KOLY (AM)

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KOLY
Frequency 1300 kHz
BrandingKOLY AM 1300 FM 101.9
Programming
Format Classic hits/news/talk
Affiliations ABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Ingstad Family Media
  • (James River Broadcasting)
KGFX, KGFX-FM, KJBI, KMLO, KOLY-FM, KPLO-FM
History
First air date
 1956 [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 43330
Class B
Power 5,000 watts day
111 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 45°32′07″N100°20′45″W / 45.53528°N 100.34583°W / 45.53528; -100.34583
Translator 101.9 K270CU (Mobridge)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website KOLY Online
Former logo KOLY Logo.jpg
Former logo

KOLY (1300 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to serve Mobridge, South Dakota. The station is owned by James River Broadcasting. It airs a full-service oldies-lean classic hits music format with extensive news, agricultural reports, and sports. [3] In the early 1980s, KOLY-AM featured a country music format, local and national news, and agricultural information.

Contents

KOLY is part of the Dakota Radio Group (DRG Media Group), which is owned by Ingstad Family Media (James River Broadcasting). All three of the DRG stations in Mobridge—KOLY (AM), KOLY-FM, and KMLO—share studios at 118 3rd St. East, in Mobridge.

The sister stations in the Mobridge/Pierre cluster include KGFX (AM), KGFX-FM, KJBI, KMLO, KOLY-FM, and KPLO-FM. [4]

KOLY first went on the air in 1956. It was assigned the call letters KOLY by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). [5]

In the early 1980s, the station featured a country music format, local and national news, and agricultural information. The format later evolved into its current full-service classic hits/news/talk mixture.

Personalities

In 2006, sports director Pat Morrison celebrated 50 years on the air at KOLY-AM/FM as the voice of Mobridge High School. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bahr, Jeff (March 5, 2006). "Sportscaster has heart of Tiger: Energetic Pat Morrison has been voice of Mobridge High School for years". Aberdeen American News.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KOLY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ↑ Jacobson, Adam (November 10, 2017). "Ingstad Children Take Possession Of 'Family Radio'". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Facility details for Facility ID 43330 (KOLY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 14, 2025.


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