KTOK
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KTOK is a radio station
Radio station
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  broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

, USA, the station serves the Oklahoma City area. The station is owned by Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses and features programing from ABC Radio, Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
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 and Westwood One
Westwood One
Westwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...

. The station is also simulcast on KXXY's HD radio
HD Radio
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 secondary channel.

Programming

Programming includes politically conservative syndicated hosts Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
Glenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks...

, Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...

, Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity is an American radio and television host, author, and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks. Hannity also hosts a cable news show, Hannity,...

 and Mark Levin
Mark Levin
Mark Reed Levin is a lawyer, author and the host of American syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show. Levin served in the cabinet of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese...

. The station also features "All About Car Care" with Scotty Dee The Mutual Fund Show with Adam Bold
Adam Bold
Adam Bold is an American author and businessman. He is the founder and minority shareholder of The Mutual Fund Store, and host of The Mutual Fund Show, a national weekly talk radio show focused on actively managed mutual fund investments...

and The Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey
David L. Ramsey III is an American financial author, radio host, television personality, and motivational speaker.Ramsey's syndicated radio program The Dave Ramsey Show is promoted with a tagline that "It's about your life and your money," and it is heard on over 450 radio stations throughout the...

 Show
, both of which cover financial and personal investing topics. Overnight programming includes Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM is a North American late-night syndicated radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics, but most frequently ones that relate to either the paranormal or conspiracy theories. It was created by Art Bell and is distributed by Premiere Radio Networks. The program currently...

with George Noory
George Noory
George Ralph Noory is a Lebanese-American radio talk show host.As of 2010, he is the weekday host of the late-night radio talk show Coast to Coast AM. He is heard across the United States and Canada on many AM and FM stations as well as on XM Satellite Radio. His show is one of the most listened...

.

KTOK is affiliated with 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...

, and starting April, 2007, with KFOR-TV
KFOR-TV
KFOR-TV, virtual channel 4 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. KFOR-TV is owned by Local TV, a subsidiary of the private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners, in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate KAUT-TV ; its studios are located at 444 East Britton Road in...

. KTOK had been affiliated with KOCO-TV
KOCO-TV
KOCO-TV, virtual channel 5 , is the ABC affiliate in the Oklahoma City television market. The station is owned by Hearst Television, Inc., but uses "Ohio/Oklahoma Hearst Television, Inc." as their end tag during their newscasts, the same licensing purpose corporation as sister Cincinnati, Ohio...

 and ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio
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 for several years.

The station only has one local daily talk show outside of a morning news program.

Former on-air staff

Show hosts:
  • Carole Arnold
  • Jerry Bohnen
  • Carlton Cordell
  • John Dale
  • Ken Gaines
  • Sharon Gaines
  • Mike Hutton
  • Mike McCarville
  • Steve Neumann
  • Pam Pryor
  • Bob Riggins
  • Billie Rodely
  • Rick Tasetano (died 2/3/2009)
  • Mark Shannon
    Mark Shannon
    Mark Shannon was a long-time conservative radio personality who lived in Edmond, Oklahoma....

     (died 5/8/2010)
  • B.J.Wexler

News reporters/anchors:
  • Tim Allen
  • Phil Bacharach
  • Bill Bateman
  • Stephanie Chase
  • Bob Durgin
    Bob Durgin
    -Early life and career:A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Durgin served in the U.S. Air Force before launching his radio career in Europe in 1964. Upon his return, he worked as news director for KTOK in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In 1989, he began working at WHP in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania...

  • Jon Dahlander
  • Bob Davidson
  • Trey Davis
  • Jack Edens (died 5/14/1996 age 49)
  • Mike Elder
  • Carrie Hulsey
  • Steve Jones
  • Jackson Kane (died 2004, per daughter)
  • Karen Fuhrmann
  • Gwen Faulconer Lippert
  • Rand Lavonn
  • Laura Knoll
  • Ken Johnson
  • Dan Mahoney
  • Bill Mondora
  • Reid Mullins
  • Charles Newcomb
  • Jim Palmer
  • Jim "Captain" Perdue (died 2/22/1993 age 69)
  • Jim Reagan
  • Bill Reker
  • Mike "Roadking" Rogers
  • Scott Rowland
  • David Rucker
  • Dawn Shelton
  • Matt Skinner
  • Linda Steele
  • Larry Stein
  • Kim Walkingstick
  • John Williams
  • John Wright

Office location

KTOK-AM is located on 50 Penn Place in Oklahoma City. Its talkline is 405-840-1000 and its news room is 405-841-9489.

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