Tuesday, October 26, 2004
KRNR, county's first radio station, sold to Brooke Communications
From the News-Review (Roseburg, OR)
Classic country music fans may be tuning into some changes next year.
Brooke Communications, a local company, announced Wednesday the purchase of the 1490 AM radio station KRNR, the first radio station licensed in Douglas County.
Faye Johnson, KRNR's owner, said the station is the only old-fashioned station left in the county -- disc jockeys still play songs live, with no satellite music lists.
"There's a lot of history here," she said. "I'm sure they'll keep some of it."
KRNR first aired in 1935. Johnson's late husband, Jimmy Johnson, bought the station in 1960, and she joined him when they married in 1963. She has operated the station by herself since he passed away in 1984.
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Classic country music fans may be tuning into some changes next year.
Brooke Communications, a local company, announced Wednesday the purchase of the 1490 AM radio station KRNR, the first radio station licensed in Douglas County.
Faye Johnson, KRNR's owner, said the station is the only old-fashioned station left in the county -- disc jockeys still play songs live, with no satellite music lists.
"There's a lot of history here," she said. "I'm sure they'll keep some of it."
KRNR first aired in 1935. Johnson's late husband, Jimmy Johnson, bought the station in 1960, and she joined him when they married in 1963. She has operated the station by herself since he passed away in 1984.
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The News-Review
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