Listed below you'll find the earliest occupants of the FM dial in Kansas City, stations that were born in the early 1940s, and pre-date today's FM band itself.  In May of 1940, the first FM station, experimental W9XER launched under the ownership of Midland Broadcasting (which itself was owned by KMBC-TV founder Arthur B. Church).  Four years later, the station would move to FM's low band as KMBC-FM at 46.9mHz.  The other pioneer FM on the KC dial was Everett Dillard's K49KC (44.9mHz), which launched in August 1942, and holds the distinction of being Kansas City's first commercial FM station.  The following year, that station would be given the KOZY call letters.  In 1946, the FM band was moved to 88.1 - 105.9mHz, and these pioneer stations were relocated on the dial.

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KLJC-FM signed on at the 88.5 dial position in August of 1970, featuring a mix of Christian music and religious programming.  For the duration of its existence, the station has been owned by Calvary Bible College.

Visit the current occupant of 88.5FM, Calvary 88.5, by clicking here.
 

One of Kansas City's earliest FM stations, KCUR signed on in 1957 under the ownership of what was then The University of Kansas City.  KCUR originally featured news and other educational programming, however, when National Public Radio launched in 1971, the station quickly signed up for the service.  Over the years since, NPR programming has been supplimented with a mix of talk and jazz & classical music.

Visit the current occupant of 89.3FM, 89.3FM KCUR, by clicking here.
  

Before 90.1FM signed on in its current variety format in the late 80s, it was for many years a religious outlet.  Religious KTSR left the airwaves in 1983, and five years later, KKFI was born.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 90.1FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 90.1 KKFI, by clicking here.
 

90.3FM has twice been the home of KGSP, a class D outlet serving Park College & Parkville, MO.  The station's first go-round ran from 1972 - 1989, before relocating to 92.3FM and then 91.1FM.  The station returned to the 90.3FM position in 1996, where it remained until a December 2009 power boost took it to 90.5FM.

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90.5FM is the current home of KGSP, a class D outlet serving Park College & Parkville, MO.  The station, which over the years has also used 90.3FM, 91.1FM, and 92.3FM, moved here from 90.3FM as part of a December 2009 boost in signal strength.

Visit the current occupant of 90.5FM, Pirate Radio, by clicking here.

    

Way back in 1962, Central Missouri State College put their radio station on the air at 90.9FM.  KCMW originally focused on educational programming, until partnering with National Public Radio when that service launched in 1971.  At the same time, KCMW began offering jazz music, which survived until 2001, when declining membership led CMSU to launch 90.9 the Bridge.  Since its launch under the direction of PD Jon Hart, KTBG has become known as one of the premier AAA stations in the country - mentioned in the same breath (and nominated for the same awards) as stations like WXPN, WFUV, and KEXP.  For many years - in both formats - 90.9FM has helped university broadcast students to hone their craft in a real-world environment.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 90.9FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 90.9 the Bridge, by clicking here.
   

91.1FM launched in 1993 as the new home of Park College's KGSP, when that station moved from 92.3FM to allow for the launch of Bott Broadcasting's KCCV-FM.  Three years later, KGSP would move again, back to it's original home at 90.3FM.

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William Jewell’s 91.9FM signed on in 1974 as a student-operated station under the direction of Dr. Georgia B. Bowman, with a mix of classical music on weekdays, and top 40 on nights & weekends.  In the 80s, the station picked up the KWJC call letters and “Stereo 91-9” branding, then made a gradual transition to religious programming by the mid 90s.  Modern rock came to the KWJC in the late 90s as the popular “91-9 College Radio” hit the airwaves.  By 2004, rock gave way to CHR as “Jewell 91-9” became the final student-run station at 91.9FM.  EMF took over by LMA in June of 2006, first broadcasting K-Love programming, then Air1 after picking up 97.3 FM in fall of 2007.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 91.9FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 91.9 Air1, by clicking here.
    

The 92.3FM dial position took to the airwaves in 1989 when Park College's Class D KGSP moved here from 90.3FM.  In 1993, that station moved again (to 91.1FM), making way for KCCV-FM's launch in December.  Since signing on, KCCV has been the flagship for the Bott Radio Network, a venture of Kansas Citian Richard Bott.

