KWRO

KWRO
City of license	Coquille, Oregon
Branding	Newstalk 630 & 100.3
Frequency	630 kHz
Repeaters	100.3 K262AU (Empire)
First air date	1948
Format	News Talk Information
Power	5,000 watts (day) 46 watts (night)
Class	D
Facility ID	13874
Transmitter coordinates	43°10′17″N 124°11′54″W / 43.17139°N 124.19833°W / 43.17139; -124.19833
Former callsigns	KWRO (1948-1982) KSHR (1982-1985) KBEY (1985-1987)
Affiliations	Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Dial Global
Owner	Bicoastal Media (Bicoastal Media Licenses III, LLC)
Sister stations	KBBR, KBDN, KJMX, KOOS, KSHR-FM, KTEE
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kwro.com

KWRO (630 AM, "Newstalk 630/100.3") is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Coquille, Oregon, USA, the station is currently owned by Bicoastal Media Licenses Iii, LLC and features programming from Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Dial Global.^[1]^[2]

KWRO airs University of Oregon Ducks football, baseball, and men's basketball as a member of the Oregon Sports Network.^[3]

History

The station was assigned the call letters KSHR on 1982-01-18. On 1985-01-04, the station changed its call sign to KBEY and on 1987-05-01 returned to the current KWRO.^[4]

References

↑ "KWRO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "KWRO Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "OSB Radio Affiliates". GoDucks.com - The University of Oregon Official Athletics Site. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
↑ "KWRO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KWRO

Radio-Locator Information on KWRO

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Oregon

Stations	KACI – The Dalles KAGO – Klamath Falls KAST – Astoria KBBR – North Bend KBCH – Lincoln City KBKR – Baker City KBND – Bend KBNP – Portland KBNW – Bend KCMX – Phoenix KCUP – Toledo KEX – Portland KFLS – Klamath Falls KGAL – Lebanon KLBM – La Grande KLOO – Corvallis KMED – Medford KNPT – Newport KPAM – Troutdale KPNW – Eugene KQEN – Roseburg KUFO – Portland KUGN – Eugene KUMA – Pendleton KVBL – Union KWRO – Coquille KWVR – Enterprise KXL-FM – Portland KYKN – Keizer

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Oregon

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