KETU (1120
AM) is a
radio station
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licensed to serve
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Catoosa is a city in Rogers and Wagoner counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 7,159 at the 2010 census compared to 5,449 at the 2000 census. This was a 31.2 percent increase during the decade.[Atoka, Oklahoma
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The city was settled by the Choctaw and named in 1867 by ...]
, and operated for many years on the frequency 1100 kHz, before changing its city of license to Catoosa, OK, and moving, in 2008, to 1120 kHz.
In January 2009, The Raftt Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to the Catholic Diocese of Tulsa for $880,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 17, 2009; however the transaction was subsequently cancelled. Raftt later sold the station to Edward J. and Leticia Vega's La Zeta 95.7 Inc. The sale was consummated on November 21, 2012.
Effective September 22, 2020, La Zeta 95.7 swapped KETU and $10,000 to Radio Las Americas Arkansas, LLC in exchange for
KLTK
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.
History
In a history submitted by General Manager Ricky Chase, the then-KEOR came on the air in 1968 as a
country music
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station, changing to
Rock and roll
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in the 1970s. In 1984, KEOR changed to
Southern Gospel
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, after
brokering the station to Sonshine Ministries. In the 1990s, Sonshine would broker weekdays, while Saturday mornings would be brokered to Ed and Jolene Bullard, who used their time to play Country and
Bluegrass music
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. KEOR would be sold to Edward J. and Leticia Vega in 2012.
On November 21, 2012, the station changed its call sign to the current KETU.
Translators
References
External links
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Radio stations established in 1968
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1968 establishments in Oklahoma
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