▁good ▁radio , ▁the ▁station ▁cam ▁be ▁heard ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁east ▁as ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁far ▁as ▁north ▁as ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge , ▁far ▁as ▁west ▁as ▁New ▁I ber ia , ▁and ▁as ▁far ▁south ▁as ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁K T IB ▁is ▁an ▁affili ate ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Pel icans ▁radio ▁network . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁car ries ▁ ▁The ▁K idd ▁Kr add ick ▁Mor ning ▁Show , ▁synd ic ated ▁from ▁K H KS ▁Dallas . ▁ ▁K T IB ▁is ▁power ed ▁at ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s ▁by ▁day . ▁ ▁But ▁at ▁night , ▁when ▁radio ▁waves ▁travel ▁farther , ▁it ▁dro ps ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s ▁to ▁avoid ▁inter fer ing ▁with ▁other ▁stations ▁on ▁AM ▁ 6 4 0 , ▁a ▁clear ▁channel ▁frequency . ▁ ▁It ▁uses ▁a ▁direction al ▁anten na ▁at ▁all ▁times . ▁ ▁K T IB ▁is ▁also ▁sim ul cast ▁on ▁FM ▁transl ator ▁K 2 7 9 C U ▁in ▁Th ib od aux , ▁power ed ▁at ▁ 2 5 0 ▁w att s . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁K T IB ▁signed ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁calling ▁themselves ▁D elta ▁Broadcast ing . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁day timer ▁with ▁a ▁power ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁w