KYRO (AM)

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KYRO
Broadcast area Greater St. Louis
Frequency 1280 kHz
BrandingNews Radio KYRO
Programming
Format Conservative talk radio
Network Fox News Radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Lee Thompson and John Scheper
  • (Lincoln County Broadcasting LLC)
History
First air date
February 22, 1959;65 years ago (1959-02-22)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 59251
Class D
Power
  • 660 watts (day)
  • 45 watts (night)
Translator(s) 105.3 K287CM (Troy)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live (via TuneIn)
Website newsradiokyro.com

KYRO (1280 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Troy, Missouri, serving the western suburbs of St. Louis. KYRO airs a conservative talk radio format and is owned by Lee Thompson and John Scheper, through licensee Lincoln County Broadcasting LLC, and operated by Viper Broadcasting, LLC.[ citation needed ]

Contents

KYRO is a Class D station. It is powered at 600 watts by day and 45 watts at night. Programming is also heard on FM translator K287CM at 105.3 MHz in Troy.

Programming

Much of KYRO's programming is nationally syndicated conservative talk programs: The Sean Hannity Show, The Glenn Beck Radio Program, The Dan Bongino Show, The Bill O'Reilly Show and Red Eye Radio . The KYRO Newsroom provides frequent news and weather updates with world and national news covered by Fox News Radio.

KYRO carries live sports, including Kansas City Chiefs football, [2] St. Louis Blues hockey and University of Missouri Tigers athletics. [3] It runs NASCAR races from the Motor Racing Network and the Performance Racing Network. [4] It is also the flagship station for Maryville University Saints Hockey broadcasts.

History

The station signed on the air on February 22, 1959;65 years ago. Its original city of license was Potosi, Missouri. [5] In its early years, the station was a daytimer, required to go off the air at night to avoid interfering with other stations on 1280 AM. It later got authorization to remain on the air after sunset with low power.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KYRO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Dixon, John (August 12, 2023). "Chiefs Radio Network Affiliates". Arrowhead Pride.
  3. "Missouri Men's Basketball Radio Listings". mutigers.com. December 10, 2000.
  4. "NASCAR Cup Series Affiliates". April 1, 2023.
  5. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-123. Retrieved Jan. 2, 2024.

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