KORN (AM)
KORN (1490 AM, KORN News Radio 1490) is a radio station licensed to serve Mitchell, South Dakota. The station is owned by Nancy and Steve Nedved, through licensee Nedved Media, LLC. It airs a News/Sports/Talk radio format.[1] The station offers a mix of local and syndicated programming including shows hosted by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Ray Lucia, Jim Bohannon, and "Coast to Coast AM" with George Noory. It also features syndicated sports programing from ESPN Radio and Fox Sports Radio.
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| City | Mitchell, South Dakota |
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| Broadcast area | Mitchell and Huron areas |
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Branding | "KORN News Radio 1490" |
| Slogan | "The Talk of the Town" |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Sports/Talk |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio Network, ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Learfield Sports |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Nancy Nedved and Steve Nedved (Nedved Media, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KQRN, KORN-FM |
| History | |
| First air date | 1947 |
| Call sign meaning | Corn Palace (with "KORN" = "Corn") |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 35420 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°42′14″N 97°59′57″W |
| Translator(s) | K267CN (103.3 MHz, Mitchell) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.1490korn.com/ |
The station is the home of the Mitchell High School Kernels sports broadcasts, as well as a member of the Learfield Sports Network, which allows them to air live streams of South Dakota State Jackrabbits sporting events (mainly football and men's & women's basketball).
The station was assigned the call letters KORN by the Federal Communications Commission.[2]
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.[3] 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.
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.[4]
In late 2016, Riverfront Broadcasting LLC sold the station, along with sister stations KQRN, and KORN-FM to KORN's General Manager, Nancy Nedved. Effective Sunday, January 1, 2017, the three station group is now known as Nedved Media, LLC.[5] The sale was consummated on April 1, 2017, at a price of $3.35 million.
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.[6] The contest was for the 2005 calendar year.
References
- "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- Charles DeWitt White (1950). White's Radio Log (PDF). Bronxville, New York: C. DeWitt White Co. 27 (4): 4 http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Whites/Whites%20Vol%2027%20No%204%201950%20Fall.pdf. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - Johnson, Nathan (2008-02-22). "Yankton Firm Purchases Local Radio Stations". Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan.
- Press Release, AM 1490 KORN (2016-12-23). "Mitchell Radio Stations Return to Local Ownership". KORN News Radio 1490. Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- "SDPB, Yankton Stations Lauded". Yankton Press & Dakotan. 2006-05-08.
External links
- KORN in the FCC's AM station database
- KORN on Radio-Locator
- KORN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database