KBMO (1290 AM) is a

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, United States. The station, established in 1956, is currently owned by Justin Klinghagen and John Jennings, through licensee Headwaters Media, LLC. Programming is also heard on

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K278CX at 103.5

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. KBMO broadcasts a Soft

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- Adult Standards

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. It switches to

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for much of December.

History

This station began regular broadcast operations in December

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under the ownership of Arline H. Steinbach. In 1960, it was acquired by North Star Broadcasting Company, Inc. In October 1982, North Star Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to sell KBMO to Joseph John Garamella, M.D. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 16, 1982. In December 1988, Joseph John Garamella, M.D., filed an application with the FCC to transfer the

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for this station to a new company called Garamella Broadcasting Company. The transfer was approved by the FCC on January 18, 1989, and the transaction was consummated on March 1, 1989. The new company applied for a new

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and the station was assigned KSCR by the

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on February 26, 1990. In September 1991, Garamella Broadcasting Company agreed to sell this station to Davies Broadcasting Company. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 8, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on November 15, 1991. In March 1994, Davies Broadcasting Company reached an agreement to sell this station to Quest Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 12, 1994, and the transaction was consummated on May 2, 1994. The station was re-assigned the heritage KBMO

by the FCC on February 10, 2000. In October 2013, Quest Broadcasting reached an agreement to sell KBMO (and

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KSCR-FM) to Headwaters Media, LLC for $275,000. The FCC approved the deal on January 10, 2014, and the transaction was formally consummated on February 28, 2014.

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* *{{FXL, K278CX Radio stations in Minnesota Nostalgia radio in the United States Radio stations established in 1956 Swift County, Minnesota 1956 establishments in Minnesota