KELO (1320
kHz
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, "Newstalk 1320 KELO") is an
AM radio station
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licensed to
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, airing a
news/talk format. It is owned by
Midwest Communications, Inc.
History
Originally issued a
construction permit
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under the call sign KGSS in 1936,
KELO signed on September 5, 1937, on 1200 kHz, under the ownership of the Sioux Falls Broadcasting Association, also the owner of
KSOO. Both stations were affiliates of the
NBC radio networks.
It moved to 1230 kHz in 1941 as a result of the
NARBA
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agreement. KELO was sold to the
Midcontinent Broadcasting Company on September 19, 1946.
It moved to its current frequency May 2, 1948, and concurrently increased its power from 250 watts to 5 kW. The broadcaster, which later became Midcontinent Media, sold off its radio properties, including KELO, to Backyard Broadcasting in 2004. The Backyard Broadcasting group would be sold to its current owner, Midwest Communications, in 2012.
KELO was a
Top 40
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station from approximately the 1960s through the 1980s, and then became an
oldies
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/
classic hits
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hybrid by the 1990s. The station flipped to its current
talk
Talk may refer to:
Communication
* Communication, the encoding and decoding of exchanged messages between people
* Conversation, interactive communication between two or more people
* Lecture, an oral presentation intended to inform or instruct
...
format in July
2000
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.
KELO-TV was co-owned with KELO radio from 1953 until 1995, when Midcontinent sold the TV station to
Young Broadcasting. (
Nexstar Media Group
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is an American publicly traded media company with headquarter offices in Irving, Texas; Midtown Manhattan; and Chicago, Illinois. The company is the largest television station owner in the United States, owning 197 te ...
is the current owner of KELO-TV today.)
References
External links
FCC History Cards for KELO
*
*
ELO
Elo or ELO may refer to:
Music
* Electric Light Orchestra, a British rock music group
** ''The Electric Light Orchestra'' (album), the group's debut album
** ''ELO 2'', the group's second album
* ELO Part II, an offshoot band of Electric Light ...
News and talk radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1937
1937 establishments in South Dakota
Midwest Communications radio stations
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