KWRE (730 AM) is a commercial

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that is licensed to

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. The station serves mainly the western portion of the

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metropolitan area including

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, St. Charles,

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, Franklin, and parts of

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counties. The station also serves the eastern portion of

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. KWRE also broadcasts on 95.1 on the FM dial via translator K236CK. The radio station is the sister station of KFAV. Both KFAV and KWRE play country music. KWRE is required to reduce power to 120 watts at night to protect other stations on the same channel. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times.

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* * * ( Guide to reading History Cards) WRE Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1949 1949 establishments in Missouri WRE {{Missouri-radio-station-stub