KBRL

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KBRL
KBRL 1300TheBIGTalker logo.png
Frequency 1300 kHz
BrandingThe BIG Talker
Programming
Format News/Talk
Affiliations ABC Radio, Premiere Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Armada Media
  • (Armada Media - Mccook, Inc.)
KHAQ, KXNP, KODY, KMTY, KUVR, KADL, KICX, KQHK, KBRL, KFNF, KSTH, KJBL
History
First air date
1946
Former call signs
KSWN (1982–1990)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 57516
Class D
Power 5,000 watts day
136 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
40°11′31″N100°39′6″W / 40.19194°N 100.65167°W / 40.19194; -100.65167
Links
Public license information
Website www.highplainsradio.net/kbrl-1300/

KBRL (1300 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to McCook, Nebraska, United States, the station is currently owned by Armada Media. [2]

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History

The station went on the air on Sept. 26, 1947 as KBRL, a radio station built by Roy Lenwell. Lenwell retired and sold the station to Edwin S Towell III from Falls City, NE in 1972. The Santee Family purchased the station in January 1977. The station became a country station in 1977 and was sold to Jerry Venable and his bunch from KFNF in September 1981, and changed the calls to KSWN on 1982-10-11.[ citation needed ] On 1990-04-03, the station changed its call sign back to the current KBRL. [3]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KBRL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KBRL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "KBRL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

Source for on air date Broadcasting Yearbook 1961 http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1961-62/Section%20B%202%20Radio%20%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201961-1962-10.pdf