KOTV (AM)

KOTV
Tulsa, Oklahoma;
Broadcast area	Tulsa metropolitan area
Frequency	1170 kHz (HD Radio)
Branding	1170 News on 6 Now
Programming
Format	All-News (KOTV television news simulcast)
Ownership
Owner	Griffin Media; (Griffin Licensing, L.L.C.);
Sister stations	KHTT, KRQV, KVOO-FM, KXBL, KOTV-DT, KQCW-DT
History
First air date	June 23, 1926
Former call signs	KVOO (1926–2002); KFAQ (2002–2021); KTSB (2021–2024);
Call sign meaning	"Oklahoma Television" (derived from sister television station KOTV-DT)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	68329
Class	A
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	36°8′47.35″N 95°48′26.95″W / 36.1464861°N 95.8074861°W
Repeater(s)	106.9-2 KHTT-HD2 (Muskogee)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.newson6.com/news-on-6-now

KOTV (1170 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is owned by Griffin Communications and airs an all-news radio format. Studios and offices are located across from Guthrie Green in Downtown Tulsa. The transmitter is on East 11th Street (Route 66) in an undeveloped area of East Tulsa.^[2]

KOTV is a clear channel Class A station broadcasting at 50,000 watts, the maximum power for American AM stations. The station uses a non-directional antenna by day, heard over much of Eastern Oklahoma and parts of Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri. It provides secondary coverage as far north as Wichita, as far east as Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Arkansas. At night, it uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array to protect the other Class A station on 1170 AM, WWVA in Wheeling, West Virginia. Even with this restriction, KOTV's nighttime signal can be heard over much of the Central United States and well into the Rocky Mountains with a good radio.