KLCN was an American radio station airing a Classic Hits format. Formally licensed to Blytheville, Arkansas, broadcasting on 910 kHz AM. The station served the areas of Blytheville, Arkansas, Dyersburg, Tennessee, Covington, Tennessee, and Kennett, Missouri for nearly 90 years. In the mid-1930s, among the blues musicians who performed live on the station were Calvin Frazier and James Peck Curtis.[1] The station was owned by Sudbury Services, Inc.[2]

KLCN
Broadcast areaBlytheville, Arkansas
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Covington, Tennessee
Kennett, Missouri
Frequency910 kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct (Formerly Classic Hits)
Ownership
OwnerSudbury Services, Inc.
KAMJ, KHLS, KHPA, KNBY, KOKR, KOSE, KQXF, KTPA (AM), KXAR
History
First air date
August 15, 1927
Last air date
May 4, 2017
Former frequencies
  • 1050 kHz (1927-1928)
  • 1290 kHz (1928-1941)
  • 1320 kHz (1941)
  • 900 kHz (1941-1953)
Call sign meaning
Charles Leo "Dutch" Lintzenich and Courier-News (founders)
Technical information
Facility ID63606
ClassD
Power5,000 watts Daytime
85 watts Nighttime

Sudbury surrendered the license for KLCN to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 31, 2018, who subsequently cancelled it.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Giles Oakley (1997). The Devil's Music. Da Capo Press. pp. 201/2. ISBN 978-0-306-80743-5.
  2. ^ KLCN fcc.gov. Retrieved January 12, 2019
  3. ^ "License cancelled and callsign deleted". licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-12.

External links edit

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