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| Broadcast area | Joplin, MO; Pittsburg, KS; and Miami, OK |
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| Frequency | 1310kHz |
| Branding | NewsTalk KZRG |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Zimmer Radio |
| KIXQ,KJMK,KSYN,KXDG,KZYM | |
| History | |
First air date | November 22, 1947 (77 years ago) (1947-11-22) |
Call sign meaning | Zimmer Radio Group |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71605 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°7′3″N94°32′41″W / 37.11750°N 94.54472°W /37.11750; -94.54472 |
| Translator(s) | |
| Repeater(s) | 102.5 KIXQ-HD2 (Joplin) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | newstalkkzrg.com |
KZRG (1310AM) is acommercialradio station broadcasting fromJoplin, Missouri. It airs anews/talkradio format and is owned byZimmer Radio Thestudios and offices are on East 32nd Street in Joplin.[2]
KZRG is powered at 5,000watts by day. At night, to protect other stations on1310 AM, it reduces power to 1,000 watts. Adirectional antenna is used at all times. Thetransmitter is on North Peace Church Avenue in Joplin.[3] KZRG can also be heard on twoFM translators, 102.9MHz K275BD in Joplin and 105.9 K290CO inNeosho, Missouri.[4] Programming is alsosimulcast on theHD Radiodigital subchannel ofsister stationKIXQ.
Weekdays feature a three-hour news morning news block,The KZRG Morning Newswatch. That's followed bynationally syndicatedconservative talk radio hosts the rest of the day, includingChris Plante,Rush Limbaugh,Sean Hannity,Mark Levin,Joe Pags, Clyde Lewis,Coast to Coast AM withGeorge Noory andThis Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal.
Weekends feature shows on home repair, guns, gardening, technology and real estate, as well as repeats of the weekday shows. Syndicated weekend hosts includeRon Wilson,Kim Komando,Bill Handel,Ben Ferguson,Bill Cunningham and "Route 66 with Terry Hester." Four full-time journalists provide frequent local news updates.
On November 22, 1947, the station firstsigned on as KFSB. Thecall sign stood for the original owner, Four States Broadcasting, Inc.[5] The studios were at 1025 Main Street, with Harry Easley serving as president. From the 1950s through the 90s, the station aired afull-service format ofadult contemporary music, news and sports.
In 1997, the station was acquired byOzark Christian College and featured aChristian radio format of inspirational music and religious teaching programs.[6] The current news/talk format was launched in December 2005, when the station was acquired by Zimmer Radio.
KZRG was the station on the air with live storm coverage before, during, and after theJoplin tornado 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.[7][8][9][10][11]