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KXRA
Alexandria, Minnesota;
Broadcast area	Alexandria, Minnesota
Frequency	1490 kHz
Branding	1490 KXRA
Programming
Format	News/Talk
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks; Townhall News; Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Leighton Broadcasting; (Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc.);
Sister stations	KXRA-FM, KXRZ
History
First air date	July 27, 1949
Call sign meaning	K AleXandRiA
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	51523
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	45°52′06″N 95°21′48″W / 45.86833°N 95.36333°W
Translator(s)	100.3 K262AT (Alexandria); 105.7 K289CL (Glenwood)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	voiceofalexandria.com/kxra

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KXRA is a news/talk on 1490 AM and translator channels K262AT at 100.3 FM in Alexandria, Minnesota and K289CL at 105.7 FM in Glenwood, Minnesota owned by Leighton Broadcasting, which also owns KXRZ and KXRA-FM.

Popular shows

KXRA hosts the Alexandria areas only local talk shows. Open Line covers news and local events Monday through Thursday at 9am cst. On Friday, The show is Open Topic. Another area favorite is a daily radio show, called Swap Shop. It is broadcast Monday through Saturday at 1pm cst. Listeners can call and are put on the air live. They broadcast items they want to sell or want to buy. Many listeners find used vehicles, appliances, or farm machinery. Another locally produced show is Home Grown. Each Saturday Morning at 9am, Linda Kellerman offers advice to listeners on gardening, lawns and plants. Other features include the reading of funeral announcements daily, county commissioners reports, Cardinal Sports (the local high school,) church services, community news, morning trivia, and the birthday club. This station is a primary source of daily news in Alexandria.

Staff

Patty Wicken, Morning Show Host and Open Line Co-Host
Mark Anthony, News Director and Open Line Host
Dave McClurg, Sports Director
Jackson, Program director and Midday/Swap Shop Host
Stevie D, 5pm News Hour
Tom Chorley

References

^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-231. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
^ "Facility Technical Data for KXRA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 51523 (KXRA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KXRA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
FCC History Cards for KXRA
Facility details for Facility ID 142395 (K262AT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
K262AT at FCCdata.org
Facility details for Facility ID 200406 (K289CL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
K289CL at FCCdata.org

[by1999-1] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-231. Retrieved May 6, 2017.

[2] "Facility Technical Data for KXRA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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 {{Infobox radio station
- | name             = KXRA
+| name             = KXRA
- | image            = Logo-kxraam-200.png
+| logo             = KXRA logo.png
- | city             = [[Alexandria, Minnesota]]
+| city             = [[Alexandria, Minnesota]]
- | area             = [[Alexandria, Minnesota]]
+| area             = [[Alexandria, Minnesota]]
- | branding         = ''1490 KXRA''
+| branding         = ''1490 KXRA''
- | slogan           = News Talk Radio
+| frequency        = 1490 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
+| translator       = 100.3 K262AT (Alexandria)<br>105.7 K289CL ([[Glenwood, Minnesota|Glenwood]])
- | frequency        = 1490 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
+| airdate          = {{start date|1949|7|27}}<ref name="by1999">{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999|year=1999|page=D-231|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-AL-NE-BC-YB-1999..pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=May 6, 2017}}</ref>
- | translator       = 100.3 K262AT (Alexandria)<br>105.7 K289CL ([[Glenwood, Minnesota|Glenwood]])
+| format           = [[Talk radio|News/Talk]]
- | airdate = {{start date|1949|7|27}}<ref name="by1999">{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999|year=1999|page=D-231|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-AL-NE-BC-YB-1999..pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=May 6, 2017}}</ref>
- | format           = [[Talk radio|News/Talk]]
+| power            = 1,000 [[watt]]s
- | power            = 1,000 [[watt]]s
+| class            = C
- | class            = C
+| facility_id      = 51523
+| coordinates      = {{coord|45|52|06|N|95|21|48|W|type:landmark_region:US-MN_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
- | facility_id      = 51523
+| callsign_meaning = '''K''' Ale'''X'''and'''R'''i'''A'''
- | coordinates      = {{coord|45|52|06|N|95|21|48|W|type:landmark_region:US-MN_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
- | callsign_meaning =
+| former_callsigns =
+| owner            = [[Leighton Broadcasting]]
- | former_callsigns =
- | owner            = Paradis Broadcasting Inc.
+| licensee         = Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc.
+| affiliations     = [[Compass Media Networks]]<br>[[Townhall|Townhall News]]<br>[[Westwood One]]
- | sister_stations  = [[KXRA-FM]], [[KXRZ]]
+| sister_stations  = [[KXRA-FM]], [[KXRZ]]
- | webcast         = {{listen live|http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KXRA}}
- | website         = [http://www.voiceofalexandria.com/kxra/ voiceofalexandria.com/kxra]
+| webcast          = {{listen live|http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KXRA}}
+| website          = [http://www.voiceofalexandria.com/kxra/ voiceofalexandria.com/kxra]
- }}
+| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
+}}
-'''KXRA''' is a [[talk radio|news/talk]] radio station on 1490 AM and translator channels K262AT at 100.3 FM in [[Alexandria, Minnesota]] and K289CL at 105.7 FM in [[Glenwood, Minnesota]] owned by Paradis Broadcasting Inc, which also owns [[KXRZ]] and [[KXRA-FM]].
+'''KXRA''' is a [[talk radio|news/talk]] on 1490 AM and translator channels K262AT at 100.3 FM in [[Alexandria, Minnesota]] and K289CL at 105.7 FM in [[Glenwood, Minnesota]] owned by [[Leighton Broadcasting]], which also owns [[KXRZ]] and [[KXRA-FM]].
 ==Popular shows==
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 ==Staff==
 *Patty Wicken, Morning Show Host and Open Line Co-Host
-*Dennis Anhalt, News Director and Open Line Host
+*Mark Anthony, News Director and Open Line Host
 *Dave McClurg, Sports Director
-*Mark Anthony, [[Program director]] and Swap Shop Host
+*Jackson, [[Program director]] and Midday/Swap Shop Host
-*Alex Johnson, 5pm News Hour
+*Stevie D, 5pm News Hour
-*Charlie Christopherson
 *Tom Chorley
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 ==External links==
 *{{official website|http://www.voiceofalexandria.com/kxra/}}
-{{AM station data|KXRA}}
+{{AM station data|51523|KXRA}}
 *{{FCC letter|letterid=45918|hcards=yes|callsign=KXRA}}
-*{{FMQ|K262AT}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|142395|K262AT}}
 *{{FXL|K262AT}}
-*{{FMQ|K289CL}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|200406|K289CL}}
 *{{FXL|K289CL}}

v t e Radio stations in Alexandria, Minnesota (Douglas County)
By AM frequency	660 870 920 960 1070 1400 1490
By FM frequency	88.9 89.5 90.1 91.3 91.7 92.3 94.3 95.7 96.5 97.3 98.5 99.3 99.7 100.3 100.7 102.5 103.1 103.9 104.7 107.1
By call sign	K208EQ K219FA K262AT K276GS KBHL KCLD-FM KEYL KIKV-FM KJJK-FM KKOK-FM KLKX-LP KLTF KMGK KNCM KNSR KPRM KQIC KRVY-FM KSJR-FM KSKK KULO KWAD KXDL KXRA KXRA-FM KXRZ WBHR
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