Four radio stations - two AM, one FM, and one low-power FM Translator - broadcast from this single stick in Sheridan Wyoming.
KROE-AM went on the air in 1961. From Radio-Locator.com: (
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"KROE-AM 930 kHz
Sheridan, Wyoming
"930 the Voice of Sheridan"
Station Format: News/Talk.
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Station Owner:
Lovcom, Inc.
Station Address:
Box N
Sheridan, WY 82801
Phone: 307-672-7421
Fax: 307-672-2933
KROE-AM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class D AM Station
Digital Status Analog only
Hours of Operation Unlimited
Antenna Mode Non-Directional - 1 Pattern
Daytime Power 5000 Watts
Nighttime Power 117 Watts
Number of Towers 1
Transmitter Location 44° 47' 54" N, 106° 55' 53"
License Granted January 08 1980
License Expires October 01 2029
Last FCC Update October 05 2021"
KROE-AM's sister station KWYO is what led us to create this waymark. Blasterz thought the call-letters sounded like those of an old 1920/30s-era station, and we were right: (
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"History
KWYO signed on the air for the first time on Monday, July 9, 1934 at 7:00pm, becoming Sheridan, Wyoming's first radio station. (KWYO is the second oldest radio station in Wyoming, behind KTWO in Casper, which signed on as KDFN in 1930.) The original studio location was on the second floor of the Carroll's Furniture Store at 340 N. Main. During its early years, KWYO operated only at various times of the day, generally closing down in the afternoon from 1pm to 5pm. Between 1934 and 1941, the station increased its air time to a 17½ hour broadcast day. In 1941, the power was increased from 100 to 1000 watts and KWYO moved from 1370 to 1410 on the AM dial. In 1949, the studios were moved to the upper floor of the Gillette building at 21 North Main Street, and another move to 140 East Loucks occurred in 1961.
In 1977, the power was increased to 5,000 watts. A sister FM station, KLWD (now KYTI), signed on at 96.5FM in 1978. In the mid 80s, the studios were relocated again, and throughout most of the 1990s, the programming originated from the 2nd floor of an office building at 2 North Main.
In 1997, KWYO's studios were relocated to the Sheridan Media building at 1716 KROE Lane. In 2017, KWYO began simulcasting programming at 106.9 FM on translator K295CP. {Note" K295CP-FM does NOT broadcast from Sheridan Media anymore - it's on a tower farm 14 miles away -- BMB]
Programming
KWYO began operation in 1934 with 2,000 phonograph records ranging from grand opera to jazz. Through the 80s and 90s the station played country music from records and compact disc. When the studios moved to the Sheridan Media building the format on KWYO was changed to Westwood One's satellite-delivered "Adult Standards."
Several years later, the music lineup was revamped slightly with a move to ABC's "Memories" format, and then again when that satellite format was dropped in favor of a Waitt Radio Networks provided Adult Contemporary format.
At 1pm on January 29, 2008, the format was changed to "Oldies Plus," also provided by Waitt Radio Networks. A few years later, it was switched again to a Classic Country format provided by Westwood One.
In addition to music, KWYO broadcasts Sheridan City Council meetings, and provides live play-by-play of Sheridan area football and basketball games. The station was an ABC News affiliate for many decades, but switched to CBS News in the mid 2010s."
Details for KWYO-AM from Radio-Locator.com: (
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"KWYO-AM 1410 kHz
Sheridan, Wyoming
"Classic Country 1410"Station Format: Classic Country
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Station Owner:
Lovcom, Inc.
Station Address:
11 North Main Street
Suite 100
Buffalo, WY 82834
Phone: 307-672-0701
Fax: 307-372-2933
KWYO-AM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class B AM Station
Digital Status Analog only
Hours of Operation Unlimited
Antenna Mode Non-Directional - 1 Pattern
Daytime Power 5000 Watts
Nighttime Power 350 Watts
Number of Towers 1
Transmitter Location 44° 47' 54" N, 106° 55' 53" W
License Granted December 01 2006
License Expires October 01 2029
Last FCC Update October 05 2021"
Blasterz knew there was at least one FM station on this stick beause of the small FM-antenna arrays on it. Turne out - the FM array is 2 arrays, and each FM station broadcasts from one double-cross FM antenna. What's interesting aboutthese two stations are the national and international networks they are part of.
KOHR-FM is part of the Your Network of Praise group, which has a worldwide presence and missionary function. 61 YNOP Stations operate in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, and Utah, with 5 more in Tanzania & Africa, nit including their New Life Africa Satellite Network, which you can tune into with a satellite receiver anywhere on that continent. W-O-W.
