KORN (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = KORN


city = Mitchell, South Dakota
area =
branding =
slogan = "The Talk of the Town"
airdate = 1947
frequency = 1490 kHz
format = News/Sports/Talk
power = 1,000 watts (unlimited)
class = C
facility_id = 35420
coordinates = coord|43|42|14|N|97|59|57|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Sorenson Broadcasting Corp.
licensee =
sister_stations = KQRN
webcast =
website = http://www.1490korn.com/
affiliations = ABC Radio Network, ESPN Radio

KORN (1490 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Mitchell, South Dakota. The station is owned by Sorenson Broadcasting Corp. It airs a News/Sports/Talk radio format. cite web |title=Winter 2008 Station Information Profile |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=am&callLetter=KORN |work=Arbitron] The station offers a mix of local and syndicated programming including shows hosted by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bruce Williams, and "Coast to Coast AM" with George Noory.

The station was assigned these call letters by the Federal 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=35420&Callsign=KORN]

Ownership

In February 2008, Riverfront Broadcasting LLC reached an agreement with NRG Media to purchase this station as part of a six station deal. [cite news |work=Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan |title=Yankton Firm Purchases Local Radio Stations |date=2008-02-22 |first=Nathan |last=Johnson |url=http://www.yankton.net/stories/022208/com_249577537.shtml]

Honors and Awards

In May 2006, KORN two first place plaques in the commercial radio division of the South Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters Association news contest. [cite news |work=Yankton Press & Dakotan |url=http://www.yankton.net/stories/050806/news_20060508021.shtml |title=SDPB, Yankton Stations Lauded |date=2006-05-08 ] The contest was for the 2005 calendar year.

References

External links

* [http://www.1490korn.com/ KORN official website]
*AMQ|KORN
*AML|KORN
*AMARB|KORN

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