KSIS

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = KSIS

| logo =

| logo_size =

| city = Sedalia, Missouri

| area = Lake of the Ozarks

| branding =

| airdate = {{start date and age|1954|2|18}}

| frequency = 1050 kHz

| format = News/talk

| power = {{ubl|1,000 watts day|86 watts night}}

| class = D

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 5202

| coordinates = {{coord|38|44|03|N|93|13|31|W}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Townsquare Media

| licensee = Townsquare License, LLC

| sister_stations = KSDL, KXKX

| webcast = [https://ksisradio.com/listen-live/ Listen Live]

| website = [https://ksisradio.com/ ksisradio.com]

| affiliations = {{ubl|ABC News Radio|Fox News Radio|NBC News Radio|Compass Media Networks|Premiere Networks|Radio America|Salem Radio Network|Westwood One|St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network}}

}}

KSIS (1050 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Sedalia, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and the license is held by Townsquare License, LLC.

Programming

Current weekday syndicated programming on KSIS includes Coast to Coast AM, Brian Kilmeade, Sean Hannity, Joe Pags, Gordon Deal, and Lars Larson, along with extra programming from Fox News Radio. On weekends feature Dave Ramsey on Saturdays and Ben Shapiro on Sundays. Brokered programming were also presented on both Saturday mornings and Sunday mornings, as well as simulcasts of Fox News Sunday and Meet the Press.

Throughout most of its talk period, KSIS broadcasts a blend of news, talk, and sports radio programming.{{cite web|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archive-date=2010-03-01 }} The station also derives some of its news programming from ABC News Radio. Notable syndicated talk programming on KSIS over its current talk period includes weekday shows hosted by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Michael Medved. KSIS also airs St. Louis Cardinals baseball games as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network.{{cite web |publisher=St. Louis Cardinals |title=Radio & TV Affiliates |url=http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/schedule/tv_radio_affiliates.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206051616/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/schedule/tv_radio_affiliates.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 6, 2007 |access-date=December 15, 2008}}

Local real estate agent Angel Morales formerly hosted a Saturday morning Spanish language talk program called "Sábados Latinos".{{cite news |first=Geraldine |last=Cols |publisher=KOMU-TV |title=Radio Show Reaches Out |url=http://www.komu.com/satellite/SatelliteRender/KOMU.com/ba8a4513-c0a8-2f11-0063-9bd94c70b769/37b823d6-80ce-0971-01c6-1f58d0d70c2c |date=July 18, 2008 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news |first=Rita |last=Florez |work=The Sedalia Democrat |title=Hispanics work for success; Many labor at multiple jobs while starting new businesses |url=http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/news/works_7826___article.html/manages_perez.html |date=April 12, 2008 |access-date=December 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422012655/http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/news/works_7826___article.html/manages_perez.html |archive-date=April 22, 2008 |url-status=dead }} The name translates to "Latino Saturdays" in English.

The show is part of the station's outreach to mid-Missouri's growing Latino population.

History

KSIS first signed on at 1050 kHz as a 1,000 watt daytime-only station on February 18, 1954.{{cite book |title=Broadcasting Yearbook |publisher=Broadcasting Publications |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ycsVAAAAMAAJ&q=KSIS+ |year=1973}} The station was licensed to Yates Broadcasting Company, Inc., with Carl W. Yates, Jr., serving as president and general manager.{{cite book |title=Official Manual 1971/1972 |publisher=State of Missouri |year=1971 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HpkuAAAAIAAJ&q=KSIS+Sedalia |page=1418}}

In November 1986, Yates Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Bick Broadcasting Company. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 9, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on December 30, 1986.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-19861031EF) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=93918 |date=December 30, 1986}}

In April 2006, Bick Broadcasting Company reached an agreement to sell this station to Double O Radio subsidiary Double O Missouri Corporation.{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Bird-Meyer |work=Sedalia Democrat |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-145584231.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022170742/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-145584231.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |title=Bick Broadcasting sells three Sedalia radio stations |date=May 10, 2006}} The deal was approved by the FCC on June 30, 2006, and the transaction was consummated on August 31, 2006.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |url=http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1128490 |title=Application Search Details (BAL-20060508AAY) |date=August 31, 2006 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news |work=Radio Ink |title=Bick Completes Multi-Station Sale To Double O Radio |url=http://radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=134949&pt=archive |date=September 1, 2006 |access-date=December 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715144828/http://radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=134949&pt=archive |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |url-status=dead }} Double O Radio later merged with Townsquare Media.

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