KELE (1360 kHz) was an AM radio station airing a news/talk format licensed to Mountain Grove, Missouri. The station was owned by Fred Dockins, through licensee Dockins Communications, Inc.[2] KELE was branded as "The Patriot".
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| Frequency | 1360 kHz |
| Branding | AM 1360 The Patriot |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (was news/talk) |
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| KFDS-FM, KOZX, KFLW | |
| History | |
First air date | 1954 |
Last air date | February 2024 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 12699 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 37°08′07″N 92°14′59″W / 37.135278°N 92.249722°W |
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| Website | 925thegrove |
KELE was an affiliate of Westwood One and CBS News Radio along with Radio America. The weekday program lineup included America in The Morning, First Light, Doug Stephan’s Good Day, The Jonathon Brandmeier Show, The Dana Show, The Ramsey Show, The Chad Benson Show and The Jim Bohannon Show.[3]
KELE also carried local news at the bottom of the hour 24 hours a day along with local weather and feature programming.
KELE left the air in February 2024 due to transmitter failure.[4] The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on December 12, 2024.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KELE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ KELE-FM fcc.gov. Retrieved November 11, 2012
- ^ "925thegrove.com". 925thegrove.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ Venta, Lance (February 4, 2024). "FCC Report 2/4: Six License Cancellations". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 12699 (KELE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KELE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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