KESM-FM (105.5
FM, ''Home of the Big Ape'') is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
country music
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format. Licensed to
El Dorado Springs, Missouri, United States, the station is owned by Wildwood Communications and features programming from
Westwood One
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The company takes its name from an earlier network also named Westwood One, a company founded in 1976. The co ...
.
Wildwood previously held a sister station operating as KESM on 1580 kHz. KESM's license was surrendered to the
Federal Communications Commission
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on August 31, 2015, and cancelled on September 1, 2015.
References
External links
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FCC History Cards for KESM (AM)(covering 1959-1981)
Country radio stations in the United States
ESM-FM
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