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KAKC (1300 AM) is a sports talk radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. Its studios are located at the Tulsa Event Center in Southeast Tulsa and its transmitter site is near Broken Arrow.
History.
KAKC 970 first signed on the air on 24 December 1946 ; it was founded by Sam Avey. Avey was a local businessman and sports promoter, who owned the Tulsa Coliseum. When KAKC first went on the air, it was a day-time
events and sporting events, such as ice hockey, boxing, and wrestling matches.
Avey also owned the radio station KAKC, and it broadcast from the Coliseum basement. On September 20, 1952, the building was burned to the ground after it was struck by lightning. The building’s wooden roof accelerated the fire.
In January 1958, Avey sold out the wrestling promotion to McGuirk. He left to concentrate on his role as senior vice president with the Farmers and Merchants State Bank. He was still linked to