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KGIR
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Frequency	1220 kHz
Branding	ESPN 1220/1470
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Max Media (MRR License LLC)
Sister stations	KMAL, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGKS, KLSC, KZIM
History
First air date	June 10, 1966 (as KZYM)
Former call signs	KZYM (1966–1985) KZIM (1985–1985) KGIR (1985–1992) KCGQ (1992–1996)^[1]
Call sign meaning	Cape GIRardeau
Technical information
Facility ID	64622
Class	D
Power	250 watts (day) 137 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	37°18′03″N 89°29′27″W / 37.30083°N 89.49083°W / 37.30083; -89.49083
Translator(s)	93.5 K228FX (Cape Girardeau)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	semoespn.com

KGIR (1220 AM, "ESPN 1220/1470") is a radio station licensed to serve Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC. It airs a sports format in conjunction with KMAL and featuring programming from ESPN Radio.^[2]

The station was assigned the KGIR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 29, 1996.^[1]

KGIR has an FCC construction permit for a new FM translatorinCape Girardeau, Missouri; it will broadcast on the frequency of 93.5 MHz with the call letters K228FX.

Ownership[edit]

In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGIR, KGKS, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KLSC, KMAL, KSIM, KWOC, and KZIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner).^[3] The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.^[4]

History[edit]

In the 1930s, the call letters KGIR belonged to a station in Butte, Montana, broadcasting on 1360 kHz with 500 watts of power.^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.

^ Homan, John D. (2003-12-19). "Zimmer sells 17 radio stations". Southern Illinoisan. The Zimmer Radio Group, a family-owned media company, announced Wednesday it will sell 17 of its 32 stations [...] to Mississippi River Radio.

^ "Changing Hands - 1/12/2004". Broadcasting & Cable. 2004-01-12.

^ "Full Time for KGIR" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 1, 1932. Retrieved 1 October 2014.