| City of license | Moberly, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Columbia MO area |
| Branding | Information Radio |
| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| Format | News Talk |
| ERP | 490 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 35889 |
| Affiliations | CBS Radio |
| Owner | GoodRadio.tv (Moberly/ Macon License Co, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KRES, KIRK (FM), KTCM |
| Website | centralmoinfo.com |
KWIX (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk format. Licensed to Moberly, Missouri, USA, the station serves the Moberly MO Metro area. The station is currently owned by GoodRadio.tv through the holding company Moberly/ Macon License Co, LLC and features programing from CBS Radio, Rush Limbaugh, Dennis Miller, Lou Dobbs and ESPN Radio.[1]
Throughout the day the on-air programmers who can be heard on KRES include, Brad Boyer, Bill Peterson, Brad Tregnago, Jenna Tayon, Aaron Wood, Eric Messersmith, Brian Hauswirth, Matt Tarnawa, Matt Elliott, and Brennan Holtzclaw.
In the early 1990s, KWIX-KRES radio's on-air staff included St. Louis-area transplants such as Bryan Polcyn, Doug Stewart, Mike Roberts and Paul Lewandowski.
On March 1, 2007, it was announced that GoodRadio.TV LLC plans to buy The Shepherd Group of radio stations in Missouri. The Shepherd Group operates 16 small-market radio stations in Missouri. The deal was reportedly worth $30.6 million.
Dean Goodman recently formed the new company, GoodRadio.TV. He is the former president and chief executive officer of the television broadcasting company ION Media Networks Inc. Goodman stepped down from ION Media Networks in October 2006.
The Shepherd Group includes KJEL-FM and KBNN-AM in Lebanon; KJFF-AM in Festus; KREI-AM and KTJJ-FM in Farmington; KRES-FM and KWIX-AM in Moberly; KIRK-FM in Macon; KOZQ-AM, KOZQ-FM, KJPW and KFBD-FM in Waynesville; KAAN-FM and KAAN-AM in Bethany; and KMRN-AM and KKWK-FM in Cameron.