Click the links below to learn about former stations at 92.3FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, KCCV, by clicking here.
  

Here’s a frequency that’s done it all…  93.3FM has been home to everything from classical and country in the early days, to AC and CHR in recent years - with rock, religious, R&B, and even variety in the mix over the years as well.  Owned by the group FM Broadcasters until the late 70s, the station tried a number of formats before being purchased by Jimmy Swaggart.  Following Swaggart’s “Son Life 93,” Great Plains launched AC “Classy 93” which segued into the "Mix 93" branding before transitioning to CHR in the mid 90s.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 93.3FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, Mix 93.3, by clicking here.
  

94.1FM is home to Kansas City’s longest running country music format, signing on in May of 1963.  Originally operated as an FM sister to KCKN-AM, the station was rebranded as KFKF in 1982, which it remains to this day.

Visit the current occupant of 94.1FM, 94.1 KFKF, by clicking here.
 

One of Kansas City’s first FM outlets, 94.9 signed on in 1948 with a full-service format.. The familiar KCMO calls were first added in 1950, and lasted through most of the 60s under Meredith Corporation’s ownership. By the mid-80s, the station found itself changing ownership and formats frequently, eventually settling on an oldies format that served as a catalyst for the demise of music on WHB-AM.  The “Oldies 95” brand continued until 2005 when the station was rebranded as “94-9 KCMO” playing late 60s – early 80s hits.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 94.9FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 94-9 KCMO, by clicking here.
 

95.7FM first became a part of the Kansas City dial in 1997, as “SuperFrank” Copsidas returned the dormant signal to the airwaves. Still licensed to Ottawa, KS, the station aimed for the KC metro for the first time with “Channel Z,” first a modern AC format, then CHR. In 2005, after years of back and forth between Rhythmic and straight-ahead CHR, the station became a full-blown Rhythmic outlet as “95-7 the Vibe.”  More recently, the format see-saw went back into motion as The Vibe again shifted to mainstream CHR in October 2009.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 95.7FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 95-7 the Vibe, by clicking here.
 

For almost exactly 40 years, 96.5FM was Kansas City’s classical station.  KXTR signed on under the ownership of Telesound Broadcasting Corporation and enjoyed great stability under long-time owner Robert Ingram.  When Ingram Media sold the station in 1997, rumblings of a change began, continuing until three years and one owner later, Classical KXTR was banished to AM and 96.5 the Buzz launched.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 96.5FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 96-5 the Buzz, by clicking here.
 

The result of numerous frequency re-assignments (including one that moved WIBW-Topeka to 94.5), 97.3FM is the most recent addition to the Kansas City dial, having moved in from Moberly, MO in 2003.  The station started as Union Broadcasting’s attempt to keep hold of their sports audience during their music listening, first with The Planet (a unique AAA doomed by low ratings), then Max FM (a rocker emulating the best of KYYS and KQRC).  In 2007, the station had a short run as ESPN Radio 97.3 before being sold to EMF late in the year.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 97.3FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, K-Love 97.3, by clicking here.
 

97.9FM was put into service for the first and only time in the summer of 1946, as the FCC mandated move of FM radio frequencies from the low-band (42-50mHz) was carried out.  It was at that time Midland Broadcasting's KMBC-FM moved to 97.9FM from the 46.9mHz position.  Only a year later, KMBC relocated to 100.5FM and 97.9FM has been vacant in the market since.

Click on the link below to learn about the former station at 97.9FM.
    

To our younger readers it may seem as if 98.1FM had been playing soft rock forever, however that's not the case.  In the twenty years before KUDL's adult contemporary era began, the station employed no less than a handful of formats, including attempts at disco (with the KUDL calls) and progressive rock (as KCJC).  Originally, however, 98.1 was the final home of a pioneer FM outlet called Kozy, which went off the air in 1950.  In March 2011, Entercom ended KUDL's long-running AC format, turning 98.1FM into a simulcast of news/talk KMBZ-AM.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 98.1FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 98.1FM KMBZ, by clicking here.
  

