KILR-FM explained

KILR-FM
City:Estherville, Iowa
Branding:Killer Bee Country
Airdate:October 1969
Frequency:95.9 MHz
Format:Country
Erp:25,000 watts
Haat:99abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Class:C3
Facility Id:29725
Coordinates:43.4292°N -94.8231°W
Callsign Meaning:KILleR Bee Country
Owner:Matt and Jessica Beaver
Licensee:Beaver Broadcasting, inc.
Affiliations:Townhall News
Sister Stations:KILR (AM)
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:kilrradio.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KILR-FM (95.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station serving the Estherville, Iowa area, as well as the Iowa Great Lakes region. The station broadcasts a country format. KILR-FM is licensed to Beaver Broadcasting, Inc., which is owned by Matt and Jessica Beaver.[1]

They also own sister station KILR. The AM-FM studios, transmitter and tower are located northeast of Estherville along Iowa Highway 4. The station first signed on in October 1969 with 3,000 watts.

According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is 108.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on tall with the FM broadcast antenna mounted at the 102abbr=onNaNabbr=on level.[2] The calculated Height Above Average Terrain is 99abbr=onNaNabbr=on. In 2007, the FCC issued Jacobson a construction permit allowing a power increase to 50,000 watts, along with increasing the HAAT to 150abbr=onNaNabbr=on. A new transmitter site was to be located about 10 miles southwest of Estherville. As of January 2017, that facility change never took place. According to records, it's still out on Highway 4.

Notes and References

  1. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/own_list.pl?Facility_id=29725 FCC Ownership database
  2. http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=119312 FCC Antenna Structure Registration database