Radio station in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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| Frequency | 1220 kHz |
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| Branding | ESPN 1220/1470 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Ownership | |
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| Sister stations | KMAL, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGKS, KLSC, KZIM |
| History | |
| First air date | June 10, 1966 (as KZYM) |
| Former call signs | KZYM (1966–1985) KZIM (1985–1985) KGIR (1985–1992) KCGQ (1992–1996) |
| Call sign meaning | Cape GIRardeau |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 64622 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 250 watts (day) 137 watts (night) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°18′03″N 89°29′27″W / 37.30083°N 89.49083°W / 37.30083; -89.49083 |
| Translator(s) | 93.5 K228FX (Cape Girardeau) |
| Links | |
| Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | semoespn.com |
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KGIR (1220 AM, "ESPN 1220/1470") is a radio station licensed to serve Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC. It airs a sports format in conjunction with KMAL and featuring programming from ESPN Radio.
The station was assigned the KGIR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 29, 1996.
KGIR has an FCC construction permit for a new FM translator in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; it will broadcast on the frequency of 93.5 MHz with the call letters K228FX.
Ownership
In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGIR, KGKS, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KLSC, KMAL, KSIM, KWOC, and KZIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner). The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.
History
In the 1930s, the call letters KGIR belonged to a station in Butte, Montana, broadcasting on 1360 kHz with 500 watts of power.
References
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- "Facility Technical Data for KGIR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- Homan, John D. (December 19, 2003). "Zimmer sells 17 radio stations". Southern Illinoisan.
The Zimmer Radio Group, a family-owned media company, announced Wednesday it will sell 17 of its 32 stations to Mississippi River Radio.
- "Changing Hands - 1/12/2004". Broadcasting & Cable. January 12, 2004.
- "Full Time for KGIR" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 1, 1932. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
External links
- KGIR official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 64622 (KGIR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KGIR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 202205 (K228FX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K228FX at FCCdata.org
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