- KGLO
Infobox Radio station
name = KGLO
city = Mason City,Iowa
area =
branding =
slogan =
airdate =
frequency = 1300 kHz
format = News/Talk
power = 5,000watt s (day)
5,000 watts (Night )
class = B
facility_id = 30114
coordinates = coord|43|03|15|N|93|12|17|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Three Eagles Communications
licensee = Three Eagles Communications, Inc.
sister_stations =KRIB ,KIAI ,KLSS ,KYTC
webcast = [http://a893.l3217533594.c32175.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/893/32175/v0001/reflector:33594 Listen Live]
website = http://www.kgloam.com/
affiliations =KGLO (1300 AM) is a
radio station licensed to serveMason City, Iowa . The station is owned by Three Eagles Communications and licensed to Three Eagles Communications, Inc. It airs a News/Talk radio format. [ cite web |title=Winter 2008 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=am&callLetter=KGLO]The station's call letters reflect the "
Globe Gazette " newspaper, which owned the station for many years. It also spawned KGLO-TV, the area'sCBS affiliate, in1954 ; that station is nowKIMT . [ [http://www.kimt.com/about/6593987.html KIMT history] ] The KGLO call letters were assigned to the station by theFederal Communications Commission .cite web |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=30114&Callsign=KGLO] Station originally began broadcasting in 1933 on a frequency of 1210kHz. Moved to it present frequency of 1300 with 1000watts pre WW2. wih a non directional antenna located on highway 18 just west of Mason City. Increased power to 5kilowatts and added 2 towers to produce a directional signal at night with deep nulls to the east and west. In 1998 moved transmitter to location 6 miles south of Mason City with directional pattern both day and night to provide abetter signal over Mason City.References
External links
* [http://www.kglonews.com/ KGLO's news website]
* [http://www.kgloam.com/ KGLO official website]
* [http://www.threeeagles.com/ Three Eagles Communications]
*AMQ|KGLO
*AML|KGLO
*AMARB|KGLO
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