KTOP (AM)
Radio station in Topeka, Kansas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the airport in Topeka, Kansas, assigned the ICAO code KTOP, see Philip Billard Municipal Airport.
KTOP (1490 kHz) is an AM radio station serving the Topeka, Kansas, metropolitan area. The station currently broadcasts a sports format, but prior to October 4, 2007, had broadcast an adult standards/oldies format. KTOP is owned by Cumulus Media and licensed to Cumulus Licensing LLC. The transmitter and antenna are located in northern Topeka on NW Buchanan Street near the Kansas River.
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Frequency | 1490 kHz |
Branding | SportsRadio 1490 KTOP |
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Format | Sports |
Affiliations | Infinity Sports Network |
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KDVV, KMAJ-FM/AM, KTOP-FM, KWIC | |
History | |
First air date | July 1947 |
Call sign meaning | "Topeka" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 62236 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°04′39″N 95°40′46″W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live Listen Live via iHeart |
Website | www |
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KTOP went on the air in 1947 as the second radio station for the Topeka area. After years as a Top 40 station, it flipped to country music and then oldies. For most of the 1990s into the 2000s, it broadcast an adult standards format.