KLTA-FM

KLTA-FM

Moorhead, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Fargo-Moorhead
Frequency	98.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Big 98.7
Programming
Format	Adult Top 40 (CHR)
Subchannels	HD2: Rhythmic Top 40 (CHR) "96.9 Hits FM"
Ownership
Owner	Radio FM Media (Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc.)
Sister stations	K233CY, KBVB, KPFX, KQWB, KQWB-FM, KBMW, K245BY
History
First air date	1983 (as KKIB)
Former call signs	KKIB (1983–1984)
Former frequencies	105.1 MHz (1983–2013)
Call sign meaning	LiTe Rock 105 (former branding of 105.1 FM, which was formerly KLTA)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	21191
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	177 meters (581 ft)
Translator(s)	96.9 K245BY (Moorhead, relays HD2)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live (FM/HD1) Listen Live (HD2)
Website	big987.com (FM/HD1) 96.9 Hits FM (HD2)

KLTA-FM (98.7 FM (MHz); "Big 98.7") is a radio station based in Fargo, North Dakota, though licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to Moorhead, Minnesota, owned by Jim Ingstad's Radio FM Media. The station carries an adult-oriented Top 40 (CHR) format. KLTA and rhythmic CHR-formatted HD2 translator K245BY ("96.9 Hits FM") compete against heritage Top 40 (CHR) KOYY.

Its studios are located on 7th Avenue South in Fargo, while its transmitter is located near Sabin, Minnesota.

KLTA slightly pitches up the music played on air. In theory, this will make music played on KLTA sound more "upbeat" when comparing it to other stations that don't pitch music or don't pitch to the extent of KLTA. Music pitching is still widely done throughout the radio industry, citing the same reasons stated above. Granted the topic is somewhat "controversial" in the industry as some claim it ruins the music, and no longer sounds like it was originally intended to sound like by the artist or producers.^{[citation needed]}