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Catholic radio station in Spokane, Washington

KTTO Spokane, Washington United States Broadcast area Spokane metropolitan area Frequency 970 kHz Programming Format Catholic radio Affiliations EWTN Radio Ownership Owner Sacred Heart Radio, Inc. History First air date January 18, 1947 (1947-01-18) Former call signs KREM (1947–1985) KZZU (1985–1987) KHIT (1987–1988) KTRW (1988–2005) Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 38492 Class B Power 5,300 watts day 750 watts night Transmitter coordinates 47°36′57.6″N 117°21′58.8″W / 47.616000°N 117.366333°W / 47.616000; -117.366333 Translator 106.1 K291CO (Spokane) Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen live Website sacredheartradio.org

**KTTO** (970 [kHz](/source/KHz)) is an [AM radio](/source/AM_radio) station in [Spokane, Washington](/source/Spokane%2C_Washington), serving the [Spokane metropolitan area](/source/Spokane_metropolitan_area). The station is currently owned by Sacred Heart Radio, Inc.[2] It airs a [Catholic](/source/Catholic_church) [radio format](/source/Radio_format) with most programming provided by the [EWTN Radio](/source/EWTN_Radio) Network.

KTTO's [transmitter](/source/Transmitter) is located off East Thurston Avenue in Spokane.[3] Programming is also heard on [FM](/source/FM_radio) [translator station](/source/Broadcast_relay_station) **K291CO**, powered at 155 watts, broadcasting at 106.1 [MHz](/source/Hertz).[4]

## History

The station first signed on as KREM in January 18, 1947.[5] It originally broadcast at 1340 kHz, at a power of 250 watts. KREM was owned by Cole E. Wylie, who served as president and general manager. By the 1950s, it had moved to its current spot on the dial, [AM 970](/source/AM_970), powered at 5,000 watts by day, 1,000 watts at night.[6]

In 1955, it put Spokane's first FM station on the air, 92.9 KREM-FM (now [KZZU-FM](/source/KZZU-FM)). They were joined by [KREM-TV](/source/KREM_(TV)) in 1954. In the 1950s and 1960s, when few people owned FM radios, KREM-FM [simulcast](/source/Simulcast) the AM station's programming. In 1957, KREM-AM-FM-TV were acquired by [Seattle](/source/Seattle)-based [King Broadcasting Company](/source/King_Broadcasting_Company). In the 1960s, KREM became a [Top 40](/source/Contemporary_hit_radio) station, vying with [KJRB](/source/KJRB) for Spokane's young radio listeners. KREM-FM switched to a [progressive rock](/source/Progressive_rock) sound in the late 1960s.

On October 16, 1987, the station changed its [call sign](/source/Call_sign) to KHIT, playing hits of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. On February 22, 1988, it became KTRW, playing [country music](/source/Country_music). The [KTRW](/source/KTRW) call letters are now on a [Christian radio](/source/Christian_radio) station at [AM 630](/source/AM_630). On September 29, 2005, it switched to the current KTTO.[7]

On November 20, 2015, the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) granted KTTO a [construction permit](/source/Construction_permit) to increase daytime power to 5,300 watts and decrease nighttime power to 750 watts.[8] In 2017, KTTO added an FM [translator](/source/Broadcast_relay_station) at 106.1 [MHz](/source/Hertz).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-38492_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for KTTO"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=38492). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["KTTO Facility Record"](https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KTTO). *United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Radio-Locator.com/KTTO](https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Ktto&nav=&x=0&y=0)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Radio-Locator.com/K291CO](https://radio-locator.com/info/K291CO-FX)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Broadcast No.1 To Be Saturday"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/spokane-chronicle-broadcast-no1-to-be-s/188611905/). *Spokane Daily Chronicle*. Spokane, Washington. January 17, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Broadcasting Yearbook 1960 page A-249](https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1960/B%202%20Radio%20Yearbook%201960.pdf)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["KTTO Call Sign History"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=38492&Callsign=KTTO). *United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101683062&formid=301&fac_num=38492). *CDBS Public Access*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). November 20, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

