KTHO
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KTHO is a radio station
broadcasting a classic rock
format. Licensed to South Lake Tahoe, California
, USA, it serves the Lake Tahoe Basin-Carson City-Carson Valley-Reno area, and simulcasts on South Lake Tahoe-based FM
translator K241BK (96.1 FM).
The station is currently owned by International Aerospace Solutions, Inc., a company owned by long-time Southern California broadcaster Darrell Wampler, and features "Local Talk and Classic Rock" with network news from ABC Radio.
After he took over operations of KTHO, Wampler retained current KTHO operations manager Ed Crook and employed local Lake Tahoe radio personalities Paul Middlebrook as a media consultant (and essentially general manager), semi-retired Bill Kingman as a technical advisor and broadcaster, and Curtis Fong as on-air personality. Wampler is also heard on the station under his radio air name, "The Insane Darrell Wayne".
On or about March 12, 2009, KTHO changed its format to classic rock, using the slogan "590 K-Tahoe." The station's hourly identity images the station as "Local Talk And Classic Rock."
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format. Licensed to South Lake Tahoe, California
South Lake Tahoe, California
South Lake Tahoe is the most populous city in El Dorado County, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The population was 21,403 at the 2010 census, down from 23,609 at the 2000 census...
, USA, it serves the Lake Tahoe Basin-Carson City-Carson Valley-Reno area, and simulcasts on South Lake Tahoe-based FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
translator K241BK (96.1 FM).
The station is currently owned by International Aerospace Solutions, Inc., a company owned by long-time Southern California broadcaster Darrell Wampler, and features "Local Talk and Classic Rock" with network news from ABC Radio.
After he took over operations of KTHO, Wampler retained current KTHO operations manager Ed Crook and employed local Lake Tahoe radio personalities Paul Middlebrook as a media consultant (and essentially general manager), semi-retired Bill Kingman as a technical advisor and broadcaster, and Curtis Fong as on-air personality. Wampler is also heard on the station under his radio air name, "The Insane Darrell Wayne".
On or about March 12, 2009, KTHO changed its format to classic rock, using the slogan "590 K-Tahoe." The station's hourly identity images the station as "Local Talk And Classic Rock."