KWTO (AM)

KWTO
Broadcast areaSouthwest Missouri
Frequency560 kHz
Branding93.3 & AM 560 KWTO
Programming
FormatTalk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri
  • (Zimmer Midwest Communications, Inc.)
KWTO-FM, KTXR
History
First air date
December 25, 1933 (1933-12-25)
Call sign meaning
"Keep Watching The Ozarks"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35900
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 4,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
36°56′40″N 93°13′17″W / 36.94444°N 93.22139°W / 36.94444; -93.22139
Translator(s)93.3 K227AO (Springfield)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website933kwto.com

KWTO (560 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Springfield, Missouri. It is owned by Zimmer Midwest Communications and airs a talk radio format. The studios and offices are on East Chestnut Expressway in Springfield.

KWTO is powered at 5,000 watts by day and 4,000 watts at night. It uses a directional antenna with a five-tower array. The transmitter is off Tower Lane in Ozark, Missouri, near U.S. Route 65.[2] The signal reaches parts of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma. It provides at least secondary coverage as far north as Kansas City, as far west as Tulsa and as far south as Fort Smith. Programming is also heard on 250 watt FM translator 93.3 K227AO.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWTO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ https://radio-locator.com/info/KWTO