KVTK

Infobox Radio station
name = KVTK


city = Vermillion, South Dakota
area =
slogan =
branding = "The Ticket"
frequency = 1570 kHz
airdate =
format = Sports talk
power = 500 watts (day) 71 watts (night))
class = D
facility_id = 14709
coordinates = coord|42|47|32.00|N|97|0|3.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = KOSZ (1990-2000)
owner = Culhane Communications, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations = KVHT
webcast =
website =
affiliations = ESPN Radio, Chicago Cubs Radio Network

KVTK (1570 AM, "The Ticket") is a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Vermillion, South Dakota, USA. The station is currently owned by Culhane Communications, Inc. [ cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KVTK |title=KVTK Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division] KVTK is affiliated with the ESPN Radio network and the Chicago Cubs Radio Network [cite web |url=http://www.tribuneradio.com/cubsaffilliates.htm |title=Affiliate Radio Stations |work=Tribune Radio Networks] .

History

The station was assigned the KOSZ call letters on 1990-04-16. On 2000-04-04, the station changed its call sign to the current KVTK. [cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=14709&Callsign=KVTK |title=KVTK Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division]

Honors and awards

In May 2006, KVTK won one first place plaque in the commercial radio division of the South Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters Association news contest. [cite news |work=Yankton Press & Dakotan |title=SDPB, Yankton Stations Lauded |date=2006-05-08 |url=http://www.yankton.net/stories/050806/news_20060508021.shtml] The contest was for the 2005 calendar year.

References

External links

*AM station data|KVTK