KMOG (1420 kHz, "Rim Country Radio") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Payson, Arizona. It is owned by Farrell Enterprises LLC, and airs a full-service country music format.[2] The studios and transmitter are on East Taylor Parkway in Payson.[3]

KMOG
Frequency1420 kHz
BrandingThe Ranch
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerFarrell Enterprises LLC
History
First air date
November 1, 1983; 40 years ago (1983-11-01)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21218
ClassD
Power3,000 watts days only
Transmitter coordinates
34°16′00″N 111°18′54″W / 34.26667°N 111.31500°W / 34.26667; -111.31500
Translator(s)103.3 K277BX (Star Valley)
Links
Public license information
Websitekmogcountry.com

KMOG is a daytimer station. By day, it is powered at 3,000 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations from interference on 1430 AM, KMOG goes off the air at night. Programming is heard around the clock on 250-watt FM translator K277BX at 103.3 MHz in Star Valley.[4]

History

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While it was still being constructed, the station was assigned the KMOG call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 15, 1982.[5] It signed on the air on November 1, 1983; 40 years ago (1983-11-01).[6] It was owned by RimCo, Inc. The original developers were Neil Monaco, Hall Mayo and Willard Taylor. The station featured an adult contemporary music format and it was an affiliate of the ABC Information Radio Network.

It was bought by Michael Farrell in 1989, who switched the format to country music. Its programming includes local news, local talk, religious programs on Sundays and a tradio show middays from Monday through Saturday.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMOG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KMOG
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/K277BX
  5. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  6. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1985 page B-13, Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
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