KDRO
KDRO (1490 AM, "Newsradio 1490") is a radio station licensed to serve Sedalia, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Benne Media and licensed to Mathewson Broadcasting Company.
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| City | Sedalia, Missouri |
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| Broadcast area | Sedalia, Missouri |
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Branding | Newsradio 1490 |
| Slogan | "The Voice of Sedalia The Voice of America" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Benne Media (Mathewson Broadcasting Company) |
| KLOZ, KPOW-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | September 13, 1939 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 40662 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 780 watts (unlimited) |
| Translator(s) | K267CO (101.3 MHz, Sedalia) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kdro.com |
KDRO/KPOW Studios located at 301 South Ohio Avenue in Sedalia, the former Third National Bank
KDRO broadcasts a news/talk format.[1]
History
KDRO first signed on the air at 1490 kHz on September 13, 1939.
In February 1990, Sedalia Broadcasting Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to Mathewson Broadcasting Co. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 16, 1990, and the transaction was consummated on June 7, 1990.[2]
In April 2006, Jim Mathewson of Mathewson Broadcasting Co. entered into a local marketing agreement with Denny Benne of Benne Broadcasting.[3]
In Spring 2017, KDRO switched to a news/talk format.
References
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
- "Application Search Details (BAL-19900207EC)". FCC Media Bureau. June 7, 1990.
- Bird-Meyer, Matt (April 26, 2006). "Two radio stations to be sold soon". Sedalia Democrat. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012.
External links[1]
- KDRO official website
- KDRO in the FCC's AM station database
- KDRO on Radio-Locator
- KDRO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- "Online Radio". www.kdro.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
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