KTGR

KTGR

Columbia, Missouri
Broadcast area	Columbia, Missouri
Frequency	1580 kHz
Branding	KTGR
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc
Sister stations	KATI, KCLR-FM, KCMQ, KFAL, KSSZ, KTGR-FM, KTXY, KWOS, KZWV
History
First air date	1955
Former call signs	KBIA (1955-1961) KCGM (1961-1966)
Call sign meaning	K + Mizzou TiGeRs
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74584
Class	D
Power	214 watts day 8 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	38°57′45.00″N92°18′14.00″W / 38.9625000°N 92.3038889°W / 38.9625000; -92.3038889
Translator(s)	105.1 K286CL (Columbia)
Repeater(s)	100.5 KTGR-FM (Fulton)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	ktgr.com

KTGR (1580 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format, with programming from the ESPN Radio network. Licensed to Columbia, Missouri, United States, the station serves the Columbia, Missouri, area. The station is currently owned by Zimmer Radio Group of Mid-Missouri. ^[2]

History

The station was assigned the call letters KBIA by the FCC on October 7, 1954, ^[3] and began broadcasting in April 1955. Owner Cecil W. Roberts was a former newspaper publisher from Farmington, Mo., who eventually built a chain of a dozen radio stations in six states, all jointly owned by Roberts and his wife, Jane A. Roberts. ^[4] KBIA became the third radio station in Columbia, joining KFRU (1925) and KOWS 1240 (1937). ^[5]

As an affiliate of the Missouri Sports Network, KBIA carried University of Missouri football games in 1960. ^[6]

The station was sold in April 1961 to Barrington Broadcasting Co. for $90,000 (principals were Aubrey D. Reid and his wife, who owned WEW-AM in St. Louis, Mo., and WKYB-AM and WKYB-FM in Paducah, Ky.) In June 1961, the call letters were changed to KCGM.

In November 1966, a subsequent owner, Tiger Broadcasting Co., changed the call letters to KTGR.

The station in its early days ran a Top 40 music format until 1978, when both KTGR and KCMQ swapped formats.

Translators

In addition to the main station, KTGR is relayed by an additional translator to widen its broadcast area.

Broadcast translator for KTGR

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
K286CL	105.1 FM	Columbia, Missouri	140770	250	D	LMS

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KTGR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "KTGR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. The Moberly Monitor, October 7, 1954
4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 14, 1975
5. Mid-Missouri News and Tribune, March 31, 1957
6. St. Louis Globe-Democrat, September 16, 1960

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 74584 (KTGR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KTGR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 140770 (K286CL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• K286CL at FCCdata.org
• Radio Broadcasting History: KTGR