KWYO

KWYO

City	Sheridan, Wyoming
Slogan	"Classic Country 1410"
Frequency	1410 kHz
First air date	July 9, 1934
Format	Country
Power	5,000 watts (day) 350 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	12942
Transmitter coordinates	44°47′54″N 106°55′51″W / 44.79833°N 106.93083°W / 44.79833; -106.93083
Callsign meaning	WYOming
Affiliations	CBS Radio
Owner	Lovcom, Inc. (Sheridan Media)
Sister stations	KLQQ, KROE, KYTI, KZWY
Website	KWYO Online

KWYO (1410 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country music format. Licensed to Sheridan, Wyoming, USA, the station is currently owned by Lovcom, Inc. and features programming from CBS Radio.^[1]

History

KWYO signed on the air for the first time on Monday, July 9, 1934 at 7:00pm, becoming Sheridan, Wyoming's first radio station. (KWYO is the second oldest radio station in Wyoming, behind KTWO in Casper, which signed on as KDFN in 1930.) The original studio location was on the second floor of the Carroll's Furniture Store at 340 N. Main. During its early years, KWYO operated only at various times of the day, generally closing down in the afternoon from 1pm to 5pm. Between 1934 and 1941, the station increased its air time to a 17½ hour broadcast day. In 1941, the power was increased from 100 to 1000 watts and KWYO moved from 1370 to 1410 on the AM dial. In 1949, the studios were moved to the upper floor of the Gillette building at 21 North Main Street, and another move to 140 East Loucks occurred in 1961. In 1977, the power was increased to 5,000 watts. In 1997, KWYO's studios were relocated to the Sheridan Media building at 1716 KROE Lane.

Programming

KWYO began operation with 2,000 phonograph records ranging from grand opera to jazz. Through the 80s and 90s the station played country music from records and compact disc. When the studios moved to the Sheridan Media building the format on KWYO was changed to Westwood One's satellite-delivered "Adult Standards." Several years later, the music lineup was revamped slightly with a move to ABC's "Memories" format, and then again when that satellite format was dropped in favor of a Waitt Radio Networks provided Adult Contemporary format. At 1pm on January 29, 2008, the format was changed to "Oldies Plus," also provided by Waitt Radio Networks. In addition to country, KWYO broadcasts Sheridan City Council meetings, and provides live play-by-play of Sheridan area football and basketball games. The station is an CBS News affiliate.

References

↑ "KWYO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

KWYO official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for KWYO

Radio-Locator Information on KWYO

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KWYO

Country radio stations in the state of Wyoming

Stations	KASL – Newcastle KBBS – Buffalo KBDY – Hanna KCGY – Laramie KCWB – Byron KDNO – Thermopolis KDWY – Diamondville KERM – Torrington KFRZ – Green River KGOS – Torrington KGWY – Gillette KHAT – Laramie KITT – Wilson KJAX – Jackson KLED – Antelope Valley KLGT – Buffalo KOLT-FM – Cheyenne KOVE – Lander KPIN – Pinedale KPOW – Powell KQLT – Casper KQSW – Rock Springs KRAN – Warren AFB KRSV – Afton KSGT – Jackson KTAK – Riverton KWYW – Lost Cabin KWYY – Midwest KXBG – Cheyenne KYCN – Wheatland KYDT – Sundance KYTI – Sheridan KWYO – Sheridan KZMQ-FM – Greybull

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Wyoming

Radio stations in the Sheridan, Wyoming market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.3 89.9 91.3 92.7 93.7 94.3 94.9 95.9 96.5 98.3 99.3 100.3 102.3 104.9 105.9 106.3

By AM frequency	930 1410 1450

By callsign	K210AM K257EO K288FZ K290BL K292DZ KBBS KHNA-LP KHRW KLGT KLQQ KOHR KPRQ KROE KSUW KWYO KYTI KZMQ-FM KZWY KZZS

Defunct	KBTG-LP 99.5 FM

Nearby radio markets Bighorn Basin Billings Casper Gillette See also List of radio stations in Wyoming

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