Branding NewsTalk 1320 KELO Format Commercial; News/Talk | Frequency 1320 AM (kHz) | |
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City Sioux Falls, South Dakota Slogan Hear the news, then talk about it! First air date October, 1937 (as KGSS at 1200) | ||
Newstalk 1320 KELO is an AM radio station licensed to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, airing a news/talk format. It is owned by Midwest Communications, Inc.
KELO signed on as KGSS on 1200 kHz in October, 1937, under the ownership of Midcontinent Broadcasting Company. It moved to 1230 kHz in 1941 as a result of the NARBA agreement. It moved to its current frequency May 2, 1948, and concurrently increased its power from 250 W to 5 KW. The broadcaster, which later became Midcontinent Media, sold off its radio properties, including KELO, to Backyard Broadcasting in 2004. The Backyard Broadcasting group would be sold to its current owner, Midwest Communications, in 2012.
KELO was a Top 40 station from approximately the 1960s through the 1980s, and then became an oldies/classic hits hybrid by the 1990s. The station flipped to its current talk format in July 2000.
KELO-TV was co-owned with KELO radio from 1953 until 1995, when Midcontinent sold the station to Young Broadcasting. (Nexstar Media Group are the current owners of KELO-TV today.)