Another AM is gone. This time is it is KTHO-AM at South Lake Tahoe, CA on 590.

[Frequency1]

The FCC has deleted the license of KTHO-AM and its associated FM translator K241BK.

https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/corrp_list.pl?Application_id=1826992&File_Prefix=BESTA&App_Arn=20210803AAA&Facility_id=51528

 

[crainbebo]

Glad I DXed this station years ago before they went belly-up. I barely heard them on a couple of occasions, running the 500 watt night power. Too bad, interesting format, but probably couldn't compete with the *many* other Reno stations.

 

[michael hagerty]

Wow. The FCC says it has been dark since 2018 after the tower owner seized the transmitter for non payment of rent:

http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=99689

 

[DaveBayArea]

Ironically, there are three non-comm broadcasters who applied for the one remaining frequency there in the recent filing window.
Dave B.

 

[michael hagerty]

Glad I DXed this station years ago before they went belly-up. I barely heard them on a couple of occasions, running the 500 watt night power. Too bad, interesting format, but probably couldn't compete with the *many* other Reno stations.

Reno AMs, apart from 780, generally don’t throw that solid a signal into South Lake Tahoe, which is in a basin 2,000 feet above and 60 miles from Reno.