City Emporia, Kansas Frequency 1400 kHz | Slogan Live and Local First air date 1939 | |
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Broadcast area Lyon County, Kansas, Osage County, Kansas, Madison, Kansas, Shawnee County, KS, Douglas County, KS Format News/Talk/Sports, Adult contemporary music | ||
KVOE (1400 AM) is an area news, talk, and sports radio station that airs local programming such as Talk of Emporia, Hawk Talk, and Area Coach's Corner in Emporia, Kansas. KVOE also carries national programs such as ABC News Radio, and The Osgood File. KVOE is licensed to Emporia, Kansas and owned by Emporia's Radio Stations, Inc.
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History
KVOE began in 1939 as KTSW. but was later changed to KVOE in 1952 by new ownership to reflect Kansas' Voice of Emporia. For more than 70 years, KVOE has been the Voice of Emporia, as the only station in the market providing live and local news, weather, and sports.
Awards
KVOE has won numerous awards from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. In 2005, KVOE won Station of the Year. In 2011, KVOE won KAB's Website of the Year. In 2010, KVOE won the KAB's Tony Jewell Community Service Award. On April 17, 2012, KVOE's general manager Ron Thomas, went to Las Vegas, Nevada to accept the Crystal Radio Award from the National Association of Broadcasters, one of which 10 out of 50 radio stations are awarded.
Community Service
KVOE's biggest community service project each year is the Drive for Food, which collected over 22,000 non-perishable food items for The Salvation Army food pantry in 2011. KVOE also hosts the annual National Teacher's Hall of Fame radio auction on the airwaves, which in 2011 raised $17,000. KVOE promotes local non-profit activities and fundraisers by airing interviews, announcements and remote broadcasts for free. In 2011, KVOE aired over 570 live interviews, over 5,000 minutes of PSAs, over 5,200 live reads, and over 60 free remote broadcasts. KVOE staff members, on a weekly basis, take turns delivering Friendship Meals to the elderly and shut-ins.