WKTY

WKTY (580 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the La Crosse area. The station is owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting and features programming from Westwood One and Infinity Sports Network.^[2]

WKTY

La Crosse, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Frequency	580 kHz
Branding	WKTY 96.7FM 580AM
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Westwood One Infinity Sports Network Green Bay Packers Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Bucks
Ownership
Owner	Mid-West Family Broadcasting (Family Radio, Inc.)
Sister stations	WIZM-FM, WRQT, KQYB, KCLH, WIZM (AM)
History
First air date	May 27, 1948
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	36207
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 740 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	43°44′25.00″N 91°12′21.00″W
Translator(s)	96.7 K244FM (La Crosse)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wktysports.com

Play-by-Play Sports

The station serves as the La Crosse affiliate for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League, Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball, and Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. WKTY also carries local college and high school athletics.

Programming

WKTY broadcast a mixture of local, regional, and national sports programming. Its national shows include The Dan Patrick Show, The Jim Rome Show, and select programming from CBS Sports Radio and Westwood One. The station also carries The Bill Michaels Show, a regional sports talk show; local programming with Dave Carney in the morning, The WiscoSports Show in the evenings with Grant Blise; and local play-by-play sports.

History

WKTY began broadcasting May 27, 1948, on 580 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time). It was owned by the La Crosse Broadcasting Company and was a Mutual affiliate.^[3] During the 1980s, the station was full service, switching back and forth between playing country music and adult contemporary.