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Radio station in Arizona, United States
KINO
(1230
AM
, "Route 66 Radio") is a
radio station
licensed
to serve
Winslow, Arizona
, United States. The station is owned by Sunflower Communications, Inc. It airs a
country music
format.
[1]
Other programming consists of local news, weather, and sports which include the
Arizona Diamondbacks
and live broadcasts of the local
Winslow High School
Bulldog Sports.
The station was assigned the KINO call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission
.
[2]
History
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The station began its operations in 1952. It originally had the
call sign
KVNC ("Voice of
Navaho County
"), licensed to Gila Broadcasting Co., and broadcast at the
1010 AM
frequency.
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[4]
[5]
In 1960, Gila had intended to sell KVNC and four other stations to Earl Perrin, Jr., of Chicago.
[6]
However, the stations went
dark
on October 29, 1960 after
several conflicts
with the FCC.
[7]
[8]
The stations were ultimately sold to Carleton W. Morris for $100,000 USD, which led to Morris asking the FCC for permission to set up new stations with the former Gila facilities in August 1962.
[9]
[10]
The former call letters were then canceled on January 17, 1963.
[11]
Under the ownership of Morris, the station received the call sign of KINO and formally moved to the
1230 AM
frequency in 1963. The station was then sold to former
KABI
sports host Loy Engelhardt, who moved in from
Abilene, Kansas
with the desire to own a radio station.
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[13]
References
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- ^
"Station Information Profile"
.
Arbitron
. Archived from
the original
on March 1, 2010.
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"Call Sign History"
.
FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database
.
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"New Winslow Station, KVNC, Conducts Open House Party"
.
The Arizona Republic
. August 11, 1952. p. 10
. Retrieved
May 30,
2024
.
- ^
Wiseman, Ronald (February 18, 1953).
"National Radio Club"
(PDF)
. Letter to Joseph Brauner
. Retrieved
May 30,
2024
.
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Wiseman, Ronald (February 23, 1953).
"National Radio Club"
(PDF)
. Letter to David Foster Thomas
. Retrieved
May 30,
2024
.
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"KCKY Sale Okay Asked"
.
The Arizona Republic
. October 15, 1960. p. 14
. Retrieved
May 30,
2024
.
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"FCC Says 'No' to Gila"
(PDF)
.
Broadcasting
. November 28, 1960. p. 64
. Retrieved
May 30,
2024
.
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"Gila Radio Denies Loss Of Control"
.
The Arizona Republic
. May 19, 1961. p. 10
. Retrieved
May 30,
2024
.
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"Morris Asks Purchase OK"
.
The Arizona Republic
. August 18, 1962. p. 55
. Retrieved
May 30,
2024
.
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"Morris Purchases KVNC Station"
.
Arizona Daily Sun
. October 31, 1962. p. 2
. Retrieved
May 30,
2024
.
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"FCC Cancels Call Letters"
.
The Arizona Republic
. January 19, 1963. p. 9
. Retrieved
May 30,
2024
.
- ^
Roth, Todd (January 18, 2012).
"KINO Radio 1230 AM in Winslow provides daily entertainment"
.
Navajo-Hopi Observer
. Retrieved
May 30,
2024
.
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Hanson, Scott (August 8, 2022).
"#MediaMonday ? Loy Engelhardt"
.
HMA PR
. Retrieved
May 30,
2024
.
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