| Frequency | 1490 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo |
|---|---|
| Branding | AM 1490 & 96.7 FM KRIB |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KGLO, KIAI, KLSS-FM, KYTC | |
| History | |
First air date | April 1948 |
Former call signs | KICM (1948–1950) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 47095 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°08′06″N 93°12′28″W / 43.13500°N 93.20778°W |
| Translator(s) | 96.7 K244FA (Mason City) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | |
| Website | kribam.com |
KRIB (1490 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Mason City, Iowa. It is owned by Alpha Media and airs an oldies radio format. The radio studios and offices are on South Yorktown Pike in eastern Mason City.
KRIB is a Class C AM station, powered at 1,000 watts. It uses a non-directional antenna. The transmitter is located behind its former studios on 19th Street Southwest, near Monroe Avenue, in Mason City.[2] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K244FA at 96.7 MHz, with a transmitter located atop the Cartersville Grain Elevator on South Eisenhower Avenue, also in Mason City.[3]