KWOC (930 AM, "News/Talk 930") is an American

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licensed to serve the

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Poplar Bluff, Missouri Poplar Bluff is a city in Butler County, Missouri, Butler County in southeastern Missouri, United States. It is the county seat of Butler County and is known as "The Gateway to the Ozarks" among other names. The population was 16,225 at the 2020 ...

. The station, established in 1938, is currently owned by

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's Mississippi River Radio and the

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is held by MRR License LLC. It broadcasts a

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format. Syndicated programming includes ''

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'' with

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, '' The Osgood File'' with

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, '' The Dave Ramsey Show'', ''

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'', ''

The Sean Hannity Show ''The Sean Hannity Show'' is a conservative talk radio show hosted by Sean Hannity. The program is broadcast live every weekday, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. The show is produced in the New York City studios of radio station WOR and is transmitt ...

'', ''

The Glenn Beck Program ''Glenn'' (previously titled ''The Glenn Beck Program'') is a news talk and political opinion show on TheBlaze hosted by Glenn Beck. It is produced and recorded at TheBlaze studios in Dallas, TX. The show originally ran on CNN Headline News ...

'', and '' The Mike Gallagher Show''. The station was assigned the

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"KWOC" by the

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(FCC).

References

External links

KWOC official websiteMississippi River Radio
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