KHTL
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| Frequency | 93.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | ESPN Arkansas |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Sports radio |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Stereo 93, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | August 16, 1971 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Hit That Line, the name of ESPN Arkansas's website and in turn a passage from the University of Arkansas fight song "Arkansas Fight" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 63336 | |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 88,000 watts |
| HAAT | 316 meters (1,037 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°42′36″N 94°8′16.0″W / 35.71000°N 94.137778°W |
| Translator | 96.1 K241CE (Fayetteville) see below for HD Radio subchannel translators |
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Public license information | |
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KHTL (93.7 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the ESPN Arkansas sports radio network owned by Pearson Broadcasting.
History
[edit]KISR was started in 1971, by Fred Baker, Jr., Bernie Baker, and Ed Hopkins III. Its original offices, studio, and transmitter were in the front three rooms of Fred and Bernie Baker's home at 605 North Greenwood in Fort Smith, and the antenna was hung on a utility pole in the backyard. In the market's first Arbitron ratings, KISR had a 32-share compared to the next closest station's 13 share. The transmitter is located in Young Mountain, north of Van Buren, Arkansas. Its studios and offices are in Central Mall in Fort Smith.
On April 10, 2026, after a $1.235 million sale filing of Fred Baker’s Stereo 93 Inc. to Pearson Broadcasting, it was announced that KISR would drop its CHR format and flip to ESPN Radio as part of the statewide ESPN Arkansas network, with the former CHR format moving to 950 kHz. KISR founder Fred Baker noted that the station had been intended to be local, not regional, but a 2024 tower site change had given the station regional coverage including Fayetteville. The move expands Pearson's ESPN coverage throughout the entirety of Northwest Arkansas and Western Arkansas and into much of Eastern Oklahoma, bringing clear signal coverage of Arkansas Razorbacks games and ESPN programming.[2] The KISR call sign was moved to the AM facility on May 26, 2026, and this station became KFSA. The call sign was changed again on June 27, 2026, to KHTL.[1]
KISR-HD2
[edit]On September 20, 2018, KISR launched an active rock format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Rock 94.1" (simulcast on translator K231BS Fort Smith).[3] The country format that had been on 950 moved to the HD2 subchannel ahead of the sale of 93.7 to Pearson.[2]
KISR-HD3
[edit]On September 17, 2018 (after stunting with Free's "All Right Now"), KISR launched a classic rock format on its HD3 subchannel, branded as "101.9 The River" (simulcast on translator K270BR 101.9 FM Fort Smith).[4] In December '23, the station became an affiliate of the syndicated Pink Floyd program "Floydian Slip".
Translators
[edit]| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info | Notes |
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| K241CE | 96.1 FM | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 22394 | 62 | D | LMS | Relays KISR FM/HD1 |
| K231BS | 94.1 FM | Fort Smith, Arkansas | 22386 | 250 | D | LMS | Relays KISR-HD2 |
| K270BR | 101.9 FM | Fort Smith, Arkansas | 22418 | 250 | D | LMS | Relays KISR-HD3 |
| K288GO | 105.5 FM | Fort Smith, Arkansas | 22385 | 243 | D | LMS | Relays KISR-HD4 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Facility Technical Data for KHTL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- 1 2 Venta, Lance (April 10, 2026). "With Sale KISR Begins Fort Smith Format Shuffle". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
- ↑ Rock 94.1 Debuts in Fort Smith Radioinsight - September 20, 2018
- ↑ 101.9 The River Debuts in Fort Smith Radioinsight - September 17, 2018
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Official website
- Official website
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 63336 (KHTL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KHTL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database