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KKLR-FM

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KKLR-FM
Frequency94.5 MHz
BrandingClear 94
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
  • Max Media
    Mississippi River Radio
  • (MRR License LLC)
KJEZ, KWOC
History
First air date
August 31, 1989
Former call signs
KPBM-FM (?-1984)
KWOC-FM (1984–1989)[1]
Call sign meaning
"KLeaR"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6016
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT245 meters (804 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
36°45′46″N 90°26′03″W / 36.76278°N 90.43417°W / 36.76278; -90.43417
Links
Public license information
Websiteclear94.com

KKLR-FM (94.5 FM, "Clear 94") is a radio station licensed to serve Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The station is owned by Max Media. It airs a country music format.[3] KKLR serves Poplar Bluff, southeast Missouri and extreme northeast Arkansas. KKLR's signal can be heard from West Plains, Missouri to Union City, Tennessee and from Farmington, Missouri to Osceola, Arkansas.

The station was assigned the KKLR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on August 31, 1989.[1]

Ownership

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In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, WOOZ-FM, WJPF, KGIR, KZIM, KEZS-FM, KCGQ-FM, KMAL, KLSC, KWOC, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KGKS, and KSIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner).[4] The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKLR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  4. ^ Homan, John D. (2003-12-19). "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.
  5. ^ "Changing Hands - 1/12/2004". Broadcasting & Cable. 2004-01-12.
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