KLTG
Radio station in Corpus Christi, Texas
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KLTG (96.5 FM, "The Beach 96.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format.[2] it is owned by Starlite Broadcasting[3] with studios on Gordon Street in the Six Points district south of downtown Corpus Christi.[4]
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| Broadcast area | Corpus Christi metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
| Branding | The Beach 96.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Starlite Broadcasting |
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| History | |
First air date | September 1, 1967 |
Former call signs | KIOU (1967–1987) |
Call sign meaning | Light (previous format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 63342 |
| Class | C1 |
| Power | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 247 meters (810 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°44′28″N 97°36′8″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | Beach965.com |
The transmitter is on Texas State Highway 188 in Taft.
History
The station signed on the air on September 1, 1967.[5] The original call sign was KIOU, owned by the Stereo Broadcasting Company with studios at Wilson Tower. Stephen DeWalt was the president and general manager. KIOU was a rare stand-alone FM station in that era, when most FM stations were co-owned with an AM or TV broadcaster. It was powered at 25,000 watts, a fraction of its current output.
Through most of its first two decades, KIOU aired a beautiful music format.[6] It played quarter-hour sweeps of soft instrumental cover versions of popular adult songs, with Broadway and Hollywood show tunes.
By the mid-1980s, the audience for beautiful music stations was aging. KIOU added more vocals to appeal to a younger audience. It gradually eliminated the instrumentals, becoming a soft adult contemporary outlet. In 1987, it changed its call letters to KLTG as it aired "light" music. In the 1990s, it was owned by Nueces Radio Partners and was a mainstream AC station.[7] In the early 2000s, it stepped up the tempo and eliminated older songs from its playlist, transitioning to adult top 40.