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KWOD (1660 AM) is a
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radio station that broadcasts at in the
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. KWOD is owned by
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Its transmitter is in
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, and studios are located in
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History

KWOD originated as the expanded band "twin" of an existing station on the standard AM band. On March 17, 1997, the
Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction ...
(FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available " Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with then-
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in Kansas City, Kansas authorized to move from 1250 to 1660 kHz."FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations"
(FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
On August 10, 1998 the new expanded band station on 1660 AM was assigned the call letters KBJC. The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency. However, this deadline has been extended multiple times, and both stations have remained authorized. One restriction is that the FCC has generally required paired original and expanded band stations to remain under common ownership. On August 17, 2000, the call sign on 1660 kHz was changed to KWSJ. That same day, Entercom (forerunner to Audacy) moved the KXTR call sign to 1250 AM, to establish a new pop station,
KRBZ KRBZ (96.5 FM, “Alt 96-5”) is an alternative rock station, licensed to Kansas City, Missouri and serving the Kansas City metropolitan area. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc., with studios located in Mission, Kansas and a transmitter site ...
, which has since shifted to an alternative rock format. On June 6, 2001, the KXTR call sign was moved from 1250 AM to 1660 AM. The
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format adopted at this time had started in September 1959 on the original KXTR, at 96.5 FM. As FM became the preferred band for popular music, revenue declined. For a brief period in 2007, the station used the calls WDAF, which formerly belonged to AM sister KCSP. During the 2009 and 2010 summer months, KXTR played
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coverage of NASCAR Sprint cup night events, which may have been a simulcast from sister station KCSP, which already carried both Motor Racing Network and the Performance Racing Network. (Rival
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had announced it would air MRN races in 2011.) KXTR is also the home of the
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, an independent minor league baseball team in Kansas City, Kansas. The call letters were changed to KUDL on March 31, 2011; the call letters were transferred from what is now
KMBZ-FM KMBZ-FM (98.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Kansas City, Kansas. Owned by Audacy, Inc., KMBZ-FM airs a news/talk radio format. Its studios and offices are located on Squibb Road in Mission, Kansas. KMBZ-FM broadcasts at 98, ...
.
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's HD2 channel offered a simulcast of KUDL's programming; as KXTR, this was offered on (the previous) KUDL. In addition, the station rebranded as "Radio Bach." The classical format ended at 11 a.m. on March 1, 2012 (4 days earlier than originally announced), in favor of an all-business format, including programming from
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and
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. With the flip, the station adopted the branding "The KMBZ Business Channel," serving as a brand extension of KMBZ (
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and 98.1 FM); the two stations also began to share resources. KUDL's music library was then donated to Kansas Public Radio, based in nearby
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. On April 7, 2014, as part of another warehousing move, Entercom swapped the KUDL call letters with sister station
KWOD KWOD (1660 AM) is a sports gambling radio station that broadcasts at in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. KWOD is owned by Audacy, Inc. Its transmitter is in Westwood, Kansas, and studios are located in Mission, Kansas. History KWOD originate ...
in
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. On September 8, 2015, KWOD flipped to
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, branded as "1660 The Score." KWOD airs
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during the day and
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at night, and will serve as a national complement to locally focused sister KCSP. On June 21, 2021, KWOD changed their format to sports gambling, branded as "The Bet KC", with programming from the BetQL Network. CBS Sports Radio programming continues to air in certain timeslots.Audacy Flips Seven Stations To BetQL Network
Radioinsight - June 21, 2021


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