KIUL (1240 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station serves southwestern Kansas. The station is currently owned by Steckline Communications and features programming from

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, and

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. Most of KIUL's programming is simulcast on

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, 1310 AM, in

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. Prior to Steckline's acquisition, KYUL's call sign was KFLA.

History

KIUL was first authorized in 1935. The call sign was randomly assigned from an alphabetical list of available call letters. In October 1947, the

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approved the sale of KIUL by Frank D. Conard to The Telegram Publishing Company for $42,000.

References

External links

FCC History Cards for KIUL
(covering 1934-1980) IUL News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1935 1935 establishments in Kansas {{Kansas-radio-station-stub