KRMG (AM)

KRMG
City Tulsa, Oklahoma
Broadcast area Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Branding News 102.3 and AM 740, KRMG
Slogan Tulsa’s 24-Hour News, Weather and Traffic
Frequency 740 kHz
First air date 1949
Format News/Talk
Power 50,000 watts (day)
25,000 watts (night)
Class B
Facility ID 48729
Callsign meaning KerR McGee
Owner Cox Media Group
(Cox Radio, Inc.)
Sister stations KWEN, KRAV-FM, KRMG-FM, KJSR, KOKI-TV, KMYT-TV
Webcast Listen Live
Website krmg.com

KRMG (740 AM) is a conservative news/talk radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station is owned by Cox Media Group and airs several nationally syndicated talk shows by Herman Cain, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Clark Howard, Brian Kilmeade, Dana Loesch, and John Gibson. In addition to its AM signal, the station simulcasts on KRMG-FM 102.3 and retransmits on channel 1980 through Cox's digital cable service. Its studios are located in South Tulsa and the transmitter is southwest of Sand Springs, Oklahoma.

Other Tulsa stations owned by Cox Media Group include KRMG-FM, KRAV-FM, KWEN, KOKI, KMYT-TV and KJSR.

History

KRMG was founded by Kerr-McGee oil company partners Robert S. Kerr and Dean McGee. Kerr, at the time a US Senator, wanted a station that would cover both Tulsa and Oklahoma City. KRMG had to protect co-channel stations to the north and south, thus, six towers and 50,000 Watts were employed to achieve the desired coverage pattern.

KRMG was a Middle-of-the-road music station from the 1950s through the 1970s, when it adopted a full-service adult contemporary format. In the 1990s, the station dropped music altogether and made the transition to the current news talk format. The station also carries Fox News.

KRMG is credited with the development of Tulsa's River Parks. The station first hosted the Great Raft Race in 1973. It was a floating race down the Arkansas River from Sand Springs to Tulsa. It was the first major event to attract people to the Arkansas River. The River Parks authority was formed in 1974 to develop the area.

KRMG is a Fox News affiliate.

Weather and news partnership with Cox Co-owned television station Fox23 KOKI-TV.

Former hosts

Former KRMG hosts include John Erling, Ann Williams, Dianna Proffitt, Dick Andert, Jerry Vaughn, Watson Jelks, Johnny Martin, Trey Callaway, Rob Hough, and Wes Minter. In the KRMG Newsroom, ABC's Bob Brown and CNN's Bob Losure once served as reporters. Frank Powers now in Jacksonville, Fla, Rand LaVonn was news director in the late 80s. He is now in Dallas where he volunteered as President of PRSA Dallas in 2013 and President of the Press Club of Dallas from 2000-01. LaVonn was a Communications Manager for electric and gas utilities in the Dallas region. John Durkee served as news director for 18-years prior to joining the city of Tulsa as Communication Director and then moving on to Tulsa's NPR affiliate (KWGS), Union Public Schools PR Director Gretchen Haas was an anchor and reporter. Richard Dowdell was a reporter and anchor for KRMG News for over 30 years.

References

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