KDMR

Coordinates: 39°3′49″N 94°30′37″W / 39.06361°N 94.51028°W / 39.06361; -94.51028
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For the Mitchellville, Iowa radio station that held the call sign KDMR at 88.9 FM from 2003 to 2011, see KICJ.
KDMR
  • FCC
Facility ID4373
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
39°3′49″N 94°30′37″W / 39.06361°N 94.51028°W / 39.06361; -94.51028
Translator(s)95.3 K237GQ (Kansas City, Kansas)
Links
Public license information
Websitethecatholicradionetwork.com

KDMR (1190

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KDMR operates with 5000 watts by day. Because

MHz.[3]

History

On September 1, 1971, the station went on the air as KAYQ.[4] It used the slogan "Fresh Air for Kansas City", and aired a Middle of the Road music and news format, competing with ratings leader KMBZ 980. The format later changed to country music for several years.

On December 20, 1978, the station changed its

syndicated adult standards format, and dropped all local newscasts. Yet several months later, the station received a national Associated Press award for its coverage of the deadly Hyatt Regency walkway collapse
.

On October 12, 1992, the station's call sign were changed to KFEZ, to reflect the "easy" sound of the station as a Music of Your Life network affiliate. On March 3, 1997, the format switched to Business News and the call sign were changed again to KPHN.[5] During this time, the station carried the syndicated Imus in the Morning.

On July 19, 2002, at 2 p.m., Radio Disney made its debut in Kansas City, with the first song being "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne. In June 2013, Disney put KPHN and six other Radio Disney stations in medium-sized markets up for sale, to refocus the network's broadcast distribution in the top 25 markets.[6]

On July 31, 2013, KPHN dropped the Radio Disney affiliation and went silent.[7] In April, Disney filed to sell KPHN to the Catholic Radio Network (a Missouri non-profit Corporation), owner of KEXS.[8] The sale was consummated on July 25, 2014,[9] at a purchase price of $700,000, and accepted by the FCC on July 28, 2014. After almost one year, KPHN resumed operations on July 25, 2014.[10]

On December 11, 2016, which is the vigil of the

feast day for Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, the station switched to a Spanish-language Catholic radio format.[11] It has since returned to English-language Catholic programming, although sometimes different than sister stations 1090 KEXS and 890 KMVG
, which also serve Kansas City as Catholic radio stations.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KDMR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KDMR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "K237GQ-FM 95.3 MHz - Kansas City, Kansas". radio-locator.com. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page 122
  5. ^ "KDMR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ^ Graser, Marc (June 4, 2013). "Radio Disney Stations Up for Sale (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  7. ^ Notification of Suspension of Operations KPHN - United States Federal Communications Commission
  8. ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission. April 10, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  9. ^ "Consummation Notice - KPHN". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  10. ^ "Resumption of Operations - KPHN". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. July 25, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  11. ^ "About - Catholic Radio Network". catholicradionetwork.com. Retrieved August 28, 2019.

External links

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