KLCN
KLCN was an American radio station airing a Classic Hits format. Formally licensed to Blytheville, Arkansas, broadcasting on 910 kHz AM. The station served the areas of Blytheville, Arkansas, Dyersburg, Tennessee, Covington, Tennessee, and Kennett, Missouri for nearly 90 years. In the mid-1930s, among the blues musicians who performed live on the station were Calvin Frazier and James Peck Curtis.[1] The station was owned by Sudbury Services, Inc.[2]
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| City | Blytheville, Arkansas |
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| Broadcast area | Blytheville, Arkansas Dyersburg, Tennessee Covington, Tennessee Kennett, Missouri |
| Frequency | 910 kHz |
| Branding | 910 KLCN |
| Slogan | Arkansas's Oldest Radio Station |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (Formerly Classic Hits) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sudbury Services, Inc. |
| KAMJ, KHLS, KHPA, KNBY, KOKR, KOSE, KQXF, KTPA (AM), KXAR | |
| History | |
First air date | August 15, 1927 |
Last air date | May 4, 2017 |
Former frequencies |
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Call sign meaning | K-daiLy-Courier-News (founding owner) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 63606 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts Daytime 85 watts Nighttime |
Sudbury surrendered the license for KLCN to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 31, 2018, who subsequently cancelled it.[3]
References
- Giles Oakley (1997). The Devil's Music. Da Capo Press. pp. 201/2. ISBN 978-0-306-80743-5.
- KLCN fcc.gov. Retrieved January 12, 2019
- "License cancelled and callsign deleted". licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
External links
- KLCN in the FCC's AM station database
- KLCN on Radio-Locator
- KLCN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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