KDRO (1490
AM, "Newsradio 1490") is a
radio station
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licensed to serve
Sedalia, Missouri
Sedalia is a city located approximately south of the Missouri River and, as the county seat of Pettis County, Missouri, Pettis County, Missouri, United States, it is the principal city of the Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 ...
, United States. The station is owned by Benne Media and licensed to Mathewson Broadcasting Company. KDRO broadcasts a
country music
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format.
History
KDRO first signed on the air at 1490
kHz on September 13, 1939.
In February 1990, Sedalia Broadcasting Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to Mathewson Broadcasting Co. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 16, 1990, and the transaction was consummated on June 7, 1990.
In April 2006, Jim Mathewson of Mathewson Broadcasting Co. entered into a local marketing agreement with Denny Benne of Benne Broadcasting.
In Spring 2017, KDRO switched to a news/talk format.
As of 2023, KDRO and its translator, K267CO (101.3 FM) broadcast a country music format.
References
External links
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KDRO official website
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Pettis County, Missouri
Radio stations established in 1939
1939 establishments in Missouri
News and talk radio stations in the United States
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