KXXX (
790 AM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a farm radio format. Licensed to
Colby, Kansas
Colby is a city in and the county seat of Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 5,570.
History
In 1882, a post office was established near the center of Thomas County. Area homesteaders li ...
, United States, the station serves the tri-state region of Northwest Kansas, Northeast Colorado and Southwest Nebraska.
The original station identification was "Ranch and Farm Radio," but soon changed to "Town and Country Radio." It was not affiliated with any national network. Nationally known personalities on the original staff were John B. Hughes, Johnny Pearson and Jerry Oppy. The station is currently owned by Rocking M Media, LLC.
In the late 1980s, KXXX was part of the Kansas-based "LS Network" of radio entrepreneur
Larry Steckline.
Harris News Service
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Places Canada
* Harris, Ontario
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Scotland
* Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle of ...
"Radio station to expand coverage,"
December 16, 1988, ''Salina Journal
''Salina Journal'' is a daily morning newspaper based in Salina, Kansas, United States. It is delivered in north-central and north-western Kansas. Circulation is reported at 20,364 in 2019.
History
The ''Journal'' was founded in 1871. It was pur ...
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News and talk radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1947
1947 establishments in Kansas
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