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| Frequency | 1320 kHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KOLT, KMOR, KHYY, KOZY, KETT | |
| History | |
First air date | February 16, 1930 |
Last air date | November 1, 2019 |
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| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 67471 |
| Class | B |
| Power | |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°51′50″N 103°42′24″W / 41.86389°N 103.70667°W |
KOLT (1320 AM) was a radio station in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States, which operated from 1930 to 2019. It was last owned by Legacy Broadcasting, also known as Hometown Family Radio, and carried a talk radio format.
KOLT was the oldest radio station in Scottsbluff, signing on as KGKY in 1930 before becoming KOLT in 1947. It was owned by the Hilliard family for the first 52 years of its existence and grew from a 100-watt outlet to a 5,000-watt station; it was credited as the first station in Nebraska to broadcast local news. When the Hilliards retired from broadcasting in 1982, they sold the station to a group of its employees. However, KOLT struggled financially, leading to a legal dispute and its closure in June 1989.
Michael Tracy bought the station out of foreclosure and receivership and obtained a waiver from the Federal Communications Commission to create the first group of three radio stations commonly owned in the same market. KOLT returned to the air in 1992 and served primarily as a talk radio station. When the Nebraska Rural Radio Association acquired Legacy Broadcasting's other local stations in 2019, KOLT was excluded from the sale to meet ownership limitations, and its programming and format were moved to the former KOAQ, now KOLT, at 690 kHz. No buyer was identified for the license, which was surrendered.