KLTA-HD2

Radio station in Moorhead, Minnesota
  • Moorhead, Minnesota
Broadcast areaFargo-MoorheadFrequency96.9 MHz (HD Radio via KLTA-FM-HD2)Branding96.9 Hits FMProgrammingFormatCommercial; Rhythmic Top 40 (CHR)OwnershipOwner
  • James and Brooke Ingstad
  • (Brooke Ingstad)
Sister stations
K233CY, KBVB, KPFX, KQWB, KQWB-FM, KLTA-FM, KBMWHistory
First air date
March 15, 2015
Former call signs
W245CM
Call sign meaning
(serially assigned)Technical informationFacility ID141981ClassDERP250 wattsHAAT34 metersRepeater(s)KLTA 98.7-HD2LinksWebcastListen Live!Website969hitsfm.com

K245BY (96.9 FM, "96.9 Hits FM") is a translator broadcasting the rhythmic contemporary format of the HD2 subcarrier of KLTA-FM. Licensed to Moorhead, Minnesota, it serves the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Brooke Ingstad, the daughter of Radio FM Media owner James Ingstad. All the offices and studios are located at 2720 7th Ave S Street in Fargo, which is where the translator's transmitter is located. The station signed on March 15, 2015. 96.9 Hits FM and Hot Adult Contemporary sister station KLTA-FM "Big 98.7" compete against heritage top 40 (CHR) station KOYY "Y94".[1]

References

  1. ^ "Rhythmic CHR 96.9 Hits FM Launches In Fargo" from Radio Insight (March 15, 2015)

Former DJs

  • Alek (now at KASE-FM)
  • Mercades (Intern Daddy's Girl) (now at KLTA)
  • Pike Taylor (now at WOMX-FM)
  • Mikey
  • Lil’ Raspy

Station Staff

  • James (Mon-Fri 6a-12p)
  • Amanda (Mon-Fri 12p-6p)
  • Gordo (Mon-Fri 6p-12a)

External links

  • 96.9 Hits FM
  • KLTA in the FCC FM station database
  • KLTA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • K245BY in the FCC FM station database
  • K245BY at FCCdata.org
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By AM frequency
  • 740
  • 790
  • 890
  • 970
  • 1100
  • 1200
  • 1280
  • 15001
  • 1660
By FM frequency
LPFM
Translators
Digital radio
by frequency & subchannelBy call sign
Nearby regions
Aberdeen
Bemidji
Bismarck
Fergus Falls–Detroit Lakes
Grand Forks
Jamestown–Valley City
Watertown
See also
List of radio stations in Minnesota
List of radio stations in North Dakota

Notes
1. Part 15 station with notability.

46°45′35″N 96°36′28″W / 46.75972°N 96.60778°W / 46.75972; -96.60778