K267CN
The station is the home of the Mitchell High School Kernels sports broadcasts, and is also the local affiliate for South Dakota State Jackrabbits sporting events (mainly football and men's & women's basketball) through Learfield Sports.
The station was assigned the call letters KORN by the Federal Communications Commission.
History
The station was originally given the call sign KMHK, and went on the air between August and October 1947. For a few months in late 1950, the station used the call sign KORM. In 1950, after the call letters KORN had been given up by a station in Fremont, Nebraska that had recently become KFGT (and has subsequently become KHUB), the call sign KORN became available and was taken by the former KORM to take advantage of the tie-in with the Corn Palace.
Famed radio announcer Gary Owens, of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In fame, started his radio career at KORN in 1952, where he served as News Director.
Ownership
In February 2008, Riverfront Broadcasting LLC of Yankton, South Dakota reached an agreement with NRG Media to purchase this station as part of a six station deal.
In late 2016, Riverfront Broadcasting LLC sold the station, along with sister stations KQRN, and KORN-FM to Nancy & Steve Nedved. Effective Sunday, January 1, 2017, the three station group is now known as Nedved Media, LLC.
Honors and awards
In May 2006, KORN received two first place plaques in the commercial radio division of the South Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters Association news contest. The contest was for the 2005 calendar year.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KORN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ Charles DeWitt White (1950). White's Radio Log. 27 (4). Bronxville, New York: C. DeWitt White Co.: 4 http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Whites/Whites%20Vol%2027%20No%204%201950%20Fall.pdf.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Johnson, Nathan (February 22, 2008). "Yankton Firm Purchases Local Radio Stations". Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan.
- ^ Press Release, AM 1490 KORN (December 23, 2016). "Mitchell Radio Stations Return to Local Ownership". KORN News Radio 1490. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "SDPB, Yankton Stations Lauded". Yankton Press & Dakotan. May 8, 2006.
External links
- KORN official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 35420 (KORN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KORN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 200638 (K267CN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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