KTHH
| City | Albany, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Branding | Comedy 990 |
| Frequency | 990 kHz |
| First air date | January 16, 1959 |
| Format | Comedy |
| Power | 250 watts (day) 9 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 39485 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 44°35′43″N 123°07′34″W / 44.59528°N 123.12611°W |
| Former callsigns | KABY (1959-1962) KRKT (1962-2004) |
| Owner | Bicoastal Media (Bicoastal Media Licenses V, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KDUK-FM, KEJO, KFLY, KLOO, KLOO-FM, KODZ, KPNW, KRKT-FM |
| Website | comedy990.com |
KTHH (990 AM, "Comedy 990") is a radio station licensed to serve Albany, Oregon, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1959, is currently owned by Bicoastal Media and the broadcast license is held by Bicoastal Media Licenses V, LLC.
KTHH broadcasts a comedy format to the greater Corvallis, Oregon, area. In addition to its usual music programming, KTHH airs Major League Baseball games as a member of the Seattle Mariners Radio Network.
This station began regular broadcast operations on January 16, 1959, with 250 watts of power, daytime-only, on a frequency of 990 kHz.KABY was owned by the Albany Broadcasting Corporation with Chet Wheeler serving as president and general manager. Just over three years after the station was launched, in May 1962, it was sold to Radio Station KNND, Inc., and W. Gorden Crockett took over as general manager.
The new owners had the call sign changed to KRKT later in 1962. In 1963, the name of the license holding company was changed to Radio Stations KNND & KRKT, Inc. to reflect the duopoly ownership. In 1966, Peter J. Ryan and Milton A. Viken were acting as co-general managers of the station but by 1967 Ryan would be full in charge as the station's sole general manager.
The company named was changed again in 1968, this time to the more general Interstate Broadcasters, Inc., while Peter J. Ryan remained the GM. Robert Esty joined the station in 1971 overseeing its popular music format as general manager, promotions manager, and vice president of the company. In 1972, Harry Gilt took over the general manager and promotions manager jobs as the station shifted its format slightly to a contemporary music mix.
Robert Esty returned in early 1973 when his Linn-Benton Broadcasters, Inc., purchased the station from Interstate Broadcasters, Inc., in a transaction that was consummated on May 1, 1973. The company name represented the two Oregon counties served by this station's broadcast signal: Linn and Benton. Esty resumed his general manager duties while Harry Gilt remained with the station as the program director overseeing the new country & western music format. The station would stay a country music outlet through the rest of the 1970s and well beyond.
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