KXTL (1370 AM) is a

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licensed to serve

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. The station is owned by

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and licensed to Townsquare License, LLC. It airs a

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. KXTL and its sister stations are all located at 750 Dewey Blvd. in Butte. The rear of this radio facility houses the small studios of the local

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affiliate, KTVM Channel 6. The KXTL transmitter site is on Nissler Road, west of Butte. The station was first licensed as KGIR on January 18, 1929. It changed its call letters to KXLF on November 20, 1946, became KCEZ on April 26, 1984 and has been assigned the KXTL call letters by the

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since August 1, 1985.

Ownership

In June 2006, KXTL was acquired by Cherry Creek Radio from Fisher Radio Regional Group as part of a 24 station deal with a total reported sale price of $33.3 million.

References

External links

FCC History Cards for KXTLKXTL official websiteCherry Creek Radio
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