98.9FM began its life in 1962 as a community station serving its city of license, Leavenworth, Kansas.  Twenty years later, Mark Wodlinger Broadcasting purchased the station and launched ZZ-99 to compete head-on with KBEQ’s Top 40 format.  That attempt was abandoned in 1986, with the sign-on of a satellite oldies outlet.  The next year, the station began its run of three successive nature themed brands: The Wave (easy listening), The River (adult contemporary), and since 1992, The Rock.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 98.9FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 98-9 the Rock, by clicking here.
  

Originally featuring an MOR format, 99.7FM enjoyed stable ownership for many years, with transitions first to easy listening (as KMBR), then soft AC formats. By 1997, as deregulation changed the face of Kansas City radio, the station (then KLTH) had joined heritage AC KUDL-FM under the ownership of Entercom, who planned to flip one of the two. When the original KY-102 became modern AC KOZN, listener outcry inspired plans to resurrect KY at 99.7, where the brand would spend its final decade. Looking to reposition the ailing rock outlet in January 2008, Entercom launched The Boulevard before dropping the format (and breaking up its wall of rock stations) only a year later. In April of 2010, the station would see another round of changes, dropping the Hot AC format in favor of Variety Hits as "Gen X Radio 99-7."  Less than a year later, the 99.7FM format wheel would take another spin, landing on Bright AC, as Entercom launched 99-7 the Point, a station intended to unite the long-time listeners of new-defunct 98-1 KUDL and those of Gen X Radio.

Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 99.7FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 99-7 the Point, by clicking here.
  

99.9FM played host to one of Kansas City’s first FM stations, Everett Dillard’s KOZY, which relocated to the frequency from 44.9MHz in 1945. Three years later, KOZY relocated to 98.1FM, and 99.9FM has not been in use since.

Click on the link below to learn about the former station at 99.9FM.
    

Kansas City's 100.5FM was born in September 1947, as Midland Broadcasting's KMBC-FM relocated to the position from 97.9FM.  The station, which had been the market's first FM as experimental W9XER, would fold not long after (in either 1948 or 1950 according to varying accounts).

Click on the link below to learn about the former station at 100.5FM.
    

100.7FM has been an interesting station over the years, especially before KCFX moved to 101.1FM and KMZU came here in 1990.  The station signed on in July 1974, with a country format service its city of license, Harrisonville.  By 1981, KIEE was playing a MOR format and owned by a partnership including Jack Armstrong (who was then a popular disc jockey at the legendary KFRC in San Francisco).  The station moved into Kansas City in 1983, then in '85 was sold to Jay Hoker, who would partner with consulting firm Jacobs Media to launch 101 the Fox - the first large-market classic rock station in the country.  In September 1990, the format moved to 101.1FM, which changed its COL to Harrisonville, as 100.7FM would begin serving Carrollton, MO and the surrounding area.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 100.7FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 100.7 the Farm, by clicking here.
    

101.1FM, now the long-time home of KCFX, was originally licensed to Carrollton, MO, hosting first KAOL-FM, then KMZU.  In September of 1990, KMZU moved to 100.7FM, as 101 the Fox came to 101.1FM.

Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 101.1FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 101 the Fox, by clicking here.
    

Though 102.1FM first signed on in 1948 as a shortlived simulcast of WHB-AM, then returned in the early '60s as the first WDAF-FM, the frequency will be forever remembered for one occupant.  KY.  On July 1, 1974, Taft Broadcasting launched KY-102, and over the next 23 years, the legendary rocker would change Kansas City radio.  KY was a pioneer, featuring innovative promotions and developing beloved, accessible air talent.  On the heels of a 1997 sale to American Radio Systems (who the same day would immediately flip the station into the hands of Infinity Broadcasting), KY-102 met its demise in favor of modern AC as "The Zone."  In January 1999, KOZN would disappear in favor of AC-formatted Star 102, which remained for 11 years, until being replaced by Alice 102 in January 2011.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 102.1FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, Alice 102, by clicking here.
   

Since the early 1960s, 103.3FM has been home to Carter Broadcasting's KPRS.  The station began as a simulcast of sister station KPRT-AM before becoming the sole home for the urban format.  During part of the 1970s and 80s KPRS was completely automated - one of the first stations in the U.S. to be operated in such a manner - but eventually returned to a live airstaff and strong community involvement that exist to this day.

