KAPE | |
City: | Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
Branding: | KAPE Radio |
Airdate: | 1951 |
Frequency: | 1550 kHz |
Format: | News/Talk |
Language: | English |
Power: | 5,000 watts day 48 watts night |
Class: | D |
Facility Id: | 70594 |
Coordinates: | 37.2792°N -89.5578°W |
Callsign Meaning: | KAPE (as in Cape Girardeau) |
Former Callsigns: | KGMO (1951–1986) KEWI (1986) KKPE (1986–1987) |
Owner: | Withers Broadcasting |
Licensee: | Withers Broadcasting Company of Missouri, LLC |
Sister Stations: | KGMO, KJXX, KREZ, KYRX |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | kaperadio1550.com |
Affiliations: | Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Radio America Salem Radio Network Westwood One Motor Racing Network |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KAPE (1550 AM, "KAPE Radio") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The station is owned by Withers Broadcasting and the broadcast license is held by Withers Broadcasting Company of Missouri, LLC.
The station was assigned the call sign "KAPE" by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on March 2, 1987. It was licensed as "KGMO" when it signed on in 1951, and was assigned "KEWI" on April 14, 1986, and "KKPE" on May 1, 1986.
KAPE broadcasts a news/talk format. The station features programming from Fox News Radio and Salem Media Group., syndicated programming includes weekday talk shows hosted by Dana Loesch, Dave Ramsey, Glenn Beck, Hugh Hewitt, Joe Pags, John Gibson, and Todd Schnitt.
Legendary radio broadcaster Rush Limbaugh started his career at KGMO in 1967.
KAPE programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.