KBRL
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.
History
The station went on the air on Sept. 26, 1947 as KBRL, a radio station built by Roy Lenwell and William J. Cox. Lenwell retired and sold the station to Edwin S Towell III from Falls City, Nebraska 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 call sign to KSWN on 1982-10-11. On 1990-04-03, the station changed its call sign back to the current KBRL.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBRL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KBRL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "1961-62 Broadcasting Yearbook" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Dobberstein, John (December 12, 2023). "'An abundant life'". Broken Arrow Sentinel. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "KBRL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 57516 (KBRL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KBRL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KBRL
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