KMAL

For the airport in Malone, New York, assigned ICAO code KMAL, see Malone-Dufort Airport.

KMAL (1470 AM, "ESPN 1220/1470") is a radio station licensed to serve Malden, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC. It airs a sports format in conjunction with KGIR and featuring programming from ESPN Radio.^[3]

KMAL

Malden, Missouri
Broadcast area	Sikeston, Missouri
Frequency	1470 kHz
Branding	ESPN 1220 AM 1470 AM
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Max Media (MRR License LLC)
Sister stations	KGIR, KLSC, KSIM
History
First air date	September 15, 1954 (as KTCB)
Former call signs	KTCB (1954–1999)[1]
Call sign meaning	MALden
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4153
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts (day only)
Transmitter coordinates	36°33′08″N 89°58′42″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.semoespn.com

The station was assigned the KMAL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 17, 1999.^[1]

Ownership

In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGIR, KGKS, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KLSC, KMAL, KSIM, KWOC, and KZIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner).^[4] The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.^[5]

Previous Logo

(KMAL's logo under previous simulcast with KLSC 92.9 FM)