38°49′20.00″N 91°8′15.00″W / 38.8222222°N 91.1375000°W
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| Broadcast area | East Central Missouri |
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| Frequency | 730 kHz |
| Branding | Traditional Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country Music |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kaspar Broadcasting Co. of Missouri |
| KFAV | |
| History | |
First air date | March 9, 1949[1] |
Call sign meaning | WarREnton |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33467 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 120 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°49′20.00″N 91°8′15.00″W / 38.8222222°N 91.1375000°W |
| Repeater(s) | 95.1 K236CK (Warrenton) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www.kwre.com |
KWRE (730 AM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Warrenton, Missouri. The station serves mainly the western portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area including Warren, St. Charles, Lincoln, Franklin, and parts of St. Louis counties. The station also serves the eastern portion of Mid-Missouri. KWRE also broadcasts on 95.1 on the FM dial via translator K236CK. The radio station is the sister station of KFAV. Both KFAV and KWRE play country music. KWRE is required to reduce power to 120 watts at night to protect other stations on the same channel. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times.[3]
- ^ "Dedication Of Radio Station KWRE At Warrenton Sunday". The Marthasville Record. March 25, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWRE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Programs". KWRE. Retrieved August 3, 2017.