KZIM is a radio station

Radio station

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 licensed

City of license

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 to serve Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

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, USA. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC. It airs a News

News Radio

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/Talk

Talk radio

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 format.

The station was assigned the KZIM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 on August 31, 1985

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.

Ownership

In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL

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, WCIL-FM, WUEZ

WUEZ

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WXLT

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, WOOZ-FM

WOOZ-FM

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, WJPF

WJPF

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, KGIR

KGIR

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, KZIM, KEZS-FM

KEZS-FM

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, KCGQ-FM, KMAL

KMAL

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KLSC

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KKLR-FM

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, KGKS

KGKS

KGKS is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Scott City, Missouri, USA, the station is currently owned by Mississippi River Radio through MRR License LLC and features programming from Citadel Media.-History:The Federal Communications Commission issued a...

, and KSIM

KSIM

KSIM is a radio station licensed to serve Sikeston, Missouri, USA. The station is owned by River Radio and licensed to MRR License LLC. It airs a News/Talk format...

from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner). The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.

External links

• KZIM official website