Visit the current occupant of 103.3FM, Hot 103 Jamz, by clicking here.

At 103.7FM we find the first FM translator in Kansas City to offer unique programming (versus simply re-broadcasting another station).  The translator, then K225AW, was purchased by Cumulus in the fall of 2009, and 103-7 the Dam signed on in March of 2010 under the call sign of K279BI.

Visit the current occupant of 103.7FM, 103-7 the Dam, by clicking here.
 

A new entry on the dial in 1960, 104.3FM launched as KBEY - an FM simulcast of sister KBEA-AM.  A decade later, the simulcast split, leading to progressive rock on the FM.  In 1973, top 40 outlet KBEQ launched as a direct assault on AM top 40 pioneer 710 WHB.  After years with the "Super Q" branding, in the mid-80s the station became known as simply Q-104.  Despite a lack of direct competitors, KBEQ's top 40 years would end in 1993 with a flip to country, competing with 61 Country and eventual sister station KFKF.  In recent years, the station has revived the "Q-104" branding (and even an old logo).

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 104.3FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, Q-104, by clicking here.
  

Originally the home of St. Joseph's KKJO-FM for many years, 105.1FM launched in Kansas City after a series of moves in 2001 that saw KKJO relocate to 105.5FM.  KFME was a unique 80s/Hot AC hybrid co-owned by "SuperFrank" Copsidas' Jesscom Broadcasting & Susquehanna Broadcasting.  Not long after Susquehanna gained full control of the station in 2004, e105 was blown up in favor of the "Jack FM" variety hits format that began growing popular at that time.  After beginning with a jockless approach, today 105-1 Jack FM features a number of former KFME staffers, plus similar music.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 105.1FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 105-1 Jack FM, by clicking here.
    

Admittedly, we don't know much about this Kansas City-based FM station from the first half of the 20th century, other than the calls (KSBS) and the owner (Sunflower Broadcasting System).  KSBS signed on in 1947, and disappeared during 1950.  If you have more information on this pioneer FM station, please contact us.  Today, 105.9FM is in use near Lawrence, KS, where former modern rocker KLZR is based.

Click on the link below to learn more about the former station at 105.9FM.
    

KLEX-FM was brought to life on September 11, 1969,  under the ownership of a group called Lexington Broadcasters.  The country outlet changed calls to KBEK in 1976, then moved to 107.3FM (while retaining its Lexington, MO city of license) five years later in order to increase power from 3000 watts to a full 100,000 watts.

Click on the link below to learn about the former station at 106.3FM.
    

106.5FM is another Kansas City frequency with a variety of formats in its history.  The station signed on in 1978 as top 40 KFIX, then a year later went progressive as "SAS 106 1/2."  By 1982, AOR KKCI was playing "The Rockin' Best" until a short stint with adult contemporary.  After the AC, it was back to rock - and later, CHR - with the KXXR branding.  In February 1992, 106.5 was LMA'd by Sconnix to compliment their other country station, KFKF (however, KXXR would live on via LMA itself - at 107.3FM).  Eventually, Sconnix would assume control of KBEQ and sever ties to KKCJ.  The station was sold and became KCIY, enjoying an eight year run of smooth jazz, until current owner Entercom chose to move WDAF-AM's 61 Country format to the frequency in August 2003.

Click on the links below to learn about former stations at 106.5FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 106.5 the Wolf, by clicking here.
    

106.7FM was home to the short-lived KCKN-FM in 1950-51.  Not much is known about this station, so if you have any information, please contact us.

Click on the link below to learn about the former station at 106.7FM.
    

107.3FM signed on in 1981, as KBEK-Lexington moved from 106.3FM and boosted power from 3,000 to 100,000 watts.  After a few years playing adult contemporary music in the mid-80s, the station returned to country as KCFM.  In February 1992, as Sconnix Broadcasting prepared to take control of 106.5FM by LMA, an agreement was struck for that station's KXXR format to move to 107.3 (also via LMA).  Over the next few years, the station would evolve into CHR (Kiss 107.3) then modern rock (107-3 the X), before taking an entirely different direction.  January 1999 would mark the launch of K107, the market's first rhythmic oldies station - which has since transitioned to urban AC as Magic 107.3.

