KKLR-FM (94.5 FM, "Clear 94") is a

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to serve

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. The station is owned by Max Media. It airs a

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format. KKLR serves Poplar Bluff, southeast Missouri and extreme northeast Arkansas. KKLR's signal can be heard from

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and from

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. The station was assigned the KKLR call letters by the

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on August 31,

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Ownership

In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL,

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KGIR KGIR (1220 AM, "ESPN 1220/1470") is a radio station licensed to serve Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC. It airs a sports format in conjunction with KMAL and featuring pro ...

KZIM KZIM (960 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC. It airs a news and talk format. KZIM features radio programming such as the syndicate ...

KEZS-FM KEZS-FM (102.9 MHz, "K103") is a country music-formatted radio station broadcasting from Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The station plays songs by pop country artists like Thomas Rhett, Kane Brown, and Florida Georgia Line. It is a 100,000-watt station ...

KCGQ-FM KCGQ-FM (99.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an active rock format. Licensed to Gordonville, Missouri, United States, the station is currently owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC and features programming from ABC Radio and ...

KMAL KMAL (1470 AM, "ESPN 1220/1470") is a radio station licensed to serve Malden, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC. It airs a sports format in conjunction with KGIR and featuring programmin ...

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KWOC KWOC (930 AM, "News/Talk 930") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The station, established in 1938, is currently owned by Max Media's Mississippi River Radio and the broadcast license is hel ...

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, KKLR-FM,

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, and

KSIM KSIM (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Sikeston, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC. It airs a News/ Talk format. KSIM shares significant programming with sister station KZIM. ...

from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner). The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.

References

External links

KKLR official website
KLR Country radio stations in the United States Butler County, Missouri Radio stations established in 1989 Max Media radio stations 1989 establishments in Missouri {{Missouri-radio-station-stub