KVOE (AM)

KVOE


City of license Emporia, Kansas
Broadcast area Lyon County, Kansas and surrounding counties
Branding 14 KVOE
Slogan Live and Local
Frequency 1400 kHz
First air date 1939
Format News/Talk/Sports, Adult contemporary music
Power 1.0 kW[1]
HAAT 110 meters
Class C
Facility ID 69777[1]
Transmitter coordinates 38°23′10″N 96°10′36″W / 38.38611°N 96.17667°WCoordinates: 38°23′10″N 96°10′36″W / 38.38611°N 96.17667°W
Callsign meaning Kansas' Voice Of Emporia
Former callsigns KTSW
Owner Emporia's Radio Stations, Inc.
(Emporia's Radio Stations, Inc.)
Sister stations KVOE-FM
KFFX-FM
Website www.kvoe.com

KVOE (1400 AM) is an area news, talk, and sports radio station that airs local programming such as Talk of Emporia, Hawk Talk, and Area Coach's Corner in Emporia, Kansas. KVOE also carries national programs such as ABC News Radio, and The Osgood File. KVOE is licensed to Emporia, Kansas and owned by Emporia's Radio Stations, Inc.

History

KVOE began in 1939 as KTSW. but was later changed to KVOE in 1952 by new ownership to reflect Kansas' Voice of Emporia. For more than 70 years, KVOE has been the Voice of Emporia, as the only station in the market providing live and local news, weather, and sports.[2]

Awards

KVOE has won numerous awards from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. In 2005, KVOE won Station of the Year.<ref name"Station Award">KVOE (AM) 2005 Station of the Year Award</ref> In 2011, KVOE won KAB's Website of the Year.[3] In 2010, KVOE won the KAB's Tony Jewell Community Service Award.[4] On April 17, 2012, KVOE's general manager Ron Thomas, went to Las Vegas, Nevada to accept the Crystal Radio Award from the National Association of Broadcasters, one of which 10 out of 50 radio stations are awarded.[5]

Community Service

KVOE's biggest community service project each year is the Drive for Food, which collected over 22,000 non-perishable food items for The Salvation Army food pantry in 2011. KVOE also hosts the annual National Teacher's Hall of Fame radio auction on the airwaves, which in 2011 raised $17,000. KVOE promotes local non-profit activities and fundraisers by airing interviews, announcements and remote broadcasts for free. In 2011, KVOE aired over 570 live interviews, over 5,000 minutes of PSAs, over 5,200 live reads, and over 60 free remote broadcasts. KVOE staff members, on a weekly basis, take turns delivering Friendship Meals to the elderly and shut-ins.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 KVOE (AM) FCC Information
  2. ↑ KVOE (AM) History
  3. ↑ KVOE (AM) 2011 Website of the Year Award
  4. ↑ KVOE (AM) Tony Jewell Community SErvice Award
  5. ↑ KVOE Awards
  6. ↑ KVOE (AM) Community Service

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