KFTE (105.1 FM, "Classic Rock 105.1") is a commercial

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, broadcasting to the

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, area. KFTE airs a

classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, primar ...

music format, and is owned by

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. Its studios are located on Bertrand Road in Lafayette, and its transmitter is located north of

History

KFTE was established as KROF-FM 104.9, sister station to

KROF KROF (960 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk format. Licensed to Abbeville, Louisiana, United States, the station serves the Lafayette area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media. Its studios are located on Bertrand Roa ...

(960 AM), on May 25, 1974. It initially simulcasted KROF during the day and continued its broadcasts at night. The call letters were changed to KASC on November 1, 1980. In 1994, Schilling Distributing Co., a beer distributor, bought the station from Mid-Acadiana Broadcasting. Previously, it was the last

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

station under

ownership since

is withdrawing

stations from ownership. For example, some

stations dumped the format entirely such as

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. In 2012, KFTE shifted to Mainstream Rock. On January 19, 2017, KFTE changed their format to classic rock, branded as "Classic Rock 105.1".KFTE Adds Walton and Johnson and Flips to Classic Rock
Radioinsight - January 20, 2017

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References

External links

KFTE official website
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