Click the links below to learn about former stations at 107.3FM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, Magic 107.3, by clicking here.
    

In 1948, seven years after the NARBA treaty put WHB-AM at the 500 watt, daytime-only 880AM dial position, the station moved to its longtime home at 710AM. WHB was purchased by Storz Broadcasting in 1954, and took Kansas City by storm as a Top 40 station, drawing stratospheric audience share, even for the times. During its era of dominance, the WHB Starship featured a number of legendary KC broadcasters, including Johnny Dolan, Phil Jay, and Richard Ward Fatherley. As the 70s progressed, FM stations (like KBEQ, locally) became the dominant home to contemporary music formats, leaving WHB as first an Adult Contemporary, and then an Oldies outlet. In April 1993, WHB staffers from all eras came together for an on-air 71st Birthday Party. It would be the old WHB's last hurrah, as the station would go country in September under new ownership. In 1997, a unique frequency swap between WHB and KCMO-AM (then at 810AM) took place, bringing the long-time talk outlet to 710AM's stronger metropolitan signal, where it has remained since.
 
Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 710AM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, KCMO Talk Radio 710, by clicking here.
 

The second home of Bott Broadcasting's KCCV-AM (which launched at 1510AM in 1962), 760AM has been the Christian network's AM dial position since December of 1989.

Visit the current occupant of 760AM, KCCV, by clicking here.
  

810AM first went on the air in 1948, as KCMO-AM moved to the frequency for a 10-fold boost of its previous 5k-watt day/1k-watt night signal at 1480AM.  Five years later Tom Evans & Lester Cox sold the station to Meredith Corporation, who maintained the full service format for ten more years.  In 1963, KCMO became a Middle of the Road outlet, eventually seguing to an innovative mix of MOR and country music dubbed "Mod Country."  In 1981, the station adopted a news/talk format, which survived a procession of new owners in the 80s and 90s, and moved to 710AM in 1997 as part of a frequency swap with then-country WHB-AM.  Two years later, fledgling Union Broadcasting would purchase WHB in order to launch a 24-hour home for the sports programming that had been aired on daytime-only Sportsradio 1510 KCTE.
 
Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 810AM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, Sports Radio 810 WHB, by clicking here.
 

Before WHB-AM dominated Kansas City radio with its new Top 40 format in the 50s & 60s, the station was heard at 880AM.  WHB moved to 880AM as part of the radio realignment set into motion on March 29, 1941 by the NARBA treaty.  The 880AM facility provided the same 500 watt daytime-only signal the station had at its pre-NARBA home (860AM), so on October 4, 1948, WHB moved to the new 710AM dial position at 10,000 watts of power.
 
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One of the more recent AM operations in Kansas City, KGGN signed on in 1996 with gospel programming that serves Gladstone and the surrounding area.

Visit the current occupant of 890AM, 890 GGN, by clicking here.
  

980AM has been the home to Kansas City's oldest surviving radio station since the NARBA treaty went into effect March 29, 1941.  At that time, the station - which moved to 980AM with 5000 watts of power from 2500 watts at 950AM - was still known as Full Service formatted KMBC-AM with Arthur B. Church's Midland Broadcasting Company as owners.  Eventually ownership would pass to Cook Paint & Varnish Company, and then Metromedia, who would turn the station into an MOR outlet in the early '60s.  During the station's long MOR run, new owner Bonneville adopted the KMBZ call letters, and a number of well-known Kansas City personalities (including Dan Henry, Torey Southwick, Mike Murphy, and Walt Bodine) called 980AM home.  After an Adult Contemporary format in the late 80s, KMBZ became News Radio 980 KMBZ in September 1990.

Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 980AM, or visit the current occupant of 980AM, News Radio 980 KMBZ, by clicking here.
  

In January 1984, 1030AM first took to the airwaves as "K-Best," with music programming to serve Eastern Jackson County.  In early 1988, the station would go dark, only to return a year later as sister station to Noble Broadcasting's KBEQ.  On either side of the AM's run with the "Z-Rock" network, the station would simulcast KBEQ, first in its top 40 days, then again as the FM launched its country format.  Following stints with talk & classic country, the station separated from KBEQ and became Christian KCWJ, which it remains to this day.

Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 1030AM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, 1030 the Light, by clicking here.
  

1090AM signed on in the late 1960s with a Middle of the Road format serving Excelsior Springs. During the 70s, the station offered formats including Top 40, Country, and more MOR before beginning a long run playing Southern Gospel from 1981 to 2004. Since 2004, the station has been a part of the Catholic Radio Network under the ownership of Kansas City Catholic.

Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 1090AM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, Catholic Radio 1090 AM, by clicking here.
 

1140AM first launched in 1967 with a Country format and maintained that programming (with the exception of a brief Easy Listening stint beginning in summer 1969) until 1978. The station changed to Adult Contemporary that April, but flipped again back to Country by July. During the 1980s, 1140AM first offered Oldies, followed by a simulcast of then-sister 106-5 KCI, and finally Urban with the KCXL call letters. Money problems forced the station dark in 1992, and two years later Pete Schartel returned the station to the air with an Oldies format. The station has since shifted to a primarily Talk format, with Oldies during overnights and some weekend hours.

Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 1140AM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, KCXL 1140AM, by clicking here.
 

The newest addition to the Kansas City AM dial, Cleveland, MO-based 1160AM signed on in August 2006 as a sister station to Alpine Broadcasting's KCXL 1140AM.  The station, which was originally a complete simulcast of KCXL, began to split off with its own programming in 2010.  In March of 2011, the station was LMA'd by Ramirez Spanish Radio (former operators of Entercom's 1250AM) and picked up that group's "La Super X" brand.

Visit the current occupant of 1160AM, La Super X 1160, by clicking here.
 

In its early days, 1190AM began with MOR and Country formats as KAYQ, before ending the 70s with Disco and the KJLA call letters. In the early 80s, KJLA evolved into first Adult Contemporary and then MOR/Standards formats. After the demise of the original KFEZ, 1190AM picked up those call letters in 1992 for what was then a MOR/Easy Listening format. In 1997, new owner Bill Johnson moved the News/Talk format of KNHN to the station. Three years later, KPHN shifted its focus to Business News/Talk, and maintained that format until a 2002 sale to Disney saw the station become a Radio Disney affiliate.

Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 1190AM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, Radio Disney, by clicking here.
  

1250AM joined the Kansas City dial in 1997, bringing with it the familiar WREN call letters it had carried since the 1920s, and the satellite gospel format it lauched during a 1992 return to the Topeka airwaves.  Two years later, the station was purchased by Entercom & became "1250 the Game" - Kansas City's first 24-hour sports talk station.  Months later, Union Broadcasting's KCTE-AM made the move to WHB's 24-hour home at 810AM, which spelled the end of KKGM.  In August 2000, the frequency picked up the long-time classical programming of KXTR, which was bumped from 96.5FM.  The following year, as KXTR moved to 1660AM, the station began the Regional Mexican programming it has featured since.

Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 1250AM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, La X 1250, by clicking here.
  

Full service KCKN moved to 1340AM in March 1941 and remained until the station adopted its long-running country format on February 8, 1957.  Cy Blumenthal's Continental Stations, which originally took KCKN country, sold the station to Danny Kaye's Kaye-Smith Radio in 1965 (and actually threw in the station's FM simulcast, 94.1FM, at no charge). In 1981, Albritton Communications purchased the station and moved the country format exclusively to 94.1FM under the new call letters KFKF, while launching Top 40 KRKR at 1340AM. Some believe KRKR was preceeded by an AC format, however former KR1340 jock Marty McGraw confirms that was not the case (though an urban format with KEKE calls may have occurred later in the 80s).  Before summer 1982 was out, KRKR flipped to a Country Gold format that was eventually programmed by KFKF mainstay Tony Stevens.  As the 90s began, Kansas Citian Bill Johnson purchased the station from Sconnix and launched CNN 1340.  In the years since, 1340AM has hosted standards, religious, sports, comedy, and now, Hispanic formats.
 
Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 1340AM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, La Gran D 1340, by clicking here.
   

