KDMO explained

KDMO
City:Carthage, Missouri
Area:Joplin, Missouri
Frequency:1490 kHz
Format:Adult standards
Power: (unlimited)
Class:C
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:9216
Coordinates:37.1828°N -94.3619°W
Owner:Carthage Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Sister Stations:KMXL

KDMO (1490 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a adult standards format; during the holidays the station plays Christmas music. It is licensed to Carthage, Missouri, and serves the greater Joplin, Missouri, area. The station is owned by Carthage Broadcasting Company, Inc., and features programming from CNN Radio.[1]

Unusual among AM stations, KDMO has been broadcasting music continuously since 1947. For most of its 70-plus year history the station aired Easy Listening music, Country, or a mixture of both.[2] The station's motto is, "Too cool for FM."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KDMO Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Web site: Joplin Radio History - 1490 . kcradio.tripod.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171026111949/http://kcradio.tripod.com/1490jln.html . October 26, 2017.