 | |
| Frequency | 1220kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | ESPN 1220/1470 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| KMAL,KCGQ-FM,KEZS-FM,KGKS,KLSC,KZIM | |
| History | |
First air date | June 10, 1966 (as KZYM) |
Former call signs | KZYM (1966–1985) KZIM (1985–1985) KGIR (1985–1992) KCGQ (1992–1996)[1] |
Call sign meaning | CapeGIRardeau |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 64622 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 250watts (day) 137 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°18′03″N89°29′27″W / 37.30083°N 89.49083°W /37.30083; -89.49083 |
| Translator | 93.5 K228FX (Cape Girardeau) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | semoespn.com |
KGIR (1220AM, "ESPN 1220/1470") is aradio stationlicensed to serveCape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to River Radio LLC. It airs asports format in conjunction withKMAL and featuring programming fromESPN Radio.[3]
The station was assigned the KGIR call letters by theFederal Communications Commission on March 29,1996.[1]
KGIR has anFCC construction permit for a newFM translator inCape Girardeau, Missouri; it will broadcast on the frequency of 93.5MHz with the call letters K228FX.
In December 2003, River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchaseWCIL,WCIL-FM,WJPF,WOOZ-FM,WUEZ,WXLT,KCGQ-FM,KEZS-FM, KGIR,KGKS, KJEZ,KKLR-FM,KLSC,KMAL,KSIM,KWOC, andKZIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner).[4] The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.[5]
In the 1930s, the call letters KGIR belonged to a station in Butte, Montana, broadcasting on 1360 kHz with 500 watts of power.[6]
The Zimmer Radio Group, a family-owned media company, announced Wednesday it will sell 17 of its 32 stations [...] to Mississippi River Radio.
  | This article about a radio station in Missouri is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |