Zimmer Radio is a radio

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group of Zimmer Marketing with six radio stations (four FM, two AM) with studios in Joplin,

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

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KIXQ KIXQ (102.5 FM, "KIX 102.5") is a country music formatted radio station licensed in Joplin, Missouri, and is owned by the Zimmer Radio It is the third radio station in the four-state area to multicast in HD Radio. KIXQ is simulcast on HD-1. KZRG ...

-FM 102.5,

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KSYN KSYN (92.5 FM), known as "Kissin' 92.5", is a CHR radio station licensed to Joplin, Missouri. It serves the "Four-State Region." Cities in KSYN's primary coverage area include: Joplin, Neosho, Monett, and Nevada, Missouri; Pittsburg, Parsons, F ...

-FM 92.5,

Top 40 In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or " con ...

KJMK KJMK (93.9 FM) is a classic hits radio station broadcasting from Joplin, Missouri, with an effective radiated power of 48,000 watts. KJMK used to be a part of the family-owned Zimmer Radio Group. The stations were sold in July 2007 to James Zimm ...

-FM 93.9,

Classic Hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s ...

KXDG KXDG is a mainstream rock radio station licensed to Webb City, Missouri, owned by Zimmer Radio Group. KXDG began broadcasting in HD Radio in 2006 and ceased HD Radio HD Radio (HDR) is a trademark for an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio b ...

-FM 97.9,

Classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, primar ...

KZRG KZRG (1310 AM) is a far-right commercial radio station broadcasting from Joplin, Missouri. It airs a news/talk radio format and is owned by Zimmer Radio, Inc. The studios and offices are on East 32nd Street in Joplin. KRZG is powered at 5,000 ...

-AM 1310,

News/Talk Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...

also on

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K275BD FM 102.9, also on HD radio via sister station

, also on translator K290CO FM 105.9 in Neosho *

KZYM KZYM (1230 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting from Joplin, Missouri. Programming AM 1230 The Talker features: Rick and Bubba In The Morning, Laura Ingraham, Dr. Laura, Dave Ramsey, Dennis Miller, John Gibson, Phil Hendrie, At Home w ...

-AM 1230, Personality Talk All stations are

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to Joplin except for KJMK and KXDG which are licensed to

Webb City, Missouri Webb City is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,031 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Webb City also has a police department, a fire department, and animal ...

. Zimmer Marketing has introduced

HD Radio HD Radio (HDR) is a trademark for an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcast technology. It generally simulcasts an existing analog radio station in digital format with less noise and with additional text information. HD Radio is used ...

to the Joplin, Missouri market. KSYN features a simulcast on HD-1 and HD-2 is 80's and 90's pop. KIXQ features a simulcast on HD-1 and a simulcast of KZRG on HD-2. Zimmer Marketing's Radio stations played a critical part in the rebuilding process after the May 2011 tornado. Immediately after the storm, Zimmer's six stations began wall-to-wall coverage, broadcasting news and information informing listeners where to go for medical care, where to find food and water, and also connecting separated family members.

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