| KGIR | |
| City: | Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Branding: | ESPN 1220/1470 |
| Frequency: | 1220 kHz |
| Translator: | 93.5 K228FX (Cape Girardeau) |
| Airdate: | June 10, 1966 (as KZYM) |
| Format: | Sports |
| Power: | 250 watts (day) 137 watts (night) |
| Class: | D |
| Facility Id: | 64622 |
| Coordinates: | 37.3008°N -89.4908°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | Cape GIRardeau |
| Former Callsigns: | KZYM (1966–1985) KZIM (1985–1985) KGIR (1985–1992) KCGQ (1992–1996) |
| Affiliations: | ESPN Radio |
| Owner: | Max Media |
| Licensee: | MRR License LLC |
| Sister Stations: | KMAL, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGKS, KLSC, KZIM |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Website: | semoespn.com |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KGIR (1220 AM, "ESPN 1220/1470") is a radio station licensed to serve Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC. It airs a sports format in conjunction with KMAL and featuring programming from ESPN Radio.[1]
The station was assigned the KGIR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 29, 1996.[2]
KGIR has an FCC construction permit for a new FM translator in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; it will broadcast on the frequency of 93.5 MHz with the call letters K228FX.
In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGIR, KGKS, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KLSC, KMAL, KSIM, KWOC, and KZIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner).[3] The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.[4]
In the 1930s, the call letters KGIR belonged to a station in Butte, Montana, broadcasting on 1360 kHz with 500 watts of power.[5]