KADI (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = KADI


city = Springfield, Missouri
area =
branding =
slogan = "Newstalk Sports"
airdate = 1991-07-05 (as KIDS)
frequency = 1340 kHz
format = News Talk Information
power = 1,000 watts
erp =
haat =
class = C
facility_id = 34563
coordinates = coord|37|5|34.00|N|93|15|59.00|W|region:GB_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = KIDS (1991-2005)
owner = Vision Communications, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.1340kadi.com 1340kadi.com]
affiliations = Salem Communications

KADI (1340 AM) is a Conservative Talk radio station in Springfield, MO. The station is part of the Vision Communications, Inc. group, along with KADI-FM, Sign Pro, and Equally Yoked Christian Singles. Vision Communications is owned by RC Amer.

Programming

The station features Bill Bennett, Michael Gallagher, Dave Ramsey, Michael Reagan, and Rusty Humphries. In addition to political talk shows, the station also features "The Shopping Show", "USA National News", "The Morning Drive Sports Report", and broadcasts local sports events. On-air personalities include RC Amer, Andy Collins, Mark Hill and Steve Largent.

History

When Vision Communications first went on the air in June 1990, the AM station did not exist, and the FM station was small, employing approximately eight people. Chicago-based Snowmen Broadcasting Inc. owned it and Amer was a sales representative.

In the years between, Amer moved into the role of sales manager, then station manager, before purchasing KADI through Vision Communications Inc., a company Amer owns with his wife, Karen. The purchase was finalized in 2000, but Vision Communications had a management agreement with KADI since 1994, the year Amer formed the company. In 2001, Amer obtained rights to 1340 AM KADI (formerly 1340 AM KIDS).

Staff grew to the 20 there today, and "99 Hit FM" reached the top spot in Arbitron’s ratings for contemporary Christian stations in the 18- to 34-year-old women category, its target market. 1340 AM KADI has also grown in listenership since adopting the Conservative Talk format.

Recent Growth

Some of the station's biggest points of pride are in its community involvement. The station and its listeners have taken on causes from the Good Samaritans Boys Ranch to Ozarks Food Harvest. 1340 AM KADI sponsors the annual Children's Miracle Network Radiothon, which raised more than $30,000 in 2006. The station also sponsors Relay for Life events for the American Cancer Society. 1340 AM KADI has also participated in the annual "I Love America" Celebration hosted by James River Assembly every Fourth of July.

External links

* [http://www.1340kadi.com/ 1340 AM KADI official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/1340kadi Official 1340 AM KADI MySpace site]
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