KASO

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KASO
KASO am1240ClassicHits logo.jpg
Frequency 1240 kHz
BrandingAM 1240 KASO
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Classic hits
Affiliations Texas Rangers (MLB)
Ownership
Owner
  • Richard Chreene and Marvin Davis
  • (Minden Broadcasting, LLC)
KBEF
History
First air date
1952(72 years ago) (1952)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 13803
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 32°37′50″N93°16′56″W / 32.63056°N 93.28222°W / 32.63056; -93.28222
Links
Public license information
Webcast KASO Stream
Website www.kbef.com

KASO (1240 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Minden, Louisiana, United States, the station serves the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. [2]

The KASO studio in Minden, Louisiana KASO Radio, Minden, LA IMG 2503.JPG
The KASO studio in Minden, Louisiana

For decades, it was owned by Harold Ray "Boe" Cook (1925–1997), a native of Lampasas, Texas, [3] and Manoah Shadrach "Digger" O'Dell Jr. (1926–2016), an Amarillo native. The two assumed management of KASO in 1961 and 1962, respectively, having come to Minden from Clovis, New Mexico. O'Dell also served four terms on the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body akin to the county commission in other states. The two were active in community affairs, and O'Dell himself was an accomplished golfer. [4] The station for years stressed local news and offered regular community commentary under the title "Memories of Minden."

In 2013, Richard Chreene and Marvin Davis purchased KASO and sister station KBEF from Robert and Mary Whitaker, the previous owners. [5] The transaction, at a price of $260,000, was consummated on October 23, 2013.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KASO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KASO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Harold Ray "Boe" Cook". Findagrave.com. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Manoah Shadrach "Digger" O'Dell Jr". Minden Press-Herald . Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Turning over the mic at KASO", Minden Press-Herald , October 9, 2013


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