KDRO
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| City of license | Sedalia, Missouri |
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| Branding | Hometown Country 1490 |
| Slogan | "Your Hometown Radio Station" |
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| First air date | 1939 |
| Format | Country |
| Power | 780 watts (unlimited) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 40662 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°40′35″N 93°15′18″W / 38.67639°N 93.25500°W |
| Owner |
Benne Media (Mathewson Broadcasting Company) |
| Sister stations | KLOZ, KPOW-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kdro.com |
KDRO/KPOW Studios located at 301 South Ohio Avenue in Sedalia
KDRO (1490 AM, "Hometown Country 1490") is a radio station licensed to serve Sedalia, Missouri, USA. The station is owned by Benne Media and licensed to Mathewson Broadcasting Company.
KDRO broadcasts a country music 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]
References
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- KDRO official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KDRO
- Radio-Locator Information on KDRO
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KDRO
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