WKTT (97.5
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, "Live 97.5") is an
FM radio station
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licensed
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to serve
Salisbury, Maryland
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, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1969, is currently owned by Rojo Broadcasting, LLC.
WKTT broadcasts a
mainstream urban
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format.
After nearly 40 years of broadcasting as WICO-FM, the station was assigned the current WKTT
call sign
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by the
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on March 30,
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.
History
WICO-FM, sign on on September 3, 1969. originally broadcast at 94.3 FM. WICO-FM moved up the dial to 97.5 FM in the late 1990s which cleared the way for
WINX-FM
WINX-FM (94.3 Hertz, MHz) is a radio station licensed to Saint Michaels, Maryland, United States. The station is currently owned by Forever Media, through licensee FM Radio Licenses, LLC. WINX-FM broadcasts a country music format.
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to sign on the air at 94.3 FM in
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.
WKTT and sister station
WICO were purchased effective May 12, 2016 from
Delmarva Broadcasting Company
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by Robin Rothschild, at a purchase price of $300,000.
On March 1, 2017, WKTT changed their format from country to urban contemporary, branded as "Live 97.5" after it was sold to Rojo Broadcasting, LLC for $305,000.
Pair of New Formats Launching in Salisbury/Ocean City
Radioinsight - February 27, 2017
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Mainstream urban radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1969
1969 establishments in Maryland
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