KFMO

KFMO (1240 AM, "AM 1240 KFMO") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Flat River, Missouri. The station's broadcast license is held by Chelley and Chuck Odle, through licensee Odle Media Group, LLC.

KFMO

Park Hills, Missouri
Broadcast area	Farmington, Missouri
Frequency	1240 kHz
Branding	AM 1240 KFMO
Programming
Language	English
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	CBS News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Salem Radio Network Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Chelley and Chuck Odle (Odle Media Group, LLC)
Sister stations	KDBB
History
First air date	July 1, 1947
Call sign meaning	Flat River, MO
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	55100
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates	37°51′10″N 90°31′13″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	kfmo.com

The station, established in 1947, was assigned the call sign KFMO by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).^[2]

KFMO 1240 was established by Oscar Hersch, KFMO was the first radio station in St. Francois County. Jim and Virginia Collins managed the station for more than 20 years.

Programming

KFMO broadcasts a news/talk format.^[3] As of January 2012^[update], local weekday programming includes The Start with Mike Ramsey. Syndicated programming includes talk shows hosted by Sean Hannity, and Dave Ramsey plus Local High School Sports Coverage.^[4]

In March 2021, the station rebranded itself as the "Parklands Freedom Leader," adding more news/talk programming to replace CBS Sports Radio.^[5] Syndicated programs including talk shows hosted by Mark Levin, Glenn Beck, and Bill O'Reilly were all added to the station's on air lineup.^[6]