KLRG (880 AM) is an American

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broadcasting a

classic rock Classic rock is a radio format that developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, it comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the early-1990s, primarily focusing on comm ...

format. It is licensed to

Sheridan, Arkansas Sheridan, officially the City of Sheridan, is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Arkansas, Grant County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located deep in the forests of the Arkansas Timberlands. It sits at the intersection o ...

, and serves the Little Rock Metro area from its transmitter located 5 Miles from the Arkansas state capitol. The station is owned by Charles and Devon Brentlinger, through licensee Broadcast Industry Group, LLC.

History

KLRG was formerly a gospel station owned by Joe Kinlow and Family until his death in 2015. Prior formats include the '' Tan Talk Radio Network'', and as Country station KKDI owned by Cliff Packer from Benton, Arkansas. The station was first licensed in 1982, and held the callsign KKDI. The station originally broadcast on 1540 kHz with a power of 250 watts, and operated during daytime hours only.

Technical

KLRG has separate transmitter sites for day/

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and night. It has been granted a

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to move the night site to the day/critical hours site and decrease night power to 200 watts.

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* * Classic rock radio stations in the United States LRG {{Arkansas-radio-station-stub