Author: Adam Minihan

Skiatook sits north of the Tulsa metro at a remove that gives it a distinct character. The drive down US-75 toward the city, Skiatook Lake to the west, the quieter pace that comes with living just far enough out. For those in Skiatook who have come across Catholic radio Skiatook on St. Michael Radio, the station tends to arrive in the same way it does for listeners throughout the area: on a commute, or in a quiet evening, or during a moment when something steady and thoughtful is exactly what the day needed.

Sapulpa has its own pace. The Route 66 corridor through downtown, the drive out to the Turner Turnpike, the stretch of I-44 heading northeast toward Tulsa in the morning and back again in the evening. In the middle of that daily movement, a lot of people in Sapulpa listen to the radio without much deliberation about it.

Claremore has a particular kind of quiet that Rogers County towns tend to have. The drive south on US-169 toward Tulsa in the morning, the stretch back north in the evening, the familiar rhythm of a community that is close enough to the city to feel connected but far enough to have its own character.