KZRG

KZRG

City of license	Joplin, Missouri
Branding	NewsTalk 1310 KZRG
Slogan	The 4-States News, Talk and Weather Station
Frequency	1310 kHz
First air date	1943
Format	News/Talk
Power	5,000 Watts (Day) 1,000 Watts (Night)
Class	B
Facility ID	71605
Transmitter coordinates
Callsign meaning	"K-Zimmer Radio Group"
Owner	Zimmer Radio, Inc.
Website	1310kzrg.com

KZRG (1310 AM) is a radio station broadcasting from Joplin, Missouri. KZRG can also be heard on 102.9 FM via translator K275BD and HD radio via sister station KIXQ.

History

The station was previously KOCR and was a Contemporary Christian format owned by Ozark Christian College and was sold to Zimmer Radio in December 2005. Originally the station was launched in 1943 as KFSB (call letters standing for Four States Broadcasting) as a full service A/C and talk station. The current news/talk format was launched December 2005.

Programming

Notable weekday programming includes Coast To Coast AM, The KZRG Morning Newswatch, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Jason Lewis. Other notable personalities on the station include Kim Komando, Handel On the Law and Route 66 music show celebrating the great mother road.

News

KZRG has a news operation that includes four full-time news talent. They provide 36 news updates per day Monday-Friday and local news on Saturdays. KZRG is the only news talk station in the 4-state area and the only radio station with local news.

May 22, 2011 Tornado

KZRG was the station on the air with live storm coverage before, during and after the May 22nd Tornado that claimed 161 lives. The third most deadly tornado in American history. The station's of Zimmer Radio led by KZRG were on the air around the clock for 9 consecutive days with wall to wall storm recovery information.

External links

• Query the FCC's AM station database for KZRG
• Radio-Locator Information on KZRG
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KZRG
• Query the FCC's FM station database for K275BD