ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, kˌeɪtˌiːtˌiːˈɛs ˌeɪˈɛm fɹˈiːkwənsi tɹˈeɪdᵻd fɹˈiːkwənsiz wɪð kˌeɪdʒˌiːbˌiːˈɛks, mˈuːvɪŋ kˌeɪtˌiːtˌiːˈɛs fɹʌm ˌeɪˈɛm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd tʊ ˌeɪˈɛm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, wˌɪtʃ ɡˈeɪv ðˌɛm ɐ wˈaɪdɚ sˈɪɡnəl ɹˈeɪndʒ, ænd ɡˈeɪv kˌeɪdʒˌiːbˌiːˈɛks ðə mˈʌni tə bˈaɪ ɐn ˌɛfˈɛm ɐlˈɑːtmənt.
In the late 1980s, KTTS's AM frequency traded frequencies with KGBX, moving KTTS from AM 1400 to AM 1260, which gave them a wider signal range, and gave KGBX the money to buy an FM allotment.