KTWO (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = KTWO


city = Casper, Wyoming
area = [http://www.radio-locator.com/pats/KTWO_AM_LD.gif] (day)
[http://www.radio-locator.com/pats/KTWO_AM_LN.gif] (night)
slogan =
branding = "K 2 Radio 1030"
frequency = 1030 kHz
airdate = January 2, 1930
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format = Full Service
power = 50,000 watts (directional at night)
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haat =
class = B
facility_id = 11924
coordinates = coord|42|50|34.00|N|106|13|7.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = K TWO
former_callsigns =
owner = GapWest Broadcasting
licensee = Gap Broadcasting Casper License, LLC
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.k2radio.com k2radio.com]
affiliations = ABC Radio, Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks

KTWO is an American radio station licensed to Casper, Wyoming operating on 1030 kHz. KTWO broadcasts a 50,000 watt signal from two towers located east of Casper near Hat Six Road. The station features a Country music format but also hosts several talk shows such as Rush Limbaugh and Coast to Coast AM. [ [http://www.coasttocoastam.com/affiliates/wy.html/ Coast to Coast AM Wyoming Affiliates] ] [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KTWO |title=KTWO Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

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KTWO can be heard in almost all of Wyoming during the day. During the night, KTWO has been reported much farther distances, such as Southern California [ [http://www.angelfire.com/mt2/rmwdx/amsocali.html/ Socal DX logs] ] , and Flagstaff, Arizona [ [http://www.ubstudios.com/flagstaffdx.html/ Flagstaff DX logs] ] domestically. It has also been received internationally in the Netherlands [ [http://www.mwcircle.org/gallery/QSL_Card_Gallery/ktwo QSL Card sent to Netherlands] ] and Japan [ [http://www.schoechi.de/an-usa09.html DX Logs] ] .

KTWO uses a directional antenna pattern that is only operational at night, and pushes most of the station's transmitting power to the west. This is in place to protect clear channel station WBZ in Boston, Massachusetts, which is also on 1030.

History

KTWO was the first AM radio station in Wyoming. It signed on January 2 of 1930, as KDFN. [ [http://jeff560.tripod.com/am9.html AM Broadcasting History]

KTWO-TV was previously associated with the radio station.

References

External links

*AM station data|KTWO
* [http://www.ktworadio.com/ Official Site]