KKLR-FM (94.5 FM, "Clear 94") is a

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to serve

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. The station is owned by Max Media. It airs a

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format. KKLR serves Poplar Bluff, southeast Missouri and extreme northeast Arkansas. KKLR's signal can be heard from

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and from

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. The station was assigned the KKLR call letters by the

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on August 31,

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Ownership

In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, WOOZ-FM, WJPF, KGIR, KZIM, KEZS-FM, KCGQ-FM, KMAL, KLSC,

KWOC KWOC (930 AM, "News/Talk 930") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The station, established in 1938, is currently owned by Max Media's Mississippi River Radio and the broadcast license is held ...

, KJEZ, KKLR-FM,

KGKS KGKS (93.9 FM, "Mike FM") is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits music format. Licensed to Scott City, Missouri, United States, the station is currently owned by Max Media through MRR License LLC and features programming from Citadel Med ...

, and KSIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner). The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.

References

External links

KKLR official website
KLR Country radio stations in the United States Butler County, Missouri Radio stations established in 1989 Max Media radio stations 1989 establishments in Missouri {{Missouri-radio-station-stub