KXLO

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KXLO
Frequency 1230 kHz
BrandingKXLO 106.9 FM 1230 AM
Programming
Format Country music
Ownership
OwnerKXLO Broadcast, Inc.
KQPZ
History
First air date
June 24, 1947 (1947-06-24)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 35963
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 47°04′13″N109°24′26″W / 47.07028°N 109.40722°W / 47.07028; -109.40722
Translator(s) 106.9 K295BQ (Lewistown)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.kxloradio.com

KXLO (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format in Lewistown, Montana, United States. The station is currently owned by KXLO Broadcast, Inc. Radio host Rick Rydell started his radio career at KXLO.

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History

The Capital Broadcasting Company applied for a construction permit and were granted authority on April 3, 1946, to build a new 250-watt radio station on a frequency of 1230 kHz. [2] KXLO was the creation of brothers George and Russell Bennitt, owners of the Lewistown Democrat-News and Argus-Farmer newspapers. The Bennitts sold their newspaper interests to Ken Byerly in 1947 but retained the radio construction permit. [3]

KXLO started broadcasting on June 24, 1947. [4] Its staff consisted entirely of World War II veterans. [5] The power was increased from 250 to 1,000 watts during the day in March 1962. [6]

The ownership of the station has changed several times over the years. In 1949, the Bennitts sold the station to William G. Kelly and Victor J. Morgan doing business as the Montana Broadcasting Company; Kelly became the sole owner in 1950. Three years later, Marlin G. Obie of North Dakota joined Kelly, eventually incorporating as Central Montana Broadcasting Company. KXLO was sold in 1958 to Asger Mikkelsen. Obie, along with Leroy Tappe and David L. Sather, purchased the station in 1959, changing its corporate name to KXLO Broadcast, Inc. Obie and Tappe sold their interests in 1960 to Sather, William Yaeger and Lewis G. Boucher. [2]

Fred Lark of Boone, Iowa, purchased controlling interest in KXLO in a deal agreed in 1972 and approved in 1973. [7] Two years later, KXLO expanded to FM broadcasting with the establishment of KLCM, which had studios in the basement of the KXLO building. [8] Lark, also a pilot, was known to fly to the scene of news stories and kept the stations intensely local, with an eclectic music playlist and local news and sports coverage. [9] In October 2005, KXLO began to broadcast 24 hours a day.

In 2011, an FM translator was added atop the Moccasin Mountains, giving KXLO an FM signal on 106.9 MHz.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KXLO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. 1 2 "History Cards for KXLO". Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Wyoming Publisher Buys The Democrat". The Argus-Farmer. Lewistown, Montana. April 17, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Lewistown Radio Station KXLO Makes First Broadcast Tuesday". Judith Basin Press. Stanford, Montana. June 26, 1947. p. A1. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "All Veterans On Staff of KXLO". Lewistown Daily News. Lewistown, Montana. June 13, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Radio Station Boosts Power At Lewistown". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. Associated Press. March 31, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Lewistown radio station is sold". The Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. November 10, 1972. p. 17. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "FM station on the air at Lewistown". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. April 6, 1975. p. 7. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Black, Jo Dee (April 10, 2011). "Lewistown stays tuned ... hi de ho". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 1B. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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