KBTO
radio station in Bottineau, North Dakota
KBTO (101.9 FM) is a country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bottineau, North Dakota, serving North-Central North Dakota. KBTO is owned and operated by Programmer's Broadcasting.
History
KBTO first signed on the air on November 9, 1980 . The station's call sign is considered to reflect its city of license, standing for "K BOtTineau" (with the last two letters transposed).
The station was acquired by John and Jean Kircher of Minot, operating as Programmer's Broadcasting, in a deal finalized in 2001. They purchased the assets of KBTO-FM from Ivers Broadcasting, Inc. for $595,000. KBTO's sister stations in the Minot market include KTZU and KWGO.
Public service
Notable public service efforts have included "Are You Tough Enough to Wear Pink?", a 2007 campaign rallying the rodeo and western industry to raise money and awareness for breast cancer treatment and research.
The public source identifies “KBTO” as radio station in Bottineau, North Dakota. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around KBTO, radio and station.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q14708329. Authority coordinates are 48.853, -100.334. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1980, 2001 and 2007.
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This entry incorporates text from “KBTO” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.