KINO

KINO (1230 AM, "Route 66 Radio") is a radio station licensed to serve Winslow, Arizona, United States. The station is owned by Sunflower Communications, Inc. It airs a country music format.^[2] Other programming consists of local news, weather, and sports which include the Arizona Diamondbacks and live broadcasts of the local Winslow High School Bulldog Sports.

KINO

Winslow, Arizona United States
Frequency	1230 kHz
Branding	Route 66 Radio
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Arizona Diamondbacks
Ownership
Owner	Sunflower Communications, Inc.
History
First air date	1963
Former call signs	KVNC (1952–1963)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	63925
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates	35°2′7″N 110°42′56″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

The station was assigned the KINO call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.^[3]

History

The station began its operations in 1952. It originally had the call sign KVNC ("Voice of Navaho County"), licensed to Gila Broadcasting Co., and broadcast at the 1010 AM frequency.^[4][5][6] In 1960, Gila had intended to sell KVNC and four other stations to Earl Perrin, Jr., of Chicago.^[7] However, the stations went dark on October 29, 1960 after several conflicts with the FCC.^[8][9] The stations were ultimately sold to Carleton W. Morris for $100,000 USD, which led to Morris asking the FCC for permission to set up new stations with the former Gila facilities in August 1962.^[10][11] The former call letters were then canceled on January 17, 1963.^[12]

Under the ownership of Morris, the station received the call sign of KINO and formally moved to the 1230 AM frequency in 1963. The station was then sold to former KABI sports host Loy Engelhardt, who moved in from Abilene, Kansas with the desire to own a radio station.^[13][14]