KTTI (95.1
FM) is a
radio station
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licensed
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to serve
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma ( coc, Yuum) is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The city's population was 93,064 at the 2010 census, up from the 2000 census population of 77,515.
Yuma is the principal city of the Yuma, Arizona, M ...
, United States and also serving
El Centro, California
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. The station is owned by El Dorado Broadcasters LLC. It airs a
country music
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format.
History
KALJ
KALJ took to the air on November 6, 1970. The station was owned by Lan-Jol Enterprises, owned by Robert Langill and Joel Pollard (the call letters stood for Arizona Lan-Jol).
KTTI
KALJ was sold and went silent on December 31, 1978, in preparation to relaunch two weeks later under new ownership as KTTI, an automated beautiful music outlet. The new owners were Purr Broadcasting, owned by former KBLU-TV/KYEL advertising manager Jim Evans and businessman Rick Richmond. KTTI flipped formats to country on October 1, 1981.
Sun Country Broadcasting bought KTTI and
KBLU at the same time in 1983.
KBLU and KTTI were owned by Robert Tezak, the owner of
Uno, from 1988 to 1995. That year, they were purchased out of bankruptcy by Commonwealth Broadcasting, owner of KYJT (now
KQSR
KQSR (100.9 FM, "Mix 100.9") is a commercial hot adult contemporary music radio station in Yuma, Arizona also serving El Centro, California.
The station used to be known as "The Jet" and aired a classic rock format. It adopted the slogan "Star ...
). In a quick succession of owners, Commonwealth was acquired by Capstar in 1997, Capstar merged with Chancellor Broadcasting to form AMFM in 1998, and
Clear Channel acquired AMFM in 1999.
Clear Channel sold its Yuma stations to current owner El Dorado Broadcasters in 2007.
KTTI is programmed by Program Director Jeff Edwards, who also serves as KTTI music director. Jeff also hosts the midday show. The weekday line-up includes After Midnight with Blair Garner from midnight to 5am and Big D & Bubba from 5 to 10am. David Horner afternoons 3 to 7 and Whitney Allen The Big Time Show from 7pm to midnight.
References
External links
KTTI official website*
{{Country Radio Stations in Arizona
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Country radio stations in the United States
1970 establishments in Arizona
Radio stations established in 1970