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Radio station in McCook, Nebraska From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2]
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| Frequency | 1300 kHz |
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| Branding | The BIG Talker |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio, Premiere Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KHAQ, KXNP, KODY, KMTY, KUVR, KADL, KICX, KQHK, KBRL, KFNF, KSTH, KJBL | |
| History | |
First air date | 1946 |
Former call signs | KSWN (1982–1990) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 57516 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 136 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°11′31″N 100°39′6″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
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.[3]
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