KTTU (TV)

KTTU is a full-service television station in Tucson, Arizona, broadcasting digitally on UHF channel 19 (18.1) as a MyNetworkTV affiliate. Founded March 21, 1983, the station is owned by Tucker Operating Co., LLC, and is operated under a shared services agreement by Raycom Media. KTTU carries MyNetworkTV programming during its prime time hours, and may carry Fox network programs when preempted by KMSB in the event of a local special or an emergency such as a breaking news story.

History

KTTU was granted a construction permit on March 21, 1983 and went on the air on December 31, 1984 as KDTU, a family-friendly independent station under the ownership of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson. Its call letters meant K Diocese of TUcson, its first owner. Its programming consisted of the typical independent station fare: cartoons, old sitcoms and dramas, old movies, and sports. KDTU was home for Notre Dame, Marquette and DePaul college basketball broadcasts, a reflection of their ownership by the Roman Catholic Diocese. It was one of two UHF independent stations that signed on the air around the same time in the Tucson market (the other was KPOL Channel 40, now Telemundo O&O KHRR). KDTU offered only half an hour a day of religious programming except on Sunday, when they offered several hours. In spite of being owned by a religious organization, KDTU offered the second least amount of religious programming of all the commercial stations in the market.

KTTU

KTTU may refer to:

KTTU-FM

KXTQ (106.5 FM), known as "Magic 106.5", is a radio station owned by Ramar Communications of Lubbock. The station's community of license is Lubbock, Texas, and it serves the greater Lubbock area at 106.5 MHz with an ERP of 35 kW. Its studios are based from television partner KJTV-TV's (along with other sister TV & radio properties) in south Lubbock, and its transmitter is in Ropesville, Texas.

History

104.3 History

KSTQ, which aired a Rhythmic music format until July 23, 2009, was one of four contemporary stations in the market, the other three being KBTE, KZII and KMMX.

The station began as KKTC in early 1985. The founder-partners were Billy B. Reynolds, Curcey H. "Bud" Andrews, Jr., Charles "Charlie" Wilson, and DRA, Inc., composed of three attorneys from Brownfield, including then State Representative Jim Rudd. The Brownfield FM is now known as 104.3 KTTU-FM. The application had been filed in mid-1980 and was granted after a hearing in 1984. The station signed on as KKTC and the company was known as BBC Brownfield Broadcasting Company. Andrews and Reynolds had worked at KFYO (AM) and had noticed that the former news director of KLVT (AM) Del Kirby had started a station called KHOC (FM) in Levelland (now KJDL-FM). The two broadcasters made an offer to buy the station but were not successful. Other staff at KFYO (Roger Hiveley or Chuck Kinney, or perhaps David Stewart who is known to have worked at KFYO in this timeframe.) made them aware of other FM channels available in other towns (at the time Ralls, Floydada and Brownfield were available) and that Brownfield appeared to be the largest.