KHTK

KHTK
Broadcast areaSacramento metro area
Frequency1140 kHz
BrandingSactown Sports 1140
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSports
NetworkInfinity Sports Network
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
November 12, 1926 (1926-11-12) (as KGDM at 1380)
Former call signs
  • KGDM (1926–57)
  • KRAK (1957–94)
Former frequencies
  • 1380 kHz (1926–28)
  • 1150 kHz (1928–29)
  • 1100 kHz (1929–41)
  • 1130 kHz (1941–43)
Call sign meaning
Station formerly had a hot talk format
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID20352
ClassB
Power50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
38°23′34″N 121°11′51″W / 38.39278°N 121.19750°W / 38.39278; -121.19750
Repeater(s)96.1 KYMX-HD2 (Sacramento)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Listen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.sactownsports.com

KHTK (1140 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Sacramento, California. KHTK broadcasts a sports radio format as "Sactown Sports 1140" and is an affiliate of the Infinity Sports Network. It is owned by Salt Lake City–based Bonneville International, a profit-making subsidiary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The studios and offices are on Commerce Circle in North Sacramento, just north of the American River.[2]

KHTK is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM radio stations in the United States. Because AM 1140 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations XEMR-AM in Monterrey, Mexico, and WRVA in Richmond, Virginia, KHTK must broadcast with a directional antenna at all times to avoid interference, using a five-tower array. The transmitter is on Rising Road in Wilton, California.[3]

KHTK is the second Sacramento AM station, after KIID, to broadcast using the HD Radio hybrid format. The signal is audible as far north as Redding, as far south as Monterey and into the suburbs of San Francisco. It is also simulcast on the third HD subchannel of sister station KNCI.[4]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KHTK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ PublicFiles.fcc.gov/KHTK
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KHTK
  4. ^ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=1 HD Radio Guide for Sacramento