KORN (1490
kHz, ''KORN News Radio 1490'') is an
AM radio station licensed to serve
Mitchell, South Dakota. The station is owned by Nancy and Steve Nedved, through licensee Nedved Media, LLC. It airs a
full service format with a mix of
news
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,
talk and
sports.
The station offers a mix of local and syndicated programming including shows hosted by
Rush Limbaugh,
Sean Hannity,
Ray Lucia,
Jim Bohannon, and "
Coast to Coast AM" with
George Noory. It also features syndicated sports programing from
ABC News Radio
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and
Fox Sports Radio
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.
The station is the home of the Mitchell High School Kernels sports broadcasts, and is also the local affiliate for
South Dakota State Jackrabbits sporting events (mainly
football
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and men's & women's
basketball) through
Learfield Sports.
The station was assigned the call letters KORN by the
Federal Communications Commission.
History
The station was originally given the call sign KMHK, and went on the air between August and October 1947. For a few months in late 1950, the station used the call sign KORM. In 1950, after the call letters KORN had been given up by a station in
Fremont, Nebraska that had recently become KFGT (and has subsequently become
KHUB), the call sign KORN became available and was taken by the former KORM to take advantage of the tie-in with the
Corn Palace.
Famed radio announcer
Gary Owens, of ''
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' fame, started his radio career at KORN in 1952, where he served as News Director.
Ownership
In February 2008,
Riverfront Broadcasting LLC of
Yankton, South Dakota reached an agreement with
NRG Media to purchase this station as part of a six station deal.
In late 2016, Riverfront Broadcasting LLC sold the station, along with sister stations
KQRN, and
KORN-FM to Nancy & Steve Nedved. Effective Sunday, January 1, 2017, the three station group is now known as Nedved Media, LLC.
Honors and awards
In May 2006, KORN received two first place plaques in the commercial radio division of the South Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters Association news contest.
The contest was for the 2005 calendar year.
References
External links
KORN official website
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ORN (AM)
Mass media in the Mitchell, South Dakota micropolitan area
News and talk radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1947
1947 establishments in South Dakota
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