KWTO (AM)
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Branding | 93.3 & AM 560 KWTO |
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Format | Talk radio |
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KWTO-FM, KTXR | |
History | |
First air date | December 25, 1933 |
Call sign meaning | "Keep Watching The Ozarks" |
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Facility ID | 35900 |
Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 36°56′40″N 93°13′17″W / 36.94444°N 93.22139°W |
Translator(s) | 93.3 K227AO (Springfield) |
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Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 933kwto.com |
KWTO (560
KWTO is powered at 5,000
Programming
Weekday mornings begin with Wake Up Springfield with Tim Jones. Most of the remainder of the weekday schedule is made up of
Weekends feature shows on money, health, guns, home repair and religion, as well as repeats of weekday shows. Weekend hosts include Chris Plante, Dana Perino and Bill Cunningham. World and national news is provided by Fox News Radio.
History
KWTO was founded by Lester E. Cox and began broadcasting on December 25, 1933. Cox applied for and got the call sign KWTO, which stands for "Keep Watching The Ozarks." Cox also applied for several other licenses including KCMO in Kansas City. At the time the Federal Radio Commission prohibited playing recorded music on the air, so the station had its own live bands.
From the 1930s through the 1950s, KWTO's staff musicians included
On October 22, 1990, KWTO ended its long-standing country format and became the region's first full-time news-talk
With his 2008 album Rambling Boy, Charlie Haden acknowledged KWTO's country roots by featuring the station's transmission tower on the album's cover. On December 10, 2008, Rep. Roy Blunt recognized the station's 75th anniversary with remarks from the floor of United States House of Representatives.
On July 24, 2020, Meyer Communications announced it was selling its radio stations (KWTO, KWTO-FM, KTXR, KBFL (AM), and KBFL-FM) to Zimmer Midwest Communications.[2]
The station was formerly an affiliate of
References
External links
- KWTO in the FCC AM station database
- KWTO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database