KLTI (1560 AM, "True Country 1560") is a

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to serve

Macon, Missouri Macon is a city in and the county seat of Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,457 at the 2020 census. History Macon was platted in 1856. Like the county, Macon was named for Nathaniel Macon. A post office called "Macon C ...

, United States. The station is owned by Best Broadcast Group and the

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is held by Chirillo Electronics. KLTI broadcasts a

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format. Past formats have included Urban Oldies, Rhythmic Oldies, All 70s, Hot AC and Classic Country. The station was assigned the KLTI call letters by the

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History of call letters

The call letters KLTI were previously assigned to an

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in Longview, Texas. It began broadcasting October 27, 1948, on 1280 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime). The station was owned by R.G. LeTourneau, who also owned sister station KLTI-FM.

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* * * * * * LTI Classic country radio stations in the United States Macon, Missouri 1948 establishments in Missouri Radio stations established in 1948 {{Missouri-radio-station-stub