KCMO (AM)

KCMO
Kansas City, Missouri;
Broadcast area	Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Frequency	710 kHz
Branding	KCMO Talk Radio
Programming
Format	Talk
Network	Fox News Radio
Affiliations	Westwood One; KCTV (weather);
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media; (CMP Houston-KC, LLC);
Sister stations	KCHZ, KCFX, KCJK, KCMO-FM, KMJK
History
First air date	1925 (as KWKC at 1370)
Former call signs	KWKC (1925–1936)
Former frequencies	1370 kHz (1925–1939); 1450 kHz (1939–1941); 1480 kHz (1941–1947); 810 kHz (1947–1998);
Call sign meaning	Kansas City, Missouri
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	33391
Class	B
Power	10,000 watts day; 5,000 watts night;
Transmitter coordinates	39°19′08″N 94°29′48″W / 39.31889°N 94.49667°W
Repeater(s)	95.7 KCHZ (Ottawa, Kansas); 101.1 KCFX-HD2 (Harrisonville);
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live; Listen live (via iHeartRadio);
Website	www.kcmotalkradio.com

KCMO (710 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Kansas City, Missouri. Owned by Cumulus Media, the station airs a talk radio format. The studios and offices are on Indian Creek Parkway in Overland Park, Kansas. KCMO is also heard on KCHZ (95.7 FM) in Ottawa, Kansas and on the second HD Radio channel of co-owned KCFX (101.1) in Harrisonville, Missouri.

The AM transmitter is off North Eastern Road, near Interstate 435, on Kansas City's Northeast side. KCMO broadcasts with 10,000 watts by day and 5,000 watts at night, using a directional antenna at all times. The station is heard around the Kansas City metropolitan area, in sections of Missouri and Kansas. With a good radio, the signal can also be heard in parts of Iowa, Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas and Nebraska. Due to KCMO's low transmitting frequency, plus Kansas's flat terrain and excellent ground conductivity, the station has an unusually large daytime coverage area, reaching a population area of nearly 12 million people.