KWOS
KWOS (950 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format. Licensed to Jefferson City, Missouri, United States, the station serves the Mid-Missouri area. The station is currently owned by Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc and features programming from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, Genesis Communications Network, Premiere Networks, USA Radio Network, and Westwood One.[1] Syndicated programming includes The Sean Hannity Show, Coast to Coast AM and Mark Levin, and the station was formerly a longtime affiliate of The Rush Limbaugh Show. On Sundays, KWOS features religious programming of local church sermons.[2]
Broadcast area | Mid-Missouri |
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Frequency | 950 kHz |
Branding | News Radio KWOS 950 AM 104.5 FM |
Programming | |
Format | News Talk Information |
Affiliations | Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Genesis Communications Network Premiere Networks USA Radio Network Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KATI | |
History | |
First air date | 1954 (as KLIK) |
Former call signs | KLIK (1954-1999) |
Call sign meaning | Keep Watching Our State |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 9927 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts day 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°31′13.00″N 92°10′42.00″W |
Translator(s) | 104.5 K283CL (Jefferson City) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kwos.com |
History
KWOS debuted, as KLIK in 1954. In 1999, the station swapped call letters with an existing station on AM 1240, becoming KWOS.
The KWOS call sign referenced an earlier Jefferson City radio station, WOS, that was set up by Missouri Agriculture Commissioner Jewell A. Mayes to facilitate agricultural commerce.[3] WOS was first licensed on February 23, 1922,[4] and was deleted on March 27, 1936.[5] The original KWOS on AM 1240 was established in 1937.
References
- "KWOS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- On-Air Schedule (KWOS.com)
- "Missouri Goes in For Wireless", The Country Gentleman, May 27, 1922, pages 12, 16.
- "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, March 1, 1922, page 2.
- "Additions, Changes and Deletions to List: (3) Deletions From List", Radio Service Bulletin, April 15, 1936, page 3.
External links
- KWOS in the FCC AM station database
- KWOS on Radio-Locator
- KWOS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K283CL in the FCC FM station database
- K283CL on Radio-Locator
- FCC History Cards for KWOS (as KLIK, covering 1951-1981)
Disambiguation
Not to be confused with KWOS.it, the Kind of Weather Observing Station site dedicated to weather instrumentation testing.