## External links

- [Facility details for Facility ID 38492 (KTTO)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=38492) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KTTO](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=am&callLetter=KTTO) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s AM station database

- [Facility details for Facility ID 142904 (K291CO)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=142904) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [FCC History Cards for KTTO](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=44203)

v t e Radio stations in Spokane, Washington, metropolitan area This area also includes Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. By AM frequency 590 630 700 790 920 970 1050 1080 1230 1280 1330 1510 By FM frequency 88.1 88.7 89.5 90.3 91.1 91.9 92.9 93.7 94.5 95.3 96.1 96.9 97.3 98.1 98.9 99.9 101.1 101.9 102.3 103.1 103.9 104.5 104.9 105.7 106.5 107.1 107.9 LPFM 100.3 Translators 89.1 90.7 92.3 92.5 93.3 94.1 95.7 96.5 97.7 99.3 100.7 101.5 103.5 105.3 106.1 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.4 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 88.7-1 90.3-1 91.1-1 91.1-2 91.1-3 91.9-1 91.9-2 91.9-3 95.3-1 95.3-2 96.1-1 98.1-1 98.1-2 98.9-1 98.9-2 102.3-1 102.3-2 103.1-1 104.9-1 104.9-2 107.9-1 107.9-2 By call sign K206CQ K214AR K222BG K223AN K227CD K231CU K239CL K243CG K249FF K257FX K264CH K268DL K278CY K287BV K291CO KAGU KBBD KBNW-FM KCDA KDRK-FM KEEH HD2 KEWU-FM KEYF-FM KEZE KFOO-FM KGA KHTQ KICR KISC HD2 KJRB KJYR KKRS KKZX HD2 KLSN KMBI-FM HD2 KPBX-FM HD2 HD3 KPBZ KPND KQNT KSBN KSFC HD2 HD3 KSPO KTRW KTSL KTTO KVFS-LP KVNI KYMS KXLX KXLY KXLY-FM KYOZ KYRS KZBD KZFS KZZU-FM WXL86 Defunct KCKO KSVY KWRS Radio stations in the Idaho Panhandle Coeur d'Alene Lewiston Moscow Other nearby regions Kalispell Tri-Cities / Walla Walla Wenatchee See also List of radio stations in Idaho List of radio stations in Washington

v t e Religious radio stations in the state of Washington Stations KACS - Chehalis KACW - South Bend KAKP - Pasco KALE - Richland KARI – Blaine KAYB – Sunnyside KBKW - Aberdeen KBLD – Kennewick KBLE – Seattle KBUP – Olympia KCIS – Edmonds KCMS - Edmunds KCSH – Ellensburg KDMB - Moses Lake KEEH – Spokane KEIT-LP – Colville KETL-LP – Republic KGCF - Aberdeen KGDN – Ephrata KGNW – Burien-Seattle KGTC-LP – Oroville KGTS - College Place KHOD - Hoodsport KJCF - Asotin KJVH – Longview KJYR - Newport KKRS – Davenport KLGW - Grand Coulee KLOY - Ocean Park KLSN - Dishman KLSW – Covington KLUW - East Wenatchee KLWA - Westport KLWO - Longview KMBI-FM – Spokane KMLW – Moses Lake KNBQ - Central Park KNTS - Seattle KOLU – Pasco KOLX – Warden KPLW - Wenatchee KQBC - Benton City KRKL - Walla Walla KRLF - Pullman KROH - Port Townsend KSOH – Wapato KSPO – Dishman KTBI – Ephrata KTDD - Eatonville KTJC – Kelso KTRW - Opportunity KTSL – Medical Lake KTTO – Spokane KUCC – Clarkston KWAO - Vashon KWFJ – Roy KWJD-LP – Onalaska KWPZ – Lynden KXAA - Cle Elum KXML - Moses Lake KYAK – Yakima KYFQ – Tacoma KYKV - Selah KYOZ – Spokane KYPL - Yakima KYYR-LP - Yakima Defunct KGRU-LP – Ellensburg KZLF-LP – Pullman See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Washington See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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