KTOP-FM
Radio station in Topeka, Kansas
title: "KTOP-FM" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["country-radio-stations-in-kansas", "radio-stations-established-in-1993", "1993-establishments-in-kansas", "cumulus-media-radio-stations"] description: "Radio station in Topeka, Kansas" topic_path: "general/country-radio-stations-in-kansas" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTOP-FM" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Radio station in Topeka, Kansas ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | KTOP-FM |
| city | St. Marys, Kansas |
| country | US |
| area | Topeka metropolitan area |
| branding | 102.9 Cat Country |
| frequency | |
| airdate | |
| format | Country |
| erp | 30,000 watts |
| haat | 182.2 m |
| class | C2 |
| facility_id | 60034 |
| licensing_authority | FCC |
| coordinates | |
| callsign_meaning | Topeka |
| former_callsigns | |
| owner | Cumulus Media |
| licensee | Cumulus Licensing LLC |
| sister_stations | KDVV, KMAJ, KMAJ-FM, KTOP, KWIC |
| webcast | |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = KTOP-FM | city = St. Marys, Kansas | country = US | area = Topeka metropolitan area | branding = 102.9 Cat Country | frequency = | airdate = | format = Country | erp = 30,000 watts | haat = 182.2 m | class = C2 | facility_id = 60034 | licensing_authority = FCC | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = Topeka | former_callsigns = | owner = Cumulus Media | licensee = Cumulus Licensing LLC | sister_stations = KDVV, KMAJ, KMAJ-FM, KTOP, KWIC | webcast = | website =
KTOP-FM (102.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to St. Marys, Kansas, United States and serving the Topeka metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a country music format known as "102.9 Cat Country". The studios are located on South Kansas Avenue in Topeka.
KTOP-FM's transmitter is located off SW Wanamaker Road in Topeka, near Kaw River State Park and the Kansas River.
History
The station signed on the air on December 4, 1994.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997 page B-184. Retrieved May 11, 2025. While it was still a construction permit, it had the call sign KTPQ. But by the time it debuted, its call letters were KQTP. It was the FM sister station to KTOP in Topeka. KQTP had an oldies format and was owned by Shawnee Broadcasting. In 2009, it changed its call letters to match its sister station, as KTOP-FM.
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On October 31, 2014, KTOP-FM rebranded as "Nash FM 102.9". On December 21, 2015, KTOP-FM began calling itself "102.9 Nash Icon".
On September 13, 2021, KTOP-FM dropped its Nash branding. It became "102.9 Cat Country".
References
References
- [https://www.topekacatcountry.com/contests/ TopekaCatCountry.com/contests]
- "Rebranded to ''Nash FM 102.9''".
- [https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/95614/ktop-shifts-from-nash-to-nash-icon/ KTOP-FM Shifts From Nash to Nash Icon]
- [https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212826/cat-country-is-on-the-prowl-in-topeka/ Cat Country Is On The Prowl In Topeka] Radioinsight - September 13, 2021
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