KADA (AM)

KADA

City of license	Ada, Oklahoma
Branding	The Ref
Frequency	1230 kHz
Format	Sports radio
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Class	C
Facility ID	33259
Transmitter coordinates	34°47′6.00″N 96°40′44.00″W / 34.7850000°N 96.6788889°W
Owner	The Chickasaw Nation
Sister stations	KADA-FM, KCNP, KTLS-FM, KXFC, KYKC
Website	kadaradio.net

KADA (1230 AM, "The Ref") is a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Ada, Oklahoma, USA, the station (and its sister stations, KADA-FM 99.3, KYKC 100.1, KCNP 89.5, KXFC 105.5, and KTLS 106.5) are owned by The Chickasaw Nation.^[1]

Notable programs

• 10:15 Club, with disc jockey Dan Owen (Owens), 1950
• Homemakers Music, with disc jockey Monte Bell, 1949–1954
• Just for Ladies, with disc jockey Betty Hughes Nolen, 1950
• Melody Roundup, with disc jockey Dan Owen (Owens), 1948
• Mystery Matinee, with disc jockey George P. Miller, 1949
• Songs of Range Capers, with disc jockey Bill Little, 1947
• Songs of the Range, with disc jockey Monte Bell, 1949–1954^[2]

Notable on-air personalities

• Douglas Edwards - Newscaster - 1950s
• Monte Bell, sportscaster, 1951–1954
• Hilary Fry, newscaster, 1942
• Frank Hawkinson, newscaster, 1939
• Lillard Hill - newscaster, 1942
• Weldon Stomps - newscaster, 1942.^[2]
• Berry Bell 1972-1975
• John Williams - 1973-1976
• Rick Cody - 1978 - 1992
• Roger Harris 1978 -

References

1. "KADA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
2. Sies, Luther F. Encyclopedia of American Radio 1920-1960. Jefferson, NC:McFarland, 2000.

External links

• KADA official website
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KADA
• Radio-Locator Information on KADA
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KADA