KWOR (1340 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. It is licensed to

Worland, Wyoming Worland is a city in Washakie County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 4,773 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 5,487 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washakie County. It is ...

, United States. The station is currently owned by the Big Horn Radio Network, a division of Legend Communications of Wyoming, LLC, and features programming from

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and CBS Radio. KWOR, KKLX and

KVGL KVGL (105.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to cover Manderson, Wyoming, United States. The station is currently owned by Legend Communications of Wyoming, LLC. History The station was assigned the call letters KGCL on July 20, 2006. On June ...

studios are located at 1340 Radio Drive, Worland. The KWOR transmitter and tower are at the studios.

History

The station signed on in 1946 as KWOR, operating on 1490 kHz.U.S. AM stations as of 1946
/ref> On October 1, 2008, KWOR changed their format from oldies to talk. In 2016, the station added an

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on 104.7, broadcasting to the Worland area. During the 1970s their format was a blend of country/western and soft rock. KWOR was an ABC NEWS and Intermountain Radio Network (IMN) affiliate.

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* * WOR Radio stations established in 1946 1946 establishments in Wyoming News and talk radio stations in the United States Worland, Wyoming {{Wyoming-radio-station-stub