KWOR (1340 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. It is licensed to

Worland, Wyoming Worland is a city in Washakie County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,487 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washakie County. It is located within the Big Horn Basin and along the Big Horn River in northwestern Wyoming. ...

, United States. The station is currently owned by the

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, a division of Legend Communications of Wyoming, LLC, and features programming from FOX News Radio,

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and CBS Radio. KWOR,

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and

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studios are located at 1340 Radio Drive, Worland. The KWOR transmitter and tower are at the studios.

History

The station signed on in 1946 as KWOR, operating on 1490 kHz.U.S. AM stations as of 1946
/ref> On October 1, 2008, KWOR changed their format from oldies to talk. In 2016, the station added an

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on 104.7, broadcasting to the Worland area. During the 1970s their format was a blend of country/western and soft rock. KWOR was an ABC NEWS and Intermountain Radio Network (IMN) affiliate.

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