"New Life Africa Satellite Network
Tune in across Africa on the SES-5 satellite
Frequency: 12565
Polarity: Vertical
Audio PID: 6021"
But ehere in Sheridan, this station broadcasts from a single FM antenna at low power, according to Radio-Locator.com: (
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"KOHR-FM 88.9 MHz
Sheridan, Wyoming
"Your Network of Praise"
Station Format: Religious
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Station Owner:
Hi-Line Radio Fellowship, Inc
Station Address:
P O Drawer 2440
Tupelo, MS 38803
Phone: 406-752-5257
Fax: 406-752-3416
KOHR-FM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class A Non-Commercial FM Station
Digital Status Analog only
Vertical Effective Radiated Power 425 Watts
Vertical Height above Avg. Terrain 22 meters (72 feet)
Vertical Height above Ground Level 71 meters (233 feet)
Vertical Height above Sea Level 1248 meters (4094 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 44° 47' 54" N, 106° 55' 53" W
License Granted February 13 2009
License Expires October 01 2029
Last FCC Update October 05 2021"
KOHR's low-power FM translator neighbor, K210AM-FM, also has a long-distance religious parent station and a nationwide reach. From Radio-Locator.com: (
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"K210AM-FM 89.9 MHz
Sheridan, Etc., Wyoming
"K-Love"
Parent Station Format: Christian Contemporary
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Parent Station Address:
1425 N Market Blvd
Suite 9
Sacramento, CA 95834
K210AM-FM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class D FM Translator
Digital Status Analog only
Parent Station KLOV-FM
Vertical Effective Radiated Power 75 Watts
Vertical Height above Ground Level 71 meters (233 feet)
Vertical Height above Sea Level 1248 meters (4094 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 44° 47' 54" N, 106° 55' 53" W
License Granted June 08 2015
License Expires October 01 2029
Last FCC Update October 05 2021
PARENT STATION DETAILS also from Radio-Locator: (
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KLOV-FM 89.3 MHz
Winchester, Oregon
"K-Love"Station Format: Christian Contemporary
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Station Owner:
Educational Media Foundation
Station Address:
1425 N Market Blvd
Suite 9
Sacramento, CA 95834
KLOV-FM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class C3 Non-Commercial FM Station
Digital Status Analog only
Effective Radiated Power 3500 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 212 meters (696 feet)
Height above Ground Level 27 meters (89 feet)
Height above Sea Level 481 meters (1578 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 43° 14' 07" N, 123° 19' 22" W
License Granted July 13 2011
License Expires February 01 2030
Last FCC Update February 01 2022
KLOV-FM also broadcasts its primary channel from these 46 transmitters:
K201EG 88.1 FM Ketchikan, AK (90 watts)
K201IZ 88.1 FM Vernal, UT (205 watts)
W202CD 88.3 FM Wilson, NC (38 watts)
K203EY 88.5 FM Saint George, UT (180 watts)
W204BL 88.7 FM Gainesville, FL (19 watts)
K204GM 88.7 FM Hilo, HI (250 watts)
K204EO 88.7 FM Yankton, SD (250 watts)
K205FI 88.9 FM Ardmore, OK (170 watts)
K205DV 88.9 FM La Grande, OR (115 watts)
K206AZ 89.1 FM Leadville, CO (62 watts)
W206CH 89.1 FM Hinckley, OH (10 watts)
W206AH 89.1 FM Eau Claire, WI (19 watts)
K207EM 89.3 FM Moab, UT (250 watts)
K208GB 89.5 FM Crescent City, CA (41 watts)
K209EM 89.7 FM Huron, SD (250 watts)
K209FX 89.7 FM Mitchell, SD (250 watts)
K210CF 89.9 FM Kodiak, AK (19 watts)
K210CW 89.9 FM Newport, OR (50 watts)
K210AM 89.9 FM Sheridan, Etc., WY (75 watts)
W212AP 90.3 FM Notasulga, Etc., AL (13 watts)
K212FY 90.3 FM Vail, Etc., CO (250 watts)
K212GH 90.3 FM Ottumwa, IA (250 watts)
K212GI 90.3 FM Hastings, NE (250 watts)
K212EF 90.3 FM Las Vegas, NM (34 watts)
W212BM 90.3 FM Jackson, OH (38 watts)
K212FZ 90.3 FM Ada, OK (170 watts)
K213BX 90.5 FM Nucla, CO (16 watts)
K213AT 90.5 FM Buena Vista, CO (60 watts)
K213DV 90.5 FM Pleasant Hill, IA (62 watts)
W214BD 90.7 FM Gifford, FL (19 watts)
W214BL 90.7 FM Oxford, MS (38 watts)
W214CD 90.7 FM Wadsworth, OH (10 watts)
K215BZ 90.9 FM Dillon, CO (82 watts)
K215CR 90.9 FM The Dalles, OR (10 watts)
K215DP 90.9 FM Port Angeles, WA (250 watts)
K216EB 91.1 FM Hood River, OR (10 watts)
K217CY 91.3 FM Oberlin, KS (250 watts)
K219AW 91.7 FM Meeker, CO (23 watts)
W219DS 91.7 FM Findlay, OH (27 watts)
K219CK 91.7 FM Coos Bay, OR (62 watts)
K220BM 91.9 FM Rangely, CO (28 watts)
K220AH 91.9 FM Gunnison, CO (50 watts)
W227BE 93.3 FM Orono, ME (170 watts)
K273BT 102.5 FM Price, UT (250 watts)
W288BP 105.5 FM Wilson, NC (38 watts)
K300AE 107.9 FM Breckenridge, CO (23 watts)
Previous Call Signs:
KXLV first used 1/24/1997
KLOV first used 9/2/1997"
"Small town" radio can really blow your mind sometimes.