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KTHE (Wyoming)

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911: 906: 296:(FCC) on September 3, 2014, and the FCC cancelled the license on September 8, 2014, leaving no locally licensed AM stations in Thermopolis. Edwards Communications had originally planned to develop KTHE however those plans did not go through. Before it signed off, the station was part of the Wind River Radio Network. The station was once an affiliate of the 329:. Radio stations broadcasting on "local" channels, commonly referred to now as graveyarders, were limited to 250 watts. This was relaxed in the 1960s and stations began upgrading to 1,000 watts. KTHE operated Monday through Sunday from 6 am through 7 pm due to staffing issues in the late 1960s. KTHE was operating at 1,000 watts by the 1980s. 308: 324:
in Rawlins, on the same frequency. KRAL had been operating since 1947, and it was thought that having a station in Thermopolis would cause interference to the station, roughly 137 miles (220 km) to the south. At the same time, KRAL would cause interference to KTHE. It was owned by Thermopolis
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Broadcasting Company, before being sold in 1958 to Big Horn Basin Broadcasting Company. The original transmitter was located at 320 North Railroad Street in Thermopolis just outside of
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next to its former studios. The studios were relocated to 420 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis. The station's license was surrendered for cancellation to the
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KTHE was originally licensed August 17, 1955. In 1954 before the station even went on air, it faced opposition from
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KTHE broadcast a 1,000 watt signal day and night. During the day, KTHE could be heard as far south as
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format. It signed on in August 1955. The tower for KTHE was located near the mouth of
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Adult standards radio stations in the United States
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Thermopolis, Wyoming
Hot Springs County
Frequency
kHz
Format
adult standards
MOR
Cumulus Media Networks
Sister stations
KDNO
KWYW
KFCW
KVOW
1955
Call sign
Facility ID
Class
Power
watts
43°37′56″N 108°13′36″W / 43.63222°N 108.22667°W / 43.63222; -108.22667
radio station
Thermopolis, Wyoming
adult standards
Wind River Canyon
Hot Springs State Park
Federal Communications Commission
University of Wyoming
teams

KRAL

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