KZRG (1310 AM) is a

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broadcasting from

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. It airs a

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and is owned by

Zimmer Radio Zimmer Radio is a radio broadcasting group of Zimmer Marketing with six radio stations (four FM, two AM) with studios in Joplin, Missouri. All stations are licensed to Joplin except for KJMK and KXDG which are licensed to Webb City, Missouri. ...

The

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s and offices are on East 32nd Street in Joplin. KZRG is powered at 5,000

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s by day. At night, to protect other stations on

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, it reduces power to 1,000 watts. A

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is used at all times. The

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is on North Peace Church Avenue in Joplin. KZRG can also be heard on two

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s, 102.9

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K275BD in Joplin and 105.9 K290CO in

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. Programming is also

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on the

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KIXQ KIXQ (102.5 FM, "KIX 102.5") is a country music formatted radio station licensed in Joplin, Missouri, and is owned by the Zimmer Radio It is the third radio station in the four-state area to multicast in HD Radio. KIXQ is simulcast on HD-1. KZ ...

Programming

Weekdays feature a three-hour news morning news block, ''The KZRG Morning Newswatch''. That's followed by

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hosts the rest of the day, including

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, Clyde Lewis, ''

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with

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'' and ''

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''. Weekends feature shows on home repair, guns, gardening, technology and real estate, as well as repeats of the weekday shows. Syndicated weekend hosts include Ron Wilson,

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, Bill Cunningham and "Route 66 with Terry Hester." Four full-time journalists provide frequent local news updates.

History

Early years

On November 22, 1947, the station first

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as KFSB. The

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stood for the original owner, Four States Broadcasting, Inc. The studios were at 1025 Main Street, with Harry Easley serving as president. From the 1950s through the 90s, the station aired a full-service format of

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, news and sports. In 1997, the station was acquired by

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and featured a

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format of inspirational music and religious teaching programs. The current news/talk format was launched in December 2005, when the station was acquired by Zimmer Radio.

May 22, 2011 Tornado

KZRG was the station on the air with live storm coverage before, during, and after the

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on May 22, 2011, which killed 161 people. The stations of Zimmer Radio, led by KZRG, were on the air around the clock for nine consecutive days with storm recovery information.

References

External links

* * {{News/Talk Radio Stations in Missouri ZRG News and talk radio stations in the United States Joplin, Missouri