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KELO (AM)

KELO
KELO Logo.jpg
CitySioux Falls, South Dakota
Frequency1320 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1320 KELO
SloganStimulating Talk and News When It Happens
Programming
FormatCommercial; News/Talk
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Premiere Networks
Salem Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerMidwest Communications, Inc.
KELO-FM, KELQ, KRRO, KQSF, KTWB, KWSN
History
First air date
October, 1937 (as KGSS at 1200)
Former call signs
KGSS (1937-?)
Former frequencies
1200 kHz (1937-1941)
1230 kHz (1941-1948)
Call sign meaning
pronounced kellow, a homonym of "hello"
Technical information
Facility ID41981
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Translator(s)105.1 K286CN (Sioux Falls)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekelo.com

KELO (1320 AM, "Newstalk 1320 KELO" is an AM radio station licensed to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, airing a news/talk format. It is owned by Midwest Communications, Inc.[1]

History

KELO signed on as KGSS on 1200 kHz in October, 1937, under the ownership of Midcontinent Broadcasting Company. It moved to 1230 kHz in 1941 as a result of the NARBA agreement. It moved to its current frequency May 2, 1948, and concurrently increased its power from 250 watts to 5 kW.[2] The broadcaster, which later became Midcontinent Media, sold off its radio properties, including KELO, to Backyard Broadcasting in 2004. The Backyard Broadcasting group would be sold to its current owner, Midwest Communications, in 2012.

KELO was a Top 40 station from approximately the 1960s through the 1980s, and then became an oldies/classic hits hybrid by the 1990s. The station flipped to its current talk format in July 2000.

KELO-TV was co-owned with KELO radio from 1953 until 1995, when Midcontinent sold the TV station to Young Broadcasting. (Nexstar Media Group is the current owner of KELO-TV today.)

References

  1. ^ "KELO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "KELO to 5 kw" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 10, 1948. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

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