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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KUTI
| imagelogo = =
| city = [[Yakima, Washington]]
| slogan country = US▼
| area = [[Yakima, Washington]]
| branding = ''1460 ESPN Yakima''
▲| slogan =
| frequency = 1460 [[kHz]]
| repeater =
| airdate = October{{start 19date|1941}} (as KEVE in [[Everett, 1944Washington|Everett]])
| format last_airdate = [[Sports{{end radiodate|2023|8|Sports]]31}}
| power format = 5,000Defunct (was [[wattSports radio|sports]]s day<br>3,700 watts night)
| power = {{ubl|5,000 [[watt]]s day|3,700 watts night}}
| class = B
| facility_id = 49722
| coordinates = {{coord|46|33|29.00|N|120|27|2.00|W|region:US-WA_type:landmark|name=KUTI}}
| callsign_meaning = '''K''' C'''UTI'''e"Cutie" (previous format)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KEVE (1941–1944)|KTYW (1944–1947)|KIMA (1944–19691947–1969)<br>|KMWX (1969–2000)}}
| affiliations = [[ESPN Radio]], [[Motor Racing Network]]
| owner = [[Townsquare Media]]
| licensee = Townsquare Media Yakima License, LLC
| sister_stations = [[KFFM]], [[KATS]], [[KIT (AM)|KIT]], [[KDBL]], [[KMGW (FM)|KMGW]]
| webcast = [http://1460espnyakima.com/listen-live/ Listen Live]
| website = [http://1460espnyakima.com/ 1460espnyakima.com]
}}
 
'''KUTI''' (1460 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) iswas a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[sports radio|sports]] format to the [[Yakima, Washington]], USAUnited States area. The station iswas nowlast owned by [[Townsquare Media]]. The station reaches all parts of the [[Yakima River|Yakima Valley]] area. It airs programming from [[ESPN Radio]]. The 1460 frequency was first occupied by KIMA, which started operations on October 19, 1944. When KUTI went on the air on 980, it was owned by Wally Nelskog, with a rock 'n' roll format. Before the switch to 1460, KUTI was formerly KMWX, with a country-western format. 980 kHz is now [[KTCR (AM)|KTCR]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KUTI |title=KUTI Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref> The station reached all parts of the [[Yakima River|Yakima Valley]] area. It aired programming from [[ESPN Radio]].
 
==History==
In 1957, Harrison A. Roddick bought KUTI and played classical music. So few listeners tuned in, that the station did not attract enough advertisers to keep going, and Roddick had to sell the station at a loss.▼
The 1460 frequency was first occupied by KEVE in [[Everett, Washington]], which was first licensed October 2, 1941.<ref name="fcc-cards">{{cite web |title=KMWX (KUTI) history cards |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=43276 |website=CDBS Public Access |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=April 30, 2024 |format=PDF}}</ref> It moved to Yakima in 1944 as KTYW, changing its [[call sign]] to KIMA in 1947.<ref name="fcc-cards"/> KIMA's call sign was changed to KMWX in 1969.<ref name="fcc-cards"/> Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, it broadcast an [[oldies]] format with hourly updates from [[NBC Radio Network|NBC Radio News]]. KMWX was also used on the Yakima TCI Cablevision [[Prevue Guide|Program Guide]] back in the 1990s. KMWX primarily played hits from the 1960s and 1970s, and later added some 1980s.
 
▲The station took on the KUTI call sign, formerly used at 980 kHz (now [[KTCR (AM)|KTCR]]), in 2000. When KUTI went on the air on 980, it was owned by Wally Nelskog, with a rock and roll format. In 1957, Harrison A. Roddick bought KUTI and played [[classical music]]. So few listeners tuned in, that the station did not attract enough advertisers to keep going, and Roddick had to sell the station at a loss. Before the switch to 1460, KUTI was formerly KMWX, with a [[country-western]] format.
 
KUTI went off the air August 31, 2023.<ref name="fcc-kutioff">{{cite web |last1=Stabbert |first1=Martin |title=Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/amDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076f918a43681a018a6ad00d7c2256&id=25076f918a43681a018a6ad00d7c2256&goBack=N |website=Licensing and Management System |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=April 30, 2024 |date=September 8, 2023}}</ref> The [[Federal Communications Commission]] cancelled the station’s license on April 26, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=49722|title=License Cancelled|work=Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System|date=April 26, 2024|access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.1460espnyakima.com/ Official website]
*{{AM station data|49722|KUTI}}
 
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