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| Broadcast area | Springfield, Missouri |
| Frequency | 101.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 101.3 Real Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Subchannels | HD2:Smooth jazz |
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| History | |
First air date | June 12, 1962 (1962-06-12) (as KTXR at 101.5)[1] |
Former call signs | KTXR (1962–2020) |
Former frequencies | 101.5 MHz (1962–1993) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 63339 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 97,800 watts |
| HAAT | 453.8 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′42″N92°56′06″W / 37.195°N 92.935°W /37.195; -92.935 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 1013realcountry |
KWTO-FM ("101.3 Real Country") is a radio station broadcasting aclassic country music format, licensed toBuffalo, Missouri, United States. The station was previously owned by Stereo Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Meyer Communications.
As KTXR, the station was a longtimebeautiful music/easy listening station that had modified its format to a more contemporarysoft adult contemporary sound in recent years. The station unveiled a new approach dubbed "TimelessLove Songs", a mixture of classic AC/soft rock hits, classic and contemporary versions of pop standards, andsmooth jazz cuts. The new format replaced the AC chart currents the station used to play with "new standards" artists such asNorah Jones,Michael Bublé,Diana Krall,Queen Latifah,Rod Stewart, andRenee Olstead.
On April 30, 2012, KTXR tweaked its format from soft AC/adult standards to mainstream adult contemporary.[3] After three years in the format and trailing rivalKGBX-FM, Meyer announced that it was movingKBFL's southern rock/country hybrid format to KTXR on November 2, 2015,[4] as "101.3 The Outlaw, Genuine Red Dirt Country".[5]
On August 11, 2020, after final completion of the purchase of the group of Springfield radio stations owned by Meyer Communications (KWTO,KWTO-FM, KTXR,KBFL, and KBFL-FM) by Zimmer Midwest Communications,[6] KWTO-FM completed a format change tosoft rock with the new moniker "98.7 the Dove". In an additional surprise move, it was announced that Zimmer filed to swap the call letters of 98.7 KWTO-FM with that of 101.3 FM KTXR.[7] 98.7 the Dove immediately began identifying as KTXR. The call sign change was registered by the FCC on August 20. Since KTXR was a prominent part of "The Outlaw" branding, 101.3 FM also continued to identify as KTXR for a short time, with the KWTO-FM call sign only used during hourlystation identifications.
On September 17, 2020, 101.3 FM changed its format from red dirt country to classic country, branded as "101.3 Real Country" and began officially identifying as KWTO-FM.[8] Effective June 30, 2022, KWTO-FM moved its community of license from Springfield to Buffalo.
KWTO-FM is licensed forHD Radio operations and featuresSmooth Jazz 24 hours a day on its HD2 channel.
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