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KTHT 97.1 "Country Legends 97.1" is a 100,000 watt FM station licensed to Cleveland, TX, that includes service to Houston and Beaumont TX with its classic country format. The station is owned by Cox Radio and is co-owned with KGLK, KHPT, and KKBQ. It is headquartered out of Suite 2300 at 3 Post Oak Central in the Uptown district in Houston, Texas, United States.^[1][2]

KTHT programming is simulcast in HD radio on sister station 92.9 KKBQ's HD-3 sub channel.

Station history[link]

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Signed on as KRTK in May 1991 to simulcast 92.1 KRTS classical music programming to increase the station's coverage in Houston. It was sold four years later after KRTS request to increase power was approved by the FCC.

Since then 97.1 has seen, Tejano/Regional Mexican as KEYH-FM (simulcasting 850 KEYH AM). Under AM/FM, it acquired the KKTL calls as "Houston's Talk FM, 97 Talk". After the talk format floundered it was switched to simulcast KTBZ-FM "107-5 The Buzz" programming. It continued simulcasting 107.5 after KTBZ and KLDE "Oldies 94.5" swapped frequencies in 2000, the result of an ownership trade-off in the AM-FM/Clear Channel merger. Newcomer Cox Radio got KKTL and the 107.5 facility where KLDE was moved. In October 2000 it became Rhythmic/CHR as KTHT "Hot 97.1", then in March 2001 it became Country Legends 97.1.

Station Personalities[link]

Dan Gallo and Chuck Akers host the morning show, weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Callsign & Moniker History[link]

• KRTK - 05/03/1991
• KEYH-FM - 09/18/1995
• KOHD - 03/11/1996
• KEYH-FM - 03/11/1996
• KOND - 03/11/1996
• KRTK - 02/10/1997 (K-Arts)
• KKTL - 09/22/1997 (97 Talk)
• KKTL-FM - 03/19/1999 (simulcast of 107-5 The Buzz, Oldies 107.5)
• KTHT - 11/13/2000 (Hot 97-1, Country Legends 97.1)

References[link]

External links[link]

• KTHT Website
• Listen to the launch of Hot 97.1
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KTHT
• Radio-Locator information on KTHT
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KTHT

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Shy Nobleman
Background information
Also known as	שי נובלמן
Born	(1974-07-02) July 2, 1974 (age 37)
Origin	Ramat Gan, Israel
Genres	Indie rock, psychadelic rock, power Pop, neo-psychedelia
Occupations	Singer, Songwriter, Actor
Instruments	Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Piano
Years active	1995–present
Associated acts	Rockfour, Dr. Kasper's Rabbits Show
Website	Shy Nobleman.com

Shy Nobleman (‏שי נובלמן, born July 2, 1974) is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, keyboardist, guitarist and Actor.

He is one of Israel's leading indie musicians, whose English language psychedelic and power-pop albums have been hits in Israel and enjoys increasing popularity in a number of European countries.

History[link]

Music[link]

Nobleman started his professional music career in 1995 as a bass player for the successful Israeli rock band Mofa Ha'arnavot Shel Dr. Kasper (Dr. Kasper's Rabbits Show).

After the band's breakup in 1996, he moved to London and with bassist, Robert Whitmore, formed his own band, "Oracle." As an active member of the mod and garage rock scene in the U.K. his songwriting became influenced by Sixties Psychedelic Rock.

Nobleman took guitar lessons from Thee Headcoats' Bruce Brand and then began crafting tunes at a piano in his house in the western suburbs of London.

In 1999 he entered Toe Rag Studios and with producer Liam Watson recorded his first double A side single, 'Sad Song Happy Song / Lonely Boy.' After the English music magazine, Melody Maker, chose the song as "Single of the Week," Shy was encouraged to go back to the studio and record a full album of original material.

He returned to Tel Aviv and with Israeli rock band, Rockfour, backing him up, he recorded his debut album "How to Be Shy."

Despite the novelty of English language albums in Israel at the time, the album was selected by several Israeli music critics as "Album of the Year" and in the USA, Rolling Stone critic, Richie Unterberger, chose it as one of his favourite 10 albums of 2001.^{[citation needed]} The Alternative Press music magazine named him one of "25 international artists who can take over America".^{[citation needed]} The music's moody lyrics contrasted with happy uplifting melodies.^{[citation needed]}

Nobleman's wild and spontaneous live shows, which often featured surprise guest appearances from old time rockers and a number of drag queens attracted a cult following and in 2002 Nobleman launched an extensive solo U.S. tour, and supported the indie pop band Of Montreal, playing in such venues as New York's famed CBGBs.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005 he recorded his second album "Beautiful Life" which became a top-10 album in Israel.^{[citation needed]} The musicians on the album included some of Israel's leading indie rock names :Yotam Ben-Horin, Geva Alon and members of Rockfour and The Monotonix. "Beautiful Life" was more power pop and had a harder sound than Nobleman's debut album. It included the top- 10 radio singles "Girlfriend" and "Baby In The Rain," and made history as they were the first English songs recorded by an Israeli to play on Israel's state radio station, which until then had refused to play non-Hebrew material recorded by local artists.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006 Nobleman played support shows for the English band, Echo & The Bunnymen, and was invited to Germany by the band "Tomte", to open their Buchstaben über der Stadt tour.

In 2009 Nobleman caused something of a national scandal when he recorded his second Hebrew single "We Will Never Reach the World Cup," a song that lamented the consistent failure of Israel's national football (soccer) team. The song became a radio hit but vanished from the air after the Israeli Sports Minister and the Israeli Football Association complained and had it banned.

Shy Nobleman third album is expected to be release during 2012.

Actor[link]

Shy Nobleman is also the host of a weekly satirical sports television and internet show which he has been on the air since 2006.

For the past 20 years Nobleman has also been the Israeli voice of Disney's Donald Duck.

For several years Nobleman was working as a music critic and had a weekly column in various Israeli papers.

Personal[link]

Nobleman is a far family relative of French musician and singer, Sacha Distel.

Nobleman is married to Israeli singer and songwriter, Billy Levy, from the band Billy and the Firm .

Discography[link]

Solo albums[link]

• 2001 – How to Be Shy
• 2005 – Beautiful Life

External links[link]

• Myspace site
• Shy Nobleman at MOOMA (Hebrew)