KTNY
| |
Broadcast area | Kootenai Valley |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 101.7 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian |
| Affiliations | Your Network of Praise |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hi-Line Radio Fellowship |
| KLCB | |
| History | |
First air date | April 6, 1986 |
Former call signs | KVAD (CP, 1984–1985)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Kootenay, Canadian spelling of Kootenai, for the forest, river, and valley's name |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 37524 | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | −310 meters (−1,020 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 48°22′13.8″N 115°32′22.5″W / 48.370500°N 115.539583°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | ynop.org |
KTNY (101.7 FM) is a Christian radio station licensed to serve Libby, Montana. The station is owned by Hi-Line Radio Fellowship. It previously aired a soft oldies music format.[3]
KTNY signed on in 1986 with an easy listening format, which over time would evolve into the soft oldies format.
History
[edit]Lincoln County Broadcasters, owner of KLCB, applied for a new station on 101.7 MHz in Libby on April 20, 1983.[4] The station was assigned call sign KVAD on December 3, 1984, which was changed to KTNY on January 16, 1985.[1] The call sign refers to Kootenay, the Canadian spelling of Kootenai, the name of the Native American tribe of the area; the Kootenai River and the Kootenai National Forest are also named for the tribe.
KTNY went on the air April 6, 1986, with an adult easy listening format[5] and an affiliation with the ABC Entertainment Network.[6] By 1992, the format had shifted to middle of the road (MOR);[7] by 1995, it was a blend of MOR, adult contemporary, and oldies.[8] In later years, KTNY had a soft oldies format,[9] which the station called "Smooth Oldies Soft Gold".[10]
KTNY and KLCB were closed by Lincoln County Broadcasters on January 1, 2025; their licenses were returned to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[9] The licenses were subsequently reinstated, with Lincoln County Broadcasters instead requesting silent authority that February.[11] In July 2025, Lincoln County Broadcasters agreed to sell KTNY to Hi-Line Radio Fellowship, operator of Your Network of Praise for $30,000, while KLCB was concurrently sold to Northwest Capital Corporation (whose principal, Roger Lonnquist, runs Hi-Line Radio Fellowship) for $10,000.[12][13]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Call Sign History". REC Historical CDBS Search Tool.
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KTNY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ↑ "New stations". Broadcasting. May 2, 1983. p. 81.
- ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1987. 1977. p. B-174.
- ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988. 1978. p. B-171.
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Market Place 1992. 1992. p. A-210.
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995. 1995. p. B-248.
- 1 2 Venta, Lance (January 26, 2025). "FCC Report 1/26: A New Political Era Begins". RadioInsight. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009. 2009. p. D-338.
- ↑ "FCC Report 2/23". RadioInsight. February 23, 2025. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (July 11, 2025). "Station Sales Week Of 7/11". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
- ↑ Jacobson, Adam. "Duane Williams Sells Silent Rural Montana Stations", Radio & Television Business Report. July 10, 2025. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 37524 (KTNY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KTNY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
