KTIP
Encyclopedia
KTIP is a radio station
broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Porterville, California
, USA, the station serves the Visalia-Tulare area. The station is currently owned by Mayberry Broadcasting Co, Inc. and features programing from Fox News Radio
, Premiere Radio Networks
and Salem Communications
.
s in the West to sign on after World War II
. Its construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) in August, 1946, to Porterville
businessman Jack Tighe . He owned Tighe Chevrolet Company and an appliance store.
Construction of the station was completed by Christmas
, 1946. Its exact sign-on date is not known, but the station was notified by the FCC's San Francisco office in January of 1947 for failure to issue a proper station identification
during one hour of programming that month, so it has been concluded that KTIP was "on the air" in January, 1947. KTIP signed on with a fulltime power of 250 watts.
KTIP was featured in a Life Magazine article in its March 24, 1947 issue. The subhead declared, "Local news and interviews help KTIP compete with big networks in a small California
town." The ten photos a ccompanying the article helped profile a town of 6,827 people with a smog-free view of the Sierra Nevada.
Tighe's ownership of the station ended in 1954 when he sold the station to a Miller from the midwest. According to subsequent owner Larry Cotta, Miller owned the station for a very short time. Cotta recalls Miller turned the station into the black and used the profits to pay off debts he had incurred from station ownership in the midwest. That done, Miller quickly sold KTIP to Gary Garland and Larry Cotta.
In 1978 Garland and Cotta sold the station to Monte Moore and his friend Frank Haas. It was during the Moore ownership that KTIP took on the persona of its owner like few other Radio stations in history. Moore was a play-by-play broadcaster for the Oakland A's baseball team, beginning when the A's were a Kansas City
team in 1962. He also did the NBC
television
game of the week in the 70's.
Radio station
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broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Porterville, California
Porterville, California
Porterville is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Tulare County, California, United States. Porterville's population was 54,165 at the 2010 census. The city's population grew dramatically as the city annexed many properties and unincorporated areas in and around Porterville. Not included in the...
, USA, the station serves the Visalia-Tulare area. The station is currently owned by Mayberry Broadcasting Co, Inc. and features programing from Fox News Radio
Fox News Radio
Fox News Radio is an American radio network programmed by Fox News Channel.- History :In 2003, Fox News began syndicating one minute radio updates to radio stations via syndication service Westwood One. On June 1, 2005, Fox News Radio employed 60 people and provided five minute newscasts at the top...
, Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
and Salem Communications
Salem Communications
Salem Communications is a U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher specializing in evangelical Christian and conservative political talk radio. It owns 99 commercial radio stations, 65 of which are in the top 25 markets. Salem is the fifth largest U.S....
.
History
KTIP became one of the first radio stationRadio station
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s in the West to sign on after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Its construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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(FCC) in August, 1946, to Porterville
Porterville, California
Porterville is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Tulare County, California, United States. Porterville's population was 54,165 at the 2010 census. The city's population grew dramatically as the city annexed many properties and unincorporated areas in and around Porterville. Not included in the...
businessman Jack Tighe . He owned Tighe Chevrolet Company and an appliance store.
Construction of the station was completed by Christmas
Christmas
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, 1946. Its exact sign-on date is not known, but the station was notified by the FCC's San Francisco office in January of 1947 for failure to issue a proper station identification
Station identification
Station identification is the practice of radio or television stations or networks identifying themselves on air, typically by means of a call sign or brand name...
during one hour of programming that month, so it has been concluded that KTIP was "on the air" in January, 1947. KTIP signed on with a fulltime power of 250 watts.
KTIP was featured in a Life Magazine article in its March 24, 1947 issue. The subhead declared, "Local news and interviews help KTIP compete with big networks in a small California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
town." The ten photos a ccompanying the article helped profile a town of 6,827 people with a smog-free view of the Sierra Nevada.
Tighe's ownership of the station ended in 1954 when he sold the station to a Miller from the midwest. According to subsequent owner Larry Cotta, Miller owned the station for a very short time. Cotta recalls Miller turned the station into the black and used the profits to pay off debts he had incurred from station ownership in the midwest. That done, Miller quickly sold KTIP to Gary Garland and Larry Cotta.
In 1978 Garland and Cotta sold the station to Monte Moore and his friend Frank Haas. It was during the Moore ownership that KTIP took on the persona of its owner like few other Radio stations in history. Moore was a play-by-play broadcaster for the Oakland A's baseball team, beginning when the A's were a Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
team in 1962. He also did the NBC
NBC
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television
Television
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game of the week in the 70's.