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{{short description|Radio station in Rapid City, South Dakota}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KTOQ
| logo             = ESPN Rapid City.png
| city             = [[Rapid City, South Dakota]]
| area             = [[Rapid City, South Dakota]]
| branding         = ''ESPN Rapid City''
| frequency        = 1340 [[kHz]]
| translator       = 105.7 K289AI  (Rapid City)
| airdate          = 1953
| format           = [[Sports radio|Sports]]
| power            = 1,000 [[watt]]s
| erp              = 250 [[watt]]s (FM translator)
| haat             =
| class            = C
| facility_id      = 67309
| coordinates      = {{coord|44|4|6|N|103|10|11|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations     = [[ESPN Radio]], [[Westwood One (1976–2011)|Westwood One]]
| owner            = Haugo Broadcasting, Inc.
| licensee         =
| sister_stations  = [[KSQY]] and [[KIQK]]
| webcast          = [http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KTOQ Listen Live]
| website          = {{URL|http://www.espnrapidcity.com}}
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''KTOQ''' (1340 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[sports radio|sports]] format. Licensed to [[Rapid City, South Dakota]], United States, the station serves the Rapid City area. The station is currently owned by Haugo Broadcasting, Inc., and features programming from [[ESPN Radio]] and [[Westwood One (1976–2011)|Westwood One]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KTOQ |title=KTOQ Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
In 1998, Haugo Broadcasting (owner of [[KSQY]]) acquired Rapid City stations [[KIQK]] "Kick 104" and KTOQ "K-Talk 1340" from Tom-Tom Broadcasting, then owned by [[NBC]] news anchor [[Tom Brokaw]]. Soon after the purchase, KSQY moved its studios to Rapid City and joined its new sister stations. In September 2008, Haugo Broadcasting moved into its new facilities at 3601 Canyon Lake Drive.
In April 2012, KTOQ changed its format to sports, with programming from ESPN Radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/sports/ktoq-aims-to-land-minnesota-twins-radio-affiliation/article_2e9ab7e8-844d-11e1-88f8-001a4bcf887a.html|title=KTOQ Aims to Land Minnesota Twins Radio Affiliation|work=[[Rapid City Journal]]|author=Danny Lawhon|date=April 12, 2012}}</ref>
In March 2013, it began simulcasting its signal on 105.7 FM.
==References==
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==External links==
{{AM station data|67309|KTOQ}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|5473|K289AI}}
*{{FXL|K289AI}}
{{Rapid City Radio}}
{{Sports Radio Stations in South Dakota}}
[[Category:Radio stations in South Dakota|TOQ]]
[[Category:Sports radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1953]]
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