Radio Stations
Station Spotlight: KILR AM & FM
Brownfield Ag News is proud to partner with KILR AM & FM, Estherville, Iowa. You can listen to the Country and News/Talk stations at 95.9FM and 1070 AM/97.3 FM.
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We asked KILR President/General Manager Roger J. Jacobson to answer a few questions:
How long has your station been on the air?
Since 1968.
How long have you been a Brownfield affiliate?
A long time! I don’t remember, at least since 1996. Might be longer.
What Brownfield programs do you air?
Chicago Board of Trade Open; Farmbreak; Commodity Update; Late Session Commodity Update; Final Commodity & Livestock Report.
Tell us about the services your station provides.
Local news, weather, sports, local cash grain prices, Local affairs with the KILR Bulletin Board, buy sell and trade on our community Market Place show, Lost and found, Over 150 local sports events play by play, live interviews on a regular basis with folks including the President of Iowa Lakes Community College, live interviews with the Estherville Chief of Police, live interviews with State Trooper Kevin Krull, All the Iowa Hawkeye Football games, all the Men’s Basketball games, some of the Women’s basketball games, live reports from six county fairs, the Church calendar of area churches, and so much more as they say!
Tell us about your community involvement.
We are members of the local Chamber of commerce. I am past president of the local Rotary club, Past President of the Estherville industrial development corporation known as Estherville Area Partnership for Growth, current member of the Good Samaritan Society of Estherville, past president of the Avera Holy Family Foundation, past President of the Avera Holy Family Board of Directors, Past President of the local Kinship group, Past President of Deacon and Church boards.
Tell us about any involvement you have, or coverage you provide, to any agriculture related groups.
We partner regularly with the Emmet County Cattlemen on projects, the Emmet County Fair Board, and the Emmet County Farm Bureau.
What other Learfield IMG College networks or services are you affiliated with?
Radio Iowa, Iowa Hawkeyes.
Anything else you would like to tell us?
The same company still locally owns us since 1982. The Station has had only two owners since its start in 1968. Former Governor Robert D. Ray and Jacobson Broadcasting Company, Inc. owned by Roger and Barbara Jacobson. On average, our employees have been with us 20.88 years. Our last hire was July of 2014. We were Live and Local before it became an industry buzz word!
This is such a great spotlight! Roger and Barb are my parents, and I grew up working at KILR radio – mowing the lawns, helping do ads during AM talk radio programs, making commercials, doing the Saturday afternoon shift. I learned so much from my hardworking parents. They have brought strength, integrity, & news/entertainment to this area for almost 40 years now! They love Estherville and have invested their time and strengths into making it a great radio station that serves the greater Iowa Lakes region.