KMTN
radio station in Jackson, Wyoming
KMTN (96.9 FM, " 96.9 The Mountain") is a radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format. Licensed to Jackson, Wyoming, United States, the station is owned by Scott Anderson, through licensee Jackson Hole Radio, LLC. Anderson has managed the station for over 25 years. He also served as a Jackson, Wyoming Town councilman for 12 years.
History
KMTN was founded by "Captain" Bob Morris in 1974 and officially licensed on January 28, 1975. In 2012, the studios for the station were located at the corner of Wyoming Highway 22, and U.S. Route 89.
Chaparral Broadcasting sold KMTN and seven other stations to Rich Broadcasting for $3.7 million; the transaction was consummated on April 1, 2013. Under Rich Broadcasting, KMTN and its sister FM stations were threatened to be shut off for a period of time due to a tower dispute with American Tower. The station was renting space on a tower, and was behind $500,000. Rich Broadcasting's issues with American Tower began to involve United States Senators Orrin Hatch of Utah, and John Barrasso of Wyoming.
A U.S. bankruptcy court judge in Utah ruled that American Tower could not turn off the radio stations unless a deal was reached.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “KMTN” as radio station in Jackson, Wyoming. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as radio station in Jackson, Wyoming. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6333934. The first chronological checks are 1974, 1975, 2012 and 2013.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “KMTN”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow KMTN primary sources, KMTN archive and KMTN research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “KMTN” 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.