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]
| Broadcast area | Blytheville, Arkansas Dyersburg, Tennessee Covington, Tennessee Kennett, Missouri |
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| Frequency | 910 kHz |
| 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 | Charles Leo "Dutch" Lintzenich and Courier-News (founders) |
| 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 April 30, 2018, which subsequently cancelled it on December 31, 2018.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ "Sudbury Services, Inc., Surrender for Cancellation License of KLCN(AM), Blytheville, AR (Facility ID No. 63606)". licensing.fcc.gov. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. December 31, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
External links
edit- FCC Station Search Details: DKLCN (Facility ID: 63606)
- FCC History Cards for DKLCN (covering 1927-1981)
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