KLMR (920
kHz) is an
AM radio station
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broadcasting a
classic country format. Licensed to
Lamar, Colorado, United States, the station is owned by Kirk Crespin and Dale Willhite, through licensee Riverside Communications, LLC.
The station
signed on in December 1948.
Originally operating at 1340 kHz, KLMR moved to 920 kHz in 1955.
On June 11, 2018, KLMR changed its format from
classic country to news/talk/sports.
The station's studio and transmitter was destroyed by a
microburst on July 23, 2022. 25/7 Media elected not to rebuild the station, and surrendered the licenses of KLMR and sister station
KLMR-FM to the FCC on September 21, 2022. That October, the licenses were reinstated, with 25/7 Media instead requesting
special temporary authority
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to keep the stations silent for financial reasons. On January 2, 2023, it was announced that 25/7 Media had sold KLMR and KLMR-FM to Riverside Communications, LLC for $30,000; the sale was consummated on March 1. Riverside planned to rebuild the stations and return them to operational status, with a tentative launch date of early 2023. Testing and tuning of the KLMR signal began on May 8, 2023, with official relaunch with a classic country format scheduled for May 15, 2023
References
External links
FCC History Cards for KLMR
LMR (AM)
Radio stations established in 1948
1948 establishments in Colorado
Classic country radio stations in the United States
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