[78-L] Radio station(s) in Senath, MO 1951

[Rodger J Holtin]

A family friend and radio engineer from Memphis has family who lived near
Senath for a while in the 1960s believes it to have been KBOA at 840AM, then
licensed out of Kennett, MO. The current KBOA at 1450AM out of Piggott, AR
(20 miles away) now services the same area, and picked up those call letters
in 1995.  Anybody's guess if they're connected by blood.

I have a name for the board-op/anchor on the aircheck and he sounds pretty
polished for a one-horse station.  If the local genealogy group responds to
my query, I'd like to find him or his heirs and share it with them, too.

Thanks for all the help, folks.  If I learn anything worthwhile I'll pass it
on.

Rodger Holtin
78-L Member Since MCMXCVIII

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Interestingly, there was a small station in Senath as far back as 1929. 
Its calls were KSAM and it had about 10 watts. Like most small stations from
that era, it was owned by a local business (a garage) and I doubt it
survived for more than a couple of years. I'm wondering if the station from
1951 was actually in Caruthersville, about 25 miles up the road. There was a
station there, and it served that general area-- its calls were KCRV.

--
Donna L. Halper, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication & Media Studies Lesley University,
Cambridge MA

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