{{Infobox radio station
| name = WKRO
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| city = [[Cairo, Illinois]]
| area = Marion-Carbondale (Southern Illinois), IL
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| frequency = 1490 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
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| airdate = February 19, 1942
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| format = [[Unknown]]
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| power =
| erp = 1 kW daytime
1 kW night
| haat =
| class = C
| facility_id = 57415
| coordinates = {{coord|37.0433|-89.1839|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
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| licensee = Benjamin Stratemeyer
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| website = [] ???
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'''WKRO''' is an American ([[AM Broadcasting|AM]]) [[radio station]] licensed by the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] to serve the community of [[Cairo, Illinois]] on the frequency of 1490 [[kilohertz|kHz]]. The station license is assigned to Benjamin Stratemeyer. WKRO-AM) airs a [[Unknown]] format.

The [[FCC]] first licensed this station to begin operations on February 19, 1942 using callsign WKRO.<ref name=fcchistory>{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=62659|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|title=FCC History card for WKRO}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* FCC Public Inspection File online [https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/am-profile/wkro]
* {{ AM station data|WKRO}}
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[[Category:Radio stations in Illinois]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1942]]
[[Category:1942 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category: Radio stations in the United States]]
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