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KTLO, Classic Hits 101.7 and 99.7 The Boot

KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot are proud to serve the Twin Lakes Area with music, news and sports
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620 Highway 5 N
Mountain Home, AR
72653

Telephone

+18704253101

Website

http://www.ktlo.com/

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KTLO History

KTLO-AM, a 250 watt radio station, went on the air in Mtn. Home Memorial Day weekend, 1953, featuring block programming of every conceivable format; 15 minutes of country music, 15 minutes of pop, 15 minutes of early rock ‘n roll, 15 minutes of classical, etc. Much programming was live in the early days. There was a studio piano, but the musicians would bring the other instruments. There were hospital admissions reports (in the days before privacy laws), reports from the local cattle sale barn, school reports and reports of births, weddings and deaths.

The last three letters in the station’s call letters stand for “Twin Lakes of the Ozarks”.

The original owner of KTLO-AM was Bob Wheeler of Harrison, who also owned KHOZ. He sold the station to Arvin “Monk” Stricklen in May, 1955. In 1966, KTLO-AM was upgraded to 1,000 watt stations. In 1970 Stricklen added KTLO-FM, a Class A 3,000 watt station. Stricklen sold the stations to Bob Knight and Doctors John and Robert Ahrens in September, 1975.

In April of 1995 Danny & Velma Ward and Charles and Scottie Earls bought the Ahrens’ share of the stations. The company upgraded KTLO-FM to 50,000 watts over Labor Day weekend, 1996. KCTT-FM, Oldies 101.7, was added over the 4th of July weekend, 1998. They purchased the station, licensed to Yellville, from Glen and Sherri Adams and erected a new tower in Gassville and moved the studios to the Mountain Home location.

In August 2010 the Knights and the Wards purchased the Earls’ stock and became equal partners in Mtn. Lakes Broadcasting Corp.; parent company of KTLO LLC. (Scott Earls remained a 2.7% Limited Partner in KTLO LLC, with the Knights and the Wards owning the balance of the company. In December, 2014 Mountain Lakes Broadcasting purchased Scott Earls’ 2.7% Limited Partnership; making the Knights and the Wards sole owners (50/50) of both KTLO LLC and Mountain Lakes Broadcasting Corp.)

In September, 2012 Mountain Lakes Broadcasting purchased KMAC-FM, licensed to Gainesville, Missouri, from Pearson Broadcasting. The call sign was changed to KBOD, nicknamed “The Boot” and the station returned to the air December 31, 2012 featuring a new hot country format and broadcasting from the KTLO studios at 620 Highway 5 North.

We’re truly local community broadcasters: We broadcast local news, local sports and local information; school band concerts, ballgames, Veteran’s ceremonies, political forums, even the community Christmas Tree lighting ceremony.

Launched in 2000, KTLO.com, packed with local news and information, now boasts over 20,000 unique visitors and 250,000 page views weekly.

Honors & Awards: Recognized by the National Assn. of Broadcasters five times as one of the top 5 Small Market Radio Stations of the Year in the country. Consistent winner of Arkansas AP Broadcasters News awards and awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. Recipient of the Silver Mike Award for leadership in the broadcast industry; Small Market Radio Stations of the Year; and Community Service Award from the Arkansas Broadcasters Assn.

We have broadcast at least 650 Bomber football and about 4,000 boys and girls basketball games over the years, both at home and away. Also broadcast state tournament softball and baseball games as well as numerous other athletic events. Inducted into the MHHS Sports Hall of Honor as “The Voice of the Bombers” in 2011.

We’ve collected food for the Food Bank of NCA and the Salvation Army, Toys for Tots, Coats for Kids and school supplies for needy children. Our radiothons and concerts over the years have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local entities, including ASU/Mtn. Home, BRMC, the Christian Clinic, Mountain Home Education Foundation, Food Bank of NCA, the Red White Blue Festival and many others, including $12,000 for the Girl Scouts, enough to bring the Viet Nam Moving Wall to Mtn. Home in 2001.

We are locally owned and have a staff of 22. We use local suppliers whenever possible and all of our income and payroll stays in the local community.

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