WKTU
WKTU (103.5 FM) is a rhythmic adult contemporary formatted radio station licensed to Lake Success, New York, a suburb of New York City. WKTU is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts from studios at 125 West 55th Street in Midtown Manhattan; its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building.
- Lake Success, New York
- United States
- Lake Success, New York
- United States
103.5 KTU
- HD2: Pride Radio
- HD3: CaribStar Radio (Caribbean music)
- iHeartMedia
- (iHM Licenses, LLC)
September 1, 1958
- WGLI-FM (1958–1961)
- WTFM (1961–1982)
- WAPP (1982–1986)
- WQHT (1986–1988)
- WYNY (1988–1996)
6595
B
- 6,000 watts (analog)
- 238 watts (digital)
415 meters (1,362 ft)
- Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
- Listen live (via iHeartRadio) (HD2)
- Listen live (via iHeartRadio) (HD3)
History[edit]
WGLI-FM–WTFM (1958–1982)[edit]
In 1958, 103.5 MHz was assigned to Babylon, New York for WGLI-FM, simulcasting sister station WGLI 1290AM. William Reuman, the founder and owner of WWRL in New York City, was the owner of WGLI. 103.5 MHz had previously been assigned to WPAT-FM in Paterson, New Jersey, which went on the air as WNNJ in 1949, and was deleted in early 1951.[2]
HD2 operation[edit]
WKTU began broadcasting in HD in late winter 2004. WKTU-HD1 duplicates the analog signal's Rhythmic AC format, while WKTU-HD2 originally broadcast country music similar to WYNY. On July 23, 2009, the country music format was dropped in favor of Pride Radio, a lifestyle format targeted to the LGBTQ community.[26]
Live events[edit]
Every August, WKTU holds an annual event called Beatstock. The event showcases artists from every dance genre, from disco to electronica, and is held at two locations in the New York area: Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York and the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. The original KTU Beatstock concert, which took place in 1997, was an all-day event held at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York. It featured over 50 acts from various genres of dance music, all performing on one stage. For 2011, WKTU had decided to no longer sponsor the event; however, Beatstock continued for the year on Long Island at the Brookhaven Amphitheater on August 20. (That event was featured in The Real Housewives of New Jersey, episode 4.12 (July 15, 2012),[27] as two of the cast members - Melissa Gorga[28] and Teresa Giudice's daughter, Gia - performed there.[29])
In April 2012, WKTU announced a new concert event called KTUphoria. The all star concert event took place at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey on May 20, 2012, and, like Beatstock, was an all-day event featuring DJs and artists performing on one stage, albeit modified. On June 29, 2014, Ktuphoria was held at Izod Center with Jennifer Lopez, Calvin Harris, The Chainsmokers, Ariana Grande and Cash Cash.[30]