KELO (AM)
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| City of license | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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| Branding | NewsTalk 1320 KELO |
| Slogan | Hear the news, then talk about it! |
| Frequency | 1320 AM (kHz) |
| First air date | October, 1937 (as KGSS at 1200) |
| Format | Commercial; News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 41981 |
| Callsign meaning | pronounced kellow |
| Former callsigns | KGSS (1937-?) |
| Former frequencies | 1200 kHz (1937-1941) 1230 kHz (1941-1948) |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Owner | Duey E. Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KELO-FM, KELQ, KRRO, KQSF, KTWB, KWSN |
| Website | kelo.com |
Newstalk 1320 KELO is an AM radio station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota airing a news/talk format. It is owned by Duey E. Wright, through licensee Midwest Communications, Inc. Licensed to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA, the station serves the Sioux Falls area. The station features programming from Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Salem Communications.[1]
KELO signed on as KGSS on 1200 kHz in October, 1937. It moved to 1230 kHz in 1941 as a result of the NARBA agreement. It moved to its current frequency May 2, 1948, and concurrently increased its power from 250 W to 5 KW.[2]
KELO was a Top 40 station from approximately the 1960s through the 1980s, and then became an oldies/classic hits hybrid by the 1990s. The station flipped to its current talk format in July 2000.
References
External links
- FCC History Cards for KELO
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KELO
- Radio-Locator Information on KELO
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KELO
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