KOLY (1300
AM) is a
radio station
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licensed to serve
Mobridge, South Dakota
Mobridge also Kȟowákataŋ Otȟúŋwahe ( Lakota: ''Kȟowákataŋ Otȟúŋwahe''; lit. "Over-the-River Town") is a city in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,261 according to the 2020 census.
History
Located i ...
. The station is owned by James River Broadcasting. It airs a full-service oldies-lean
classic hits
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music format with extensive
news, agricultural reports, sports, and
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey Aurandt (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009) was an American radio broadcaster for ABC News Radio. He broadcast ''News and Comment'' on mornings and mid-days on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays and also his famous ''The Rest o ...
talk programming.
All three DRG Media Group (James River Broadcasting) stations in Mobridge share studios at 118 3rd St. East, in Mobridge. The KOLY AM and FM transmitters and the 581 foot tower are east of town, on Highway 12.
The station was assigned these call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission
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.
Personalities
In 2006, sports director Pat Morrison celebrated 50 years on the air at KOLY-AM/FM as the voice of Mobridge High School.
References
External links
KOLY official website
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Oly may refer to:
* Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington, United States
* OLY (: ), postnominals granted to participants in the Olympics
People with the name
* Oly (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and musician
* Oly Hicks (born 1968 ...
Classic hits radio stations in the United States
News and talk radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1956
1956 establishments in South Dakota
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