KTIL-FM (95.9 FM, "KTIL Country") is a

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to serve

Bay City, Oregon Bay City is a city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,286 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Climate This reg ...

, United States. The station is owned by Alexandra Communications, Inc., of

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. KTIL-FM broadcasts a

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format to the greater

Tillamook, Oregon The city of Tillamook is the county seat of Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on the southeast end of Tillamook Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The population was 5,231 at the 2020 census. History The city is named for the ...

, area.

History

Horizon Broadcasting Group, LLC, received the original

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for this station from the

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on February 24,

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er ...

. The new station was assigned the

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KIXT by the FCC on April 6, 2005. In April 2005, Horizon Broadcasting Group, LLC, reached an agreement to sell the construction permit for this station to Tom Hodgins-owned Alexandra Communications, Inc., for a reported cash price of $150,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 14, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on August 2, 2005. KIXT received its license to cover from the FCC on January 11, 2006. The station changed

s to KTIL-FM on June 10, 2010.

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References

External links

KTIL-FM official website
* {{Country Radio Stations in Oregon TIL-FM Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 2005 Tillamook County, Oregon 2005 establishments in Oregon