KWYR (AM)

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KWYR
Frequency 1260 kHz
BrandingAM Country 1260
Programming
Format Country music
Affiliations ABC Radio
Ownership
OwnerMidwest Radio Corp.
History
First air date
September 27, 1957
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 42112
Class D
Power 5,000 watts day
146 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 43°22′57″N99°54′38″W / 43.38250°N 99.91056°W / 43.38250; -99.91056
Translators K248DI (97.5 MHz, Winner)
Links
Public license information
Website kwyr.com

KWYR (1260 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Winner, South Dakota, United States. The station is currently owned by Midwest Radio Corp. and features programming from ABC Radio. [2]

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History

KWYR began broadcasting on September 27, 1957. The station was originally located on the second floor of the Wally Laudenslager building at Second and Polk streets in Winner. The original transmitter and tower were located one mile north of the city. The Federal Communications Commission granted a construction permit for the station on June 6, 1957. [3]

In January 1958, the station was managed by Tom Broderson. [4] During the summer of 1958, the station was sold to a group of local investors from Winner and the Black Hills, led by Al Clark of Rapid City. [5] In 1966, the station filed for facility changes with the FCC, citing the high soil conductivity of central South Dakota as a factor in its signal coverage. [6] The station was purchased by Midwest Radio Corp. in April 1996.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KWYR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KWYR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Tripp County, South Dakota Historical Society Newspaper Index". RootsWeb. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Winner Advocate Newspaper Index 1958". Genealogy Trails. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  5. ↑ "30 years of radio supports local people in their hometowns". The Exchange. Golden West Telecommunications. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Federal Register, Volume 31, Number 199" (PDF). Library of Congress. October 13, 1966. Retrieved January 9, 2026.


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