KDMO

KDMO (1490 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting an adult standards format; during the holidays the station plays Christmas music. It is licensed to Carthage, Missouri, and serves the greater Joplin, Missouri, area. The station is owned by Carthage Broadcasting Company, Inc., and features programming from CNN Radio.^[2]

KDMO

Carthage, Missouri
Broadcast area	Joplin, Missouri
Frequency	1490 kHz
Programming
Format	Adult standards
Affiliations	CNN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Carthage Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Sister stations	KMXL
History
First air date	June 3, 1947 (78 years ago) (1947-06-03)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	9216
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates	37°10′58.00″N 94°21′43.00″W
Translator(s)	93.5 K228FS (Carthage)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

Unusual among AM stations, KDMO has been broadcasting music continuously since 1947. For most of its 70-plus year history the station aired Easy Listening music, Country, or a mixture of both.^[3] The station's motto is, "Too cool for FM."