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KTGA

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KTGA
Frequency99.3 MHz
BrandingBig Foot 99
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
OwnerToga Radio LLC
KBDY
History
First air date
2005
Call sign meaning
K SaraToGA
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID164278
ClassC1
ERP18,000 watts
HAAT324.1 meters
Transmitter coordinates
41°40′46″N 107°14′8″W / 41.67944°N 107.23556°W / 41.67944; -107.23556
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitebigfoot99.com

KTGA (99.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Saratoga, Wyoming, United States. The station is owned by Toga Radio LLC and carries a classic rock format.[2]

History

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KTGA received its construction permit on February 22, 2005. The station was transferred to Toga Radio LLC in 2007.[3] The station's transmitter is located on Chokecherry Knob, south of Rawlins.[4] KTGA is joined on the mountain by Wyoming Public Radio's KUWI 89.9, and K206AJ 89.1, licensed to Sinclair, Wyoming but also operated by Wyoming Public Radio.[5]

The station has consistently won awards.[6] In 2017, the station received the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters award for Small Market Station of the Year.[7] In 2022, the station won an award for its website and use of Facebook.[8]

KTGA and KBDY share a studio at 1108 W. Bridge Street in Saratoga.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTGA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KTGA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Broadcast Applications" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ John Kirk (March 7, 2022). "Chokecherry Knob". ListsofJohn.com.
  5. ^ "41.678861°, -107.237833°". MAPRAD.IO. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "For the Week of June 15-20, 2015". Rawlins-Carbon County Chamber of Commerce. June 2015.
  7. ^ "Bigfoot 99--Wyoming Small Market Station of the Year 2017". June 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "Wyoming Association of Broadcasters honors Bigfoot 99". Bigfoot99.com. June 13, 2022.
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