City of license | Shingle Springs, California |
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Broadcast area | Sacramento, California |
Branding | The Wolf |
Slogan | Fresh Country |
Frequency | 101.9 (MHz) (also on HD Radio) |
First air date | 1990 |
Format | Country |
ERP | 47,000 watts |
HAAT | 154 meters |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 50302 |
Former callsigns | KLIQ (1988-1991) KFIA-FM (1991-1993) KSSJ (1993-1997) KRRE (1997-2000) KCCL-FM (2000-2006) |
Owner | Entravision Communications |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 1019thewolf.com |
KNTY (101.9 The Wolf) is commercial radio station located in Shingle Springs, California, broadcasting to the Sacramento, California, area on 101.9 FM. The station airs a country music format branded as "The Wolf". KNTY is presently owned by Entravision Communications, and is housed with sister stations KHHM, KRCX, and KXSE at 1436 Auburn Blvd. in Sacramento.
Although KNTY does have a HD Radio channel, it has yet to sign on a HD2 or HD3 subcarrier[1].
101.9 started off as a Contemporary Christian music format in 1989 as KLIQ, better known as Q-102. Its sister station was KFIA & owned by Olympic Broadcasting. In September 1991, it simulcast with KFIA except during drive times & on the weekend when it aired Christian music & call letters changed to KFIA-FM. In October 1993, the station switched to a contemporary jazz format & call letters to KSSJ. By 2000, KSSJ flipped to Oldies (as Cool 101.9 under the KCCL-FM calls) after KHYL dropped the format for Rhythmic Oldies. The call letters were changed to KNTY on July 19, 2006. "The Wolf" features Heather Lee mornings, Chad in middays, Charlee Simons in afternoons and Boomer in evenings.
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