KVTK

KVTK
City of license Vermillion, South Dakota
Branding ESPN Radio 1570
Frequency 1570 kHz
First air date 1967
Format Sports
Power 500 watts (day)
71 watts (night))
Class D
Facility ID 14709
Transmitter coordinates 42°47′32″N 97°0′3″W / 42.79222°N 97.00083°W / 42.79222; -97.00083
Former callsigns KVRA (1967-1990)
KOSZ (1990-2000)
Affiliations ESPN Radio, Westwood One, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Timberwolves
Owner Five Star Communications
Sister stations KVHT
Webcast Listen Live
Website kvtk.com

KVTK (1570 AM, "ESPN Radio 1570") is a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Vermillion, South Dakota, USA. The station is currently owned by 5 Star Communications, Inc.[1] KVTK is affiliated with the ESPN Radio network, the Westwood One network, the Minnesota Wild and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Station also airs Vermillion High School events and select University of South Dakota women's basketball games.

History

The station was assigned the KOSZ call letters on 1990-04-16. On 2000-04-04, the station changed its call sign to the current KVTK.[2]

Honors and awards

In May 2006, KVTK won one first place plaque in the commercial radio division of the South Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters Association news contest.[3] The contest was for the 2005 calendar year.

References

  1. ↑ "KVTK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "KVTK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "SDPB, Yankton Stations Lauded". Yankton Press & Dakotan. 2006-05-08.

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