KCMO (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Kansas City, Missouri, extending into most of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska |
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| Branding | 710 KCMO |
| Slogan | Fox News & Talk Radio |
| First air date | 1948 |
| Frequency | 710 kHz |
| Format | Talk radio |
| ERP | 10,000 watts daytime 5,000 nighttime |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Owner | Cumulus Media |
| Website | www.710kcmo.com |
KCMO 710 AM is a Kansas City area talk radio station that airs syndicated shows, such as those hosted by Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Dave Ramsey, Michael Savage, and Glenn Beck. It is affiliated with Fox News Radio. KCMO was originally on 810 AM, but switched frequencies with WHB in October 1998. Cumulus Media acquired the station in 2006 following their acquisition of Susquehanna.
The station started in 1925 by Wilson Duncan Broadcasting on 1370 AM as KWKC. In 1936 it changed its called letters to KCMO (Kansas City Missouri). In 1939 it moved to 1450 AM and then 1480 AM. In September 1947 it moved to 810 AM. [1]
Walter Cronkite was a sports announcer at the station in the 1936 with the on air name of "Water Wilcox"[2]. He met his wife Mary Elizabeth Maxwell there and left to become a reporter for United Press International.
In 1953 the television station in KCMO-TV launched. The radio station was spun off from the television station in 1983 when the t.v. station moved its studios to Fairway, Kansas and changed its call letters to KCTV.
When Cumulus assumed control of the station in mid-2006, local morning host Van Patrick quit on air, apparently upset over the firing of his producer as well as many others in the building. On September 12th, the station began a new morning show, hosted by Chris Stigall.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.fybush.com/sites/2005/site-051202.html Kansas City's KCMO, WHB and KCXL
- ^ The Duh Awards: In This Stupid World, We Take the Prize By Bob Fenster p. 176 Andrews McMeel Publishing (April 1, 2005) ISBN 0-7407-5021-6
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