KDRO

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KDRO
KDRO Hometown Country 1490 AM 101.3 FM logo.png
Broadcast area Sedalia, Missouri
Frequency 1490 kHz
BrandingKDRO Hometown Country 1490 AM and 101.3 FM
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
Owner
  • Benne Media
  • (Mathewson Broadcasting Company)
KLOZ, KPOW-FM
History
First air date
September 13, 1939
Technical information
Facility ID 40662
Class C
Power 780 watts (unlimited)
Translator(s) K267CO (101.3 MHz, Sedalia)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website kdro.com
KDRO/KPOW Studios located at 301 South Ohio Avenue in Sedalia, the former Third National Bank KDRO-KPOW.JPG
KDRO/KPOW Studios located at 301 South Ohio Avenue in Sedalia, the former Third National Bank

KDRO (1490 AM, "Newsradio 1490") is a radio station licensed to serve Sedalia, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Benne Media and licensed to Mathewson Broadcasting Company.

Contents

KDRO broadcasts a country music format. [1]

History

KDRO first signed on the air at 1490 kHz on September 13, 1939.

In February 1990, Sedalia Broadcasting Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to Mathewson Broadcasting Co. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 16, 1990, and the transaction was consummated on June 7, 1990. [2]

In April 2006, Jim Mathewson of Mathewson Broadcasting Co. entered into a local marketing agreement with Denny Benne of Benne Broadcasting. [3]

In Spring 2017, KDRO switched to a news/talk format.

As of 2023, KDRO and its translator, K267CO (101.3 FM) broadcast a country music format.

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References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  2. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19900207EC)". FCC Media Bureau. June 7, 1990.
  3. ↑ Bird-Meyer, Matt (April 26, 2006). "Two radio stations to be sold soon". Sedalia Democrat. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012.

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  1. ↑ "Online Radio". www.kdro.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
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