KBRL (1300
AM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
news/talk
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format. Licensed to
McCook, Nebraska, United States, the station is currently owned by Armada Media.
History
The station went on the air on Sept. 26, 1947 as KBRL, a radio station built by Roy Lenwell and
William J. Cox.
Lenwell retired and sold the station to Edwin S Towell III from
Falls City, Nebraska in 1972. The Santee Family purchased the station in January 1977. The station became a
country
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station in 1977 and was sold to Jerry Venable and his bunch from KFNF in September 1981, and changed the
call sign
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to KSWN on 1982-10-11. On 1990-04-03, the station changed its call sign back to the current KBRL.
References
External links
FCC History Cards for KBRL
BRL
Radio stations established in 1946
1946 establishments in Nebraska
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