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| Broadcast area | Columbia, Missouri Macon, Missouri |
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| Frequency | 104.7 MHz |
| Branding | 104.7 Superstation KRES |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One Fox News Radio United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KWIX, KIRK, KTCM | |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 35890 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 311 meters (1,020 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°27′35.00″N 92°42′7.00″W / 39.4597222°N 92.7019444°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | centralmoinfo.com |
KRES (104.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Moberly, Missouri, United States, the station serves the Columbia, Missouri, area. The station is currently owned by Alpha Media, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC, and features programming from Fox News Radio and United Stations Radio Networks.[1] The station began broadcasting on 1550 AM in St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1947, playing hits from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. The station changed its call sign to KKJO in 1962 and began playing hits from the 1950s and 1960s.
Today KRES broadcasts on 104.7 FM with a classic country music with spot news and agricultural news format. KRES is the Moberly affiliate for St. Louis Cardinals baseball.
Until May 7, 2024, the on-air programmers who could be heard on KRES included Brad Boyer, Bill Peterson, J.B. Connoley, Dan Patterson, Adam Hildebrandt, and Kyle Hill. On that day, the entire on-air staff were dismissed by Alpha Media management.[2]
In the late 1980s, on air staff included Jack Larkin, Jim Coyle, Bob Bagby, Dale Palmer, Ron Block, Larry Weller, Doug Owens and Rich Cain. In the early 1990s, KWIX-KRES radio's on-air staff included St. Louis-area transplants such as Bryan Polcyn, Doug Stewart, Mike Roberts and Paul Lewandowski.
- ^ "KRES Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Cuts At Alpha Media Missouri Stations Include Longtime Veterans". Insideradio.com. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-28.