KMTT
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KMTT marketed as "103-7 The Mountain", is an adult album alternative
FM
radio station
in the Seattle, Washington
market.
The station broadcasts at 103.7 MHz and is owned and operated by Entercom Communications
. The station's transmitting antenna is on Reichert's Hill on Cougar Mountain
. The station also has a translator on 103.3 FM and is targeted towards Downtown Seattle
.
station on 103.9 FM. This lasted until April 19, 1991, when it flipped to its current format. The former KBRD callsign is now on 680 kHz in Olympia. KBRD switched to 103.7 in 1981.
KMTT was the home of the Marty Riemer & Jodi Brothers morning show until they were dismissed in September 2009. In January 2011, Marty Reimer returned to the station to host afternoon drive.
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
FM
Frequency modulation
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radio station
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...
in the Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
market.
The station broadcasts at 103.7 MHz and is owned and operated by Entercom Communications
Entercom Communications
Entercom Communications Corporation is the fourth-largest broadcasting company in the United States. As of November 2009, Entercom operates 110 radio stations in 23 markets across the United States....
. The station's transmitting antenna is on Reichert's Hill on Cougar Mountain
Cougar Mountain
Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park is a regional park in King County, Washington, near the towns of Bellevue and Issaquah. The park was established in June 1983 to protect the central core of Cougar Mountain...
. The station also has a translator on 103.3 FM and is targeted towards Downtown Seattle
Downtown Seattle
Downtown is the central business district of Seattle, Washington. It is fairly compact compared to other city centers on the West Coast because of its geographical situation: hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by the Elliott Bay, and on the south by reclaimed land that was once...
.
History
KMTT first began broadcasting in the 1960s as KTAC-FM, then KBRD ("K-Bird"), a beautiful musicBeautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
station on 103.9 FM. This lasted until April 19, 1991, when it flipped to its current format. The former KBRD callsign is now on 680 kHz in Olympia. KBRD switched to 103.7 in 1981.
KMTT was the home of the Marty Riemer & Jodi Brothers morning show until they were dismissed in September 2009. In January 2011, Marty Reimer returned to the station to host afternoon drive.