KRHW

KRHW is a radio station broadcasting a classic country radio format. Licensed to Sikeston, Missouri, the station serves the Missouri Bootheel region of Southeast Missouri, and operates on 1520 kHz in the AM radio band. KRHW is owned by Withers Broadcasting Company of Southeast Missouri, LLC.[1]

KRHW
CitySikeston, Missouri
Broadcast areaMissouri Bootheel
Frequency1520 KHz
Branding1520 & 98.9 KRHW
SloganCountry Legends
Programming
FormatClassic Country
Ownership
OwnerWithers Broadcasting
(Withers Broadcasting Company of Southeast Missouri, LLC)
Sister stationsWREZ, WMOK, WZZL, KGMO, KREZ, KBXB, KBHI, KJXX, KAPE, KYRX, WKIB
History
Former call signsKMPL (1966–1997)
Technical information
Facility ID16550
ClassB
Power5,000 watts Daytime
(2 towers)
5,000 watts Critical hours
(4 towers)
1,600 watts Nighttime
(6 towers)
Translator(s)98.9 FM
(see section)
Links
Websitehttp://www.krhw.com/

KRHW's skywave signal has been received as far north as the Quad Cities and Chicago and as far south as New Orleans.[2] However, KRHW must protect the nighttime skywave signals of Class A clear-channel stations KOKC Oklahoma City and WWKB in Buffalo, which also broadcast on 1520 kHz. So the station reduces its power from 5,000 watts in the daytime to 1,600 watts at night. And it has an extremely directional antenna pattern aimed to the north and south with deep nulls to the east and west.[3] It uses a six-tower array to achieve its complex nighttime signal.

Prior to August 17, 1997, the station's call sign was KMPL.[4]

Translators

KRHW broadcasts on FM translator K255AW at 98.9 MHz to help make up for the shortfall in the station's nighttime signal to the east and west of the main AM station's transmitter site which includes Sikeston, and many surrounding rural portions of Scott and New Madrid counties, as well as Stoddard County to the west, Mississippi County to the east, and even far southwestern portions of Cape Girardeau County, far southeastern portions of Bollinger County, and the areas of Alexander County in extreme southern Illinois just west of Cairo and southeast of Cape Girardeau proper. The transmitter site for K255AW is located along the Scott–Stoddard county line.[5]

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
K255AW98.9Sikeston, Missouri250116.1 m (381 ft)DFCC

Sources
  1. "KRHW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Radio-Info.com Discussion Boards
  3. KRHW Night Pattern
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. Translator K255AW Coverage Map
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