1380AM signed on in 1953 as KUDL-AM, featuring a full service format.  By 1968, they would make their second attempt at top 40 as "The Big 13-8."  In 1975, the station returned to news as KCNW, but three years later the call letters would stand for "Kansas City's New Way" as the station would adopt a Contemporary Christian format.  As the 90s were ending, KCNW underwent a brief transition to a Catholic format, but has since moved to a satellite religious presentation.

Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 1380AM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, KCNW AM-1380, by clicking here.
  

1410AM signed on in 1948, serving Leavenworth with a Full Service format. In 1957, KCLO launched a long-running Religious format, before flipping to Country in 1983. Four years later, the station became KCWV-AM and simulcasted its FM sister 98-9 the Wave, until that station changed formats in 1989. Since then, 1410AM has again featured religious programming as "Love 14," using the KKLO call letters. During the 1990s, they also aired various sports programs, and even served as ESPN Radio's Kansas City affiliate until new owner Larry Rice dropped sports programming in November 1999.

Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 1410AM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, Love 14, by clicking here.
 

On March 29, 1941, 1480AM became the home of KCMO-AM, as part of a transition of station frequencies across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. In 1948, KCMO moved to 810AM in order to boost its power ten-fold from the 5,000 watts it was previously authorized. In 1957, Thomas Beal launched KBKC, which soon became KBEA, playing a variety of MOR, Standards, and Nostalgia until 1981. For the next decade KBEA offered a news format under the ownership of Robert Ingram, who'd purchased the station in 1972. In the 90s, the station added Standards music to their news offerings, but would change formats and ownership multiple times before settling on various forms of Hispanic music. Since 2005, 1480AM has focused on Hispanic Top 40, most recently as "La Playa."

Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 1480AM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, La Playa 1480, by clicking here.
  

The first incarnation of 1510AM began in 1947 as KIMO, with a MOR format.  In 1953, the station would become KANS, and began to play country music.  A decade later, a Kansas City newcomer, Richard Bott, would purchase the station and launch KCCV - "Kansas City's Christian Voice."  1510AM would be home to KCCV until December 1989, when it would relocate to 760AM.  After trying other formats & simulcasts, 1510AM would become a full-time sports outlet in 1994.  Its success would see the station purchased by KC-based Union Broadcasting, and the format moved to 24-hour 810AM in 1999.  For the past several years Union's Hot Talk 1510 has called the frequency home.

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At first 1590AM was home to KITE/KXKX - a station that began earlier as an experimental hi-fi outlet, and ended with the FCC's refusal to renew their license in 1942.  When KPRS-AM signed on in 1949, it was a Full Service outlet licensed to Olathe and owned by Kansas Governor Alf Landon. The following year, Landon hired Andrew "Skip" Carter and Ed Pate, who would purchase the station and move it to Kansas City in 1952, making KPRS became the first African-American owned station west of the Mississippi River. In 1971, the station's urban programming would move to KPRS-FM at 103.3, and the AM would become Gospel 1590, a format that continues to this day. With ownership still in the hands of the Carter family, 1590AM also holds the distinction of being the oldest continuous-operating African-American owned station in the United States.

Click on the links below to learn more about former stations at 1590AM, or visit the frequency's current occupant, Gospel 1590 KPRT, by clicking here.
 

1660AM signed on in June of 2001 as the third home of Classical KXTR.  Relocating KXTR to the AM expanded band dial position was an attempt by Entercom to offer better signal quality to classical listeners, while keeping the station on AM, where it had moved the previous summer.  KXTR remains at 1660AM to this day, but is also currently heard on HD radios at 98.1 HD-2.

Visit the current occupant of 1660AM, Classical 1660 KXTR, by clicking here.
 

More than once over the years the Kansas City market has been home to pirate radio stations operating without authority from the FCC.  These stations have offered unique service (in their formats or geographic focus) as well as an outlet for those with a passion for radio.
 
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As high-speed internet became widespread in the early 21st century, and the cost for home broadcasting equipment grew more affordable, a number of internet stations have popped up to service the Kansas City market.  While some stations have come and gone, all have worked to carve out a niche in competition with local AM/FM stations.  Some of these provided musical alternatives that don't exist on the dial today, others have featured former KC air talents, and still others have taken a specific geographic focus.
 
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