KFEQ
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KFEQ 680 AM is a Saint Joseph, Missouri
area talk radio station that airs local and national programs.
Local programming includes news, sports, and agricultural information.
Bob Orf is program director for KFEQ. Orf began his career at KFEQ St. Joseph in 1975. Besides overseeing programming for the station, Orf is also the Voice of the Griffons for Missouri Western State University
and began his duties for Western with the football team when he first started off in 1975. Orf began commentating for the men’s basketball team in 1989 and later on, the women’s basketball teams in 1992.
Barry Birr is News Director at KFEQ. Besides his duties as News Director, Birr is also the host of The Hotline each weekday from 8 - 10am, covering topics of interest with guests and listener call-ins.
Tom Brand came to KFEQ in 1996 to serve as Farm Director for the radio station after spending 2 years at KMA (AM)
radio in Shenandoah, Iowa. Brand broadcasts market updates throughout the day and is host of the Mid-Day Farm Report each weekday along with the Saturday Morning Get-Together from 6 - 7am.
National programs such as Sean Hannity
, Dave Ramsey
, Rush Limbaugh
and Jim Bohannon
are featured on weekdays. Weekend programming includes the syndicated AgriShop program with host Gene Millard, The Midwest Outdoors with Fred Ramsey and a local buy/sell/trade program called The Trading Post. Local church services from Huffman United Methodist Church are heard live on Sunday mornings. The rest of the weekend programming is mainly from the national Fox Sports Network. The station was owned by Eagle Communications, and features programming from ABC Radio.
KFEQ also had a TV station for a time, KFEQ-TV, which signed on in 1953. Ownership separation in 1969 resulted in the station changing its calls to the current KQTV
.
KFEQ was founded by John L. Scroggn and Scroggin & Co. Bank and first broadcast in 1923 from Oak, Nebraska
. He moved the station to St. Joseph in 1925 where it was noted for its live remote daily broadcasts three times each day from the St. Joseph Stockyards and four times each day from the St. Joseph Grain Exchange. During this time it moved initially from 833 to 1120 to 1300 to its present location at 680 in 1930.
Due to the station's low dial location, transmitter power and the surrounding area's flat land, it decently covers most of Kansas City
and Topeka during the day.
One of the stations four towers was toppled in a farming accident on June 16, 2009. All four towers were rebuilt and placed into service in 2010.
Saint Joseph, Missouri
Saint Joseph is the second largest city in northwest Missouri, only second to Kansas City in size, serving as the county seat for Buchanan County. As of the 2010 census, Saint Joseph had a total population of 76,780, making it the eighth largest city in the state. The St...
area talk radio station that airs local and national programs.
Local programming includes news, sports, and agricultural information.
Bob Orf is program director for KFEQ. Orf began his career at KFEQ St. Joseph in 1975. Besides overseeing programming for the station, Orf is also the Voice of the Griffons for Missouri Western State University
Missouri Western State University
Missouri Western State University is a public, co-educational university located in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school enrolls 6,010 undergraduate students and 124 graduate students.-History:...
and began his duties for Western with the football team when he first started off in 1975. Orf began commentating for the men’s basketball team in 1989 and later on, the women’s basketball teams in 1992.
Barry Birr is News Director at KFEQ. Besides his duties as News Director, Birr is also the host of The Hotline each weekday from 8 - 10am, covering topics of interest with guests and listener call-ins.
Tom Brand came to KFEQ in 1996 to serve as Farm Director for the radio station after spending 2 years at KMA (AM)
KMA (AM)
KMA is a radio station licensed to serve Shenandoah, Iowa. With a colorful history, it is one of the few radio stations in the country tracing back to its original 1925 owners.-History:...
radio in Shenandoah, Iowa. Brand broadcasts market updates throughout the day and is host of the Mid-Day Farm Report each weekday along with the Saturday Morning Get-Together from 6 - 7am.
National programs such as Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity is an American radio and television host, author, and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks. Hannity also hosts a cable news show, Hannity,...
, Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey
David L. Ramsey III is an American financial author, radio host, television personality, and motivational speaker.Ramsey's syndicated radio program The Dave Ramsey Show is promoted with a tagline that "It's about your life and your money," and it is heard on over 450 radio stations throughout the...
, Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...
and Jim Bohannon
Jim Bohannon
James E. "Jim" Bohannon is an American broadcaster who has worked in both television and radio.During the 1980s he was a fill-in for Larry King when King had his popular nighttime national radio program. He also does much work with the Smithsonian Associates...
are featured on weekdays. Weekend programming includes the syndicated AgriShop program with host Gene Millard, The Midwest Outdoors with Fred Ramsey and a local buy/sell/trade program called The Trading Post. Local church services from Huffman United Methodist Church are heard live on Sunday mornings. The rest of the weekend programming is mainly from the national Fox Sports Network. The station was owned by Eagle Communications, and features programming from ABC Radio.
KFEQ also had a TV station for a time, KFEQ-TV, which signed on in 1953. Ownership separation in 1969 resulted in the station changing its calls to the current KQTV
KQTV
KQTV, digital channel 7 , is the ABC-affiliated television station in St. Joseph, Missouri. Owned by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group, it is the only local commercial broadcast television station serving the St. Joseph area; though TBN affiliate KTAJ , which primarily serves the northern portion of...
.
KFEQ was founded by John L. Scroggn and Scroggin & Co. Bank and first broadcast in 1923 from Oak, Nebraska
Oak, Nebraska
Oak is a village in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 60 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oak is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
. He moved the station to St. Joseph in 1925 where it was noted for its live remote daily broadcasts three times each day from the St. Joseph Stockyards and four times each day from the St. Joseph Grain Exchange. During this time it moved initially from 833 to 1120 to 1300 to its present location at 680 in 1930.
Due to the station's low dial location, transmitter power and the surrounding area's flat land, it decently covers most of Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
and Topeka during the day.
One of the stations four towers was toppled in a farming accident on June 16, 2009. All four towers were rebuilt and placed into service in 2010.