KKLR-FM

KKLR-FM
City	Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Branding	Clear 94
Slogan	"The Best Country"
Frequency	94.5 MHz
First air date	August 31, 1989
Format	Country
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	245 meters (804 feet)
Class	C1
Facility ID	6016
Transmitter coordinates	36°45′46″N 90°26′03″W / 36.76278°N 90.43417°W / 36.76278; -90.43417
Callsign meaning	"KLeaR"
Former callsigns	KPBM-FM (?-1984) KWOC-FM (1984-1989)^[1]
Owner	Max Media Mississippi River Radio (MRR License LLC)
Sister stations	KJEZ, KWOC
Website	clear94.com

KKLR-FM (94.5 FM, "Clear 94") is a radio station licensed to serve Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The station is owned by Max Media. It airs a country music format.^[2] KKLR serves Poplar Bluff, southeast Missouri and extreme northeast Arkansas. KKLR's signal can be heard from West Plains, Missouri to Union City, Tennessee and from Farmington, Missouri to Osceola, Arkansas.

The station was assigned the KKLR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on August 31, 1989.^[1]

Ownership

In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, WOOZ-FM, WJPF, KGIR, KZIM, KEZS-FM, KCGQ-FM, KMAL, KLSC, KWOC, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KGKS, and KSIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner).^[3] The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.^[4]

References

1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ Homan, John D. (2003-12-19). "Zimmer sells 17 radio stations". Southern Illinoisan. The Zimmer Radio Group, a family-owned media company, announced Wednesday it will sell 17 of its 32 stations [...] to Mississippi River Radio.
↑ "Changing Hands - 1/12/2004". Broadcasting & Cable. 2004-01-12.

External links

KKLR official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for KKLR

Radio-Locator information on KKLR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KKLR

Max Media stations

Radio stations	KCGQ-FM KEZS-FM KFCO KGIR KGKS KJEZ KJHM KKLR-FM KLSC KMAL KSIM KWOC KZIM WCIL WCIL-FM WCMS-FM WCXL WGH WGH-FM WJPF WOOZ-FM WUEZ WVBW WVHT WVSP-FM WXLT

Television stations	WMEI / WQQZ-CD (PBJ/Tuff TV)¹ WOST / WWKQ-LP (AccuWX)¹ WNKY (NBC/CBS) WPFO (Fox)^{1, 2}

¹ These stations are owned by Corporate Media Consultants Group, which Max Media holds a 49 percent stake in. ² This station, owned by CMCG, is operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sale to Cunningham Broadcasting, pending FCC approval.

Country radio stations in the state of Missouri

Stations	KAAN-FM – Bethany KAOL – Carrollton KATI – California KAYQ – Warsaw KBBM – Jefferson City KBDZ – Perryville KBEQ-FM – Kansas City KBOD – Gainesville KBTC – Houston KBTN – Neosho KBTN-FM – Neosho KBXB – Sikeston KCLQ – Lebanon KCLR-FM – Boonville KCRV – Caruthersville KCWJ - Blue Springs KDEX – Dexter KDEX-FM – Dexter KDKD-FM – Clinton KDMO – Carthage KDRO – Sedalia KDWD – Marceline KELE-FM – Mountain Grove KESM-FM – Eldorado Springs KEZS-FM – Cape Girardeau KFAL – Fulton KFAV – Warrenton KGOZ – Gallatin KHST – Lamar KICK-FM – Palmyra KIXQ – Joplin KJEL – Lebanon KJFM – Louisiana KKDY – West Plains KKLR-FM – Poplar Bluff KKOZ – Ava KKOZ-FM – Ava KLTI – Springfield KMAM – Butler KMEM-FM – Memphis KMMO – Marshall KMMO-FM – Marshall KMOE – Butler KMRN – Cameron KMZU – Carrollton KNEM – Nevada KNMO-FM – Nevada KOEA – Doniphan KOMG – Willard KPPL – Poplar Bluff KPWB-FM – Piedmont KQQZ – Desoto / Saint Louis KRES – Moberly KRLL – California KRMO – Cassville KRWP – Stockton KSD – Saint Louis KSJQ – Savannah KSMO – Salem KSWF – Aurora KTJJ – Farmington KTKS – Versailles KTMO – New Madrid KTTN-FM – Trenton KTTS-FM – Springfield KTUF – Kirksville KTUI-FM – Sullivan KTXR - Springfield KUKU-FM – Willow Springs KUNQ – Houston KWKJ – Windsor KWKZ – Charleston KWRE – Warrenton KWWR – Mexico KXKX – Knob Noster KXQX – Elsberry KYLS-FM – Ironton KYOO – Bolivar KYOO-FM – Halfway KYRO – Potosi KYRX – Marble Hill KZJF – Jefferson City KZNN – Rolla WDAF-FM – Liberty WIL-FM – Saint Louis

Defunct	KESM – Eldorado Springs

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Missouri

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