# WKTP

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Radio station in Jonesborough–Johnson City, Tennessee

WKTP Jonesborough, Tennessee United States Frequency 1590 kHz Branding ESPN Tri Cities Programming Format Sports Affiliations ABC News Radio ESPN Radio Ownership Owner Glenwood Communications Corporation (Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation) Sister stations WKPT, WOPI, WRZK, WTFM, WVEK-FM History Former call signs WJSO (1958–1987) WQLS (1987) WUSJ (1987–1988) Call sign meaning Disambiguation of sister stations WKPT (AM) and WKPT-TV Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 27498 Class D Power 2,500 watts day 37 watts night Transmitter coordinates 36°19′54.00″N 82°28′27.00″W / 36.3316667°N 82.4741667°W / 36.3316667; -82.4741667 Translator 97.7 W249AH (Johnson City) Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen live Website espntricities.com

**WKTP** (1590 [AM](/source/AM_broadcasting)) is a [radio station](/source/Radio_station) broadcasting a [sports](/source/Sports_radio) format.[2] Licensed to [Jonesborough, Tennessee](/source/Jonesborough%2C_Tennessee), United States, the station is currently owned by Glenwood Communications Corporation (through subsidiary Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation) and features programming from [ESPN Radio](/source/ESPN_Radio).[3]

## History

WKTP was first licensed in 1958, as WJSO, to the Mountain View Broadcasting Company in Jonesborough, Tennessee, for 5,000 watts daytime-only on 1590 kHz. The station had a [Top 40](/source/Top_40) format. The call letters were changed to WQLS in early 1987, and to WUSJ later that year. In 1988 the call sign was changed to WKTP, and the station simulcast [WKPT](/source/WKPT_(AM)), 1400 AM in Kingsport, Tennessee.

### Expanded Band assignment

On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "[Expanded Band](/source/AM_expanded_band#United_States)" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with WKTP authorized to move from 1590 to 1680 kHz.[4] However, the station never procured the Construction Permit needed to implement the authorization, so the expanded band station was never built.

## Previous logo

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-27498_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WKTP"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=27498). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Station Information Profile"](http://www.arbitron.com). [Arbitron](/source/Arbitron). Winter 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["WKTP Facility Record"](https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WKTP). *United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division*. Retrieved March 25, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-five_4-0)** ["FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations"](https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x004848309&view=1up&seq=276) (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.espntricities.com)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 27498 (WKTP)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=27498) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

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

- [FCC History Cards for WKTP](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=62036) (covering 1956-1981 as WJSO)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 27499 (W249AH)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=27499) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [W249AH](https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=W249AH&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&lmspf=&lmspl=&party_type=LICEN&latd=&lond=&lang=en) at FCCdata.org

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