KTRC

KTRC (1260 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico airing a progressive talk radio format. The station is owned by Hutton Broadcasting, LLC. Its studios and transmitter are located in Santa Fe.

KTRC

Santa Fe, New Mexico United States
Broadcast area	Santa Fe metropolitan area
Frequency	1260 kHz
Branding	Talk 1260 KTRC
Programming
Format	Progressive talk
Affiliations	ABC News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Hutton Broadcasting, LLC
Sister stations	KBAC KLBU KQBA KVSF KVSF-FM
History
First air date	February 14, 1992 (1992-02-14)
Former call signs	KVSF (1992–2002)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	12970
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	35°40′56″N 105°58′21″W
Translator	103.7 MHz K279CX (Santa Fe)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	santafe.com/radio_stations/ktrc-1260-103-7-talk/

By day, KTRC is powered at 5,000 watts. At sunset KTRC reduces power to 1,000 watts to protect other stations on 1260 AM. Programming is also heard on 250 watt FM translator K279CX at 103.7 MHz.

History

The station went on the air as KVSF on February 14, 1992. On July 23, 2002, the station changed its call sign to the current KTRC.

The station was purchased by American General Media in 2000 from Withers Broadcasting Co. in a $7 million deal that included KVSF (1400 AM}, KQBA (107.5 FM), KLBU (94.7 FM) and KVCN (106.7 FM). KTRC was acquired by Hutton Broadcasting in 2008. All these stations except KVCN, were eventually acquired by Hutton.

Logo before translator sign on

Hutton Broadcasting had a construction permit to move translator K235CO from Socorro to Santa Fe to broadcast this station on the FM band at 103.7. The translator was licensed for the new facility as K279CX effective February 21, 2018.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 12970 (KTRC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KTRC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database