KTLK

KTLK
Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Broadcast area	Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Frequency	1130 kHz
Branding	News/Talk AM 1130
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Conservative talk radio
Affiliations	Premiere Networks; Compass Media Networks; Fox News Radio; NBC News Radio;
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	K244FE; K273BH; KDWB-FM; KEEY-FM; KFXN-FM; KQQL; KTCZ-FM; W227BF;
History
First air date	December 23, 1923; 100 years ago
Former call signs	KFMT (1923–1925); WHAT (1925–1926); WGWY (1926); WDGY (1926–1991); KFAN (1991–2011); KTCN (2011–2014);
Former frequencies	1300 kHz (1923–1927); 1140 kHz (1927); 1150 kHz (1927); 1140 kHz (1927); 1050 kHz (1927–1928); 1410 kHz (1928); 1390 kHz (1928–1929); 560 kHz (1929); 1180 kHz (1929–1941);
Call sign meaning	"Talk"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	59961
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts (day); 25,000 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	44°38′48″N 93°23′31″W / 44.64667°N 93.39194°W
Translator(s)	103.5 K278BP (Cottage Grove)
Repeater(s)	100.3 KFXN-HD2 (Minneapolis)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	twincitiesnewstalk.iheart.com

KTLK (1130 kHz) – branded News/Talk AM 1130 – is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota. It broadcasts a Conservative talk radio radio format to the Twin Cities radio market and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The radio studios are on Utica Avenue South in St. Louis Park.

By day, KTLK is powered at the maximum for AM stations, 50,000 watts, and uses a directional antenna at all times. At night, to avoid interference with other stations on 1130 AM, it reduces power to 25,000 watts and uses a nine-tower array. The transmitter is on Flag Trail at Prairie Hills Lane in Prior Lake.^[2] Programming is also heard on FM translator K278BP at 103.5 MHz in Cottage Grove.^[3] It is also simulcast over an HD digital subchannel of KFXN-FM 100.3 MHz.