KTIB

Infobox Radio station
name = KTIB


city = Thibodaux, Louisiana
area = Houma/Thibodaux Metropolitan area
branding = KTIB AM 640 News/Talk/Oldies
slogan = "The Bayou Region's Information Authority"
frequency = 640 kHz
airdate = December 24,1953
format = News/talk,Oldies
power = 5,000 watts Daytime Directional
1,000 watts Nighttime Directional
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haat =
class = B
facility_id = 36183
coordinates = coord|29|51|05.00|N|90|54|48.00|W|region:US_type:city
owner = Gap Broadcasting LLC (a Florida LLC)
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.ktib640.com/ KTIB]
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KTIB is a 5,000 watt Daytime, 1,000 watt Nightime AM station in Thibodaux, Louisiana broadcasting locally produced and syndicated talk such as Coast To Coast AM, Rush Limbaugh, Moon Griffon as well as playing a Oldies music format during other times when a talk show is not scheduled to air

History

This station was started on December 24, 1953 by a group of calling themselves Delta Broadcasting originally with a power of 500 watts and at a frequency of 630 KHz with a variety format. In 1966, a sister station was added at 106.3 FM which later became KXOR-FM. In 1973 both stations were sold with the AM station being bought by a group calling themselves LaTerr Broadcasting and installing a country music format at the time. In 1986, the station upgraded to the present facilities and moved to the present frequency of 640 KHz. In 1989, the station flipped to a standards format and during the 1990s moved to a oldies format. The station was sold in 1999 to Delta Starr broadcasting and during their ownership, the format was later supplanted by a news/talk format with sports on the weekends.

In 2005, the station was taken dark by one of the three owners claiming the station was unable to pay its bills. Lawsuits were filed claiming mismanagement by one of the partners of LaTerr Broadcasting, and the station was ultmately put into bankruptcy protection [cite web|url=http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20060709/BUSINESS03/607090311|title= Thibodaux Daily Comet (Newspaper) article on bankruptcy proceedings in 2006] and was sold by the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy court to Gap Broadcasting LLC (A Florida LLC) in late 2006 who returned the station to the air in February 2007 with a oldies/Talk format. [cite web|url=http://www.ktibmemories.com/history.html | title= KTIB History courtesy of KTIBmemories.com]

This station is of note, as it is officially owned by a Gap Broadcasting LLC that was incorporated as a Florida Limited Liability Corporation but is owned completely by owner George Laughlin. He is also in charge of a investor led Gap Broadcasting LLC which was incorporated in Delaware and owns many stations bought from Clear Channel Communications. [cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101243078&formid=323&fac_num=36183|title= Ownership report showing difference of GAP Broadcasting LLC Florida and Delaware]

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