KMAL

KMAL
Broadcast area
Sikeston, Missouri
Frequency1470 kHz
BrandingESPN 1220 AM 1470 AM
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
KGIR, KLSC, KSIM
History
First air date
September 15, 1954 (as KTCB)
Former call signs
KTCB (1954–1999)
Call sign meaning
MALden
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
4153
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (day only)
Transmitter coordinates
36°33′08″N 89°58′42″W / 36.55222°N 89.97833°W / 36.55222; -89.97833
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.semoespn.com

KMAL (1470 AM, "ESPN 1220/1470") is a radio station licensed to serve Malden, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to River Radio LLC. It airs a sports format in conjunction with KGIR and featuring programming from ESPN Radio.

The station was assigned the KMAL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 17, 1999.

Ownership

In December 2003, River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGIR, KGKS, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KLSC, KMAL, KSIM, KWOC, and KZIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner). The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.

(KMAL's logo under previous simulcast with KLSC 92.9 FM)

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KMAL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ Homan, John D. (December 19, 2003). "Zimmer sells 17 radio stations". Southern Illinoisan. The Zimmer Radio Group, a family-owned media company, announced Wednesday it will sell 17 of its 32 stations [...] to Mississippi River Radio.
  5. ↑ "Changing Hands - 1/12/2004". Broadcasting & Cable. January 12, 2004.