KHTK
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 CBS Sports Radio 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.
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| Broadcast area | Sacramento metro area |
| Frequency | 1140 kHz |
| Branding | Sactown Sports 1140 |
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| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Sports |
| Network | Infinity Sports Network |
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| History | |
First air date | November 12, 1926 (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 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20352 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°23′34″N 121°11′51″W |
| Repeater(s) | 96.1 KYMX-HD2 (Sacramento) |
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| Webcast | Listen live Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
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 XEMR 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.
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.