68294 (KTGX)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• KTGXinNielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 68292 (K228BR)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• K228BRat FCCdata.org