First air date 1951 Class D Frequency 1550 kHz Format Talk radio, Sports radio Branding Cape Radio 1550 | Language(s) English Facility ID 70594 City of license Cape Girardeau Area Cape Girardeau | |
Power 5,000 watts (day)
48 watts (night) Callsign meaning KAPE (as in Cape Girardeau) Owner Withers Broadcasting Companies Sister stations KGMO, KREZ, WKIB, KJXX, KBXB, KRHW, KYRX, KBHI | ||
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KAPE (1550 AM, "Cape Radio 1550") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The station is owned by Withers Broadcasting Companies and the broadcast license is held by Withers Broadcasting Company of Missouri, LLC.
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The station was assigned the call sign "KAPE" by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on March 2, 1987. It was licensed as "KGMO" when it signed on in 1951, and was assigned "KEWI" on April 14, 1986, and "KKPE" on May 1, 1986.
Programming
KAPE broadcasts a news/talk/sports radio format. The station features programming from Fox Sports Radio, Fox News Radio and Salem Communications. As of February 2012, syndicated programming includes weekday talk shows hosted by Don Imus, Glenn Beck, Laura Ingraham, Lou Dobbs, Jason Lewis, John Gibson, and Dennis Miller.
Translators
KAPE programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.