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KTCK (1310 AM; "SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket"), is a sports talk radio station based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station, currently owned by Cumulus Media, has been made popular by the incorporation of humor alongside the sports talk. It rebroadcasts on 96.7 FM. The station's studios are located in the Victory Park district in Dallas just north of downtown, and the transmitter site is in Coppell. The sometime controversial station has posted strong ratings in the Dallas radio market, especially its Arbitron top-rated shows ''The Hardline'' (who entertain the denizens of the metroplex) and ''Dunham and Miller'', which have been the anchors of the station's success throughout its existence. ==History== The 1310 kHz frequency has its origins as WRR, which was licensed in August 1921 and became the first broadcast radio station in the state of Texas, and the second in the United States. In 1948, WRR launched an FM station; the AM station played popular music while the FM station carried classical music until 1975 when WRR 1310 became the first station in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to have an all-news format until its 1978 sale to Bonneville International. 1310 was split from WRR-FM in 1978 and became the first of several incarnations of KAAM when it was owned by the same company that owned KAFM (92.5 MHz) until gaining its current call sign in 1994. The Ticket's original lineup consisted of Skip Bayless, Curt Menefee, Mike Rhyner and Greg Williams, Chuck Cooperstein, and George Dunham and Craig Miller. Skip Bayless was the first host to inaugurate the station's sports format. On March 6, 2006, the station announced that it would be the flagship affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys radio network.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dallas Cowboys on Radio )〕 This success was followed up by Arbitron ratings which showed a 60% increase in listeners.〔(Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Arts & Entertainment )〕 However, on January 23, 2009, KTCK and the Dallas Cowboys ended their three-year partnership.〔()〕 Formerly owned by Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff, The Ticket was purchased by Cumulus Media on May 5, 2006.〔(Cumulus Media Inc. Completes Formation of Cumulus Media Partners and Acquisition of Susquehanna Radio )〕 On January 16, 2009, The Ticket along with the Dallas Stars issued a press release naming KTCK as the new flagship station for Dallas Stars hockey for five years starting with the 2009-10 season.〔http://stars.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=404535〕 On August 7, 2013, it was announced that Cumulus Media will take over operations of rival station ESPN 103.3 through a long term local marketing agreement with Disney. Programming on both stations will currently remain the same. The deal will take effect once Cumulus closes on the spin-off of repeater KTDK 104.1 in Sanger to Whitley Media.〔(Cumulus to LMA ESPN 103.3 Dallas ) - ''(Radio Insight )'' (released August 7, 2013)〕〔(Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket to operate ESPN Radio in Dallas ) - ''The Dallas Morning News'' (released August 7, 2013)〕 On October 7, 2013, it was announced that The Ticket will simulcast on 96.7 FM, which displaced the simulcast of WBAP News/Talk 820 AM (it is now on The Ticket's former simulcast spot KPLX 99.5 HD2). Dan Bennett, the vice president/market manager of Cumulus Broadcasting in Dallas confirmed this move. The format flips took effect on October 21.〔(‘SportsRadio 1310 the Ticket’ to also air on 96.7 FM ) - ''(DFW.com )'' (released October 7, 2013, updated October 8, 2013)〕 Cumulus has surrendered the license for KTDK 104.1 to the FCC, as it was necessary to divest one of its FMs due to the LMA with KESN-FM. It is noted, however, that the station logo on The Ticket's official website had not yet been updated as it still had the 104.1 FM frequency until hours later. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「KTCK (AM)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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