Q: Network news anchor Brian Williams, host of the NBC Nightly News, began his broadcasting career at KOAM-TV in Pittsburg, Kan. Do you know what the call letters K-O-A-M stand for? Tell us! 
A: Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas (and) Missouri
KOAM-TV, Channel 7, in Pittsburg, Kan., signed on the air in December 1953. The CBS-affiliated station serves the “Four State Area” of southeast Kansas, northeast Oklahoma, northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri. NBC’s Brian Williams began his broadcasting career at this station, which primarily serves Pittsburg, Kan., and Joplin, Mo. Today, NBC’s main anchor – a man with just 18 college credits to his name – makes an estimated $10 million a year. |
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91.5 FM | KANU | Lawrence, Topeka, Kansas City
96.1 FM | K241AR | Lawrence (KPR2)
89.7 FM | KANH | Emporia
99.5 FM | K258BT | Manhattan
97.9 FM | K250AY | Manhattan (KPR2)
91.3 FM | KANV | Junction City, Olsburg
89.9 FM | K210CR | Atchison
90.3 FM | KANQ | Chanute
See the Coverage Map for more details
FCC On-line Public Inspection Files Sites:
KANU, KANH, KANV, KANQ
Questions about KPR's Public Inspection Files?
Contact General Manager Feloniz Lovato-Winston at fwinston@ku.edu
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