KTGR

KTGR
Broadcast area
Columbia, Missouri
Frequency1580 kHz
BrandingKTGR
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerZimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc
KATI, KCLR-FM, KCMQ, KFAL, KSSZ, KTGR-FM, KTXY, KWOS, KZWV
History
First air date
1955
Former call signs
KBIA (1955-1961)
KCGM (1961-1966)
Call sign meaning
K + Mizzou TiGeRs
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
74584
ClassD
Power214 watts day
8 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
38°57′45.00″N 92°18′14.00″W / 38.9625000°N 92.3038889°W / 38.9625000; -92.3038889
Translator105.1 K286CL (Columbia)
Repeater100.5 KTGR-FM (Fulton)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitektgr.com

KTGR (1580 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format, with programming from the ESPN Radio network. Licensed to Columbia, Missouri, United States, the station serves the Columbia, Missouri, area. The station is currently owned by Zimmer Radio Group of Mid-Missouri.[2]

History

The station was assigned the call letters KBIA by the FCC on October 7, 1954,[3] and began broadcasting in April 1955. Owner Cecil W. Roberts was a former newspaper publisher from Farmington, Mo., who eventually built a chain of a dozen radio stations in six states, all jointly owned by Roberts and his wife, Jane A. Roberts.[4] KBIA became the third radio station in Columbia, joining KFRU (1925) and KOWS 1240 (1937).[5]

As an affiliate of the Missouri Sports Network, KBIA carried University of Missouri football games in 1960.[6]

The station was sold in April 1961 to Barrington Broadcasting Co. for $90,000 (principals were Aubrey D. Reid and his wife, who owned WEW-AM in St. Louis, Mo., and WKYB-AM and WKYB-FM in Paducah, Ky.) In June 1961, the call letters were changed to KCGM.

In November 1966, a subsequent owner, Tiger Broadcasting Co., changed the call letters to KTGR.

The station in its early days ran a Top 40 music format until 1978, when both KTGR and KCMQ swapped formats.

Translators

In addition to the main station, KTGR is relayed by an additional translator to widen its broadcast area.

Broadcast translator for KTGR
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K286CL 105.1 FM Columbia, Missouri 140770 250 D LMS

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTGR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KTGR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ The Moberly Monitor, October 7, 1954
  4. ^ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 14, 1975
  5. ^ Mid-Missouri News and Tribune, March 31, 1957
  6. ^ St. Louis Globe-Democrat, September 16, 1960


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