KBRL

Radio station in McCook, Nebraska
40°11′31″N 100°39′6″W / 40.19194°N 100.65167°W / 40.19194; -100.65167LinksWebsitewww.highplainsradio.net/kbrl-1300/

KBRL (1300 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to McCook, Nebraska, United States, the station is currently owned by Armada Media.[1]

History

The station went on the air on Sept. 26, 1947 as KBRL, a radio station built by Roy Lenwell. Lenwell retired and sold the station to Edwin S Towell III from Falls City, NE in 1972. The Santee Family purchased the station in January 1977. The station became a country station in 1977 and was sold to Jerry Venable and his bunch from KFNF in September 1981, and changed the calls to KSWN on 1982-10-11.[citation needed] On 1990-04-03, the station changed its call sign back to the current KBRL.[2]

References

  1. ^ "KBRL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "KBRL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

Source for on air date Broadcasting Yearbook 1961 http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1961-62/Section%20B%202%20Radio%20%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201961-1962-10.pdf

External links

  • KBRL in the FCC AM station database
  • KBRL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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News/Talk radio stations in the state of Nebraska
Stations
  • KFAB – Omaha
  • KFOR – Lincoln
  • KGFW – Kearney
  • KJSK – Columbus
  • KLIN – Lincoln
  • KODY – North Platte
  • KOIL – Omaha
  • KOLT – Terrytown
  • KTTT – Columbus
  • KRGI – Grand Island
  • WJAG – Norfolk
See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Nebraska


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