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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KWRO
| logo             =
| city             = [[Coquille, Oregon]]
| area             =
| branding         = ''Newstalk 630 & 101.1''
| frequency        = 630 [[kHz]]
| translator       = 101.1 K266CD ([[Coos Bay, Oregon|Coos Bay]])
| airdate          = 1948
| format           = [[News Talk Information]]
| power            = 5,000 [[watt]]s day<br />46 watts night
| class            = D
| facility_id      = 13874
| coordinates      = {{coord|43|10|17|N|124|11|54|W|region:US_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KWRO (1947–1982)<br />KSHR (1982–1985)<br />KBEY (1985–1987)
| affiliations     = [[Fox News Radio]]<br>[[Compass Media Networks]]<br>[[Premiere Networks]]<br>[[Salem Radio Network]]<br>[[Westwood One]]
| owner            = Bicoastal Media
| licensee         = Bicoastal Media Licenses III, LLC
| sister_stations  = [[KBBR]], [[KBDN]], [[KJMX]], [[KOOS]], [[KSHR-FM]], [[KTEE]]
| webcast          = [http://us7.maindigitalstream.com/4194/ Listen Live]
| website          = [http://www.kwro.com kwro.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''KWRO''' (630 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], "Newstalk 630 & 101.1") is a [[radio station]]  broadcasting a [[News Talk Information]] format. Licensed to [[Coquille, Oregon]], United States, the station is currently owned by Bicoastal Media Licenses Iii, LLC and features programming from [[Fox News Radio]], [[Compass Media Networks]], [[Premiere Networks]], [[Salem Radio Network]], [[Westwood One]], Radio Northwest Network, [[EIB Network|EIB]] and more.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KWRO |title=KWRO Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=KWRO|title=KWRO Station Information Profile|publisher=[[Arbitron]]}}</ref>
KWRO airs [[University of Oregon|University or Oregon]] [[Oregon Ducks football|football]] and [[Oregon Ducks men's basketball|men's]] and [[Oregon Ducks women's basketball|women's]] basketball.
==History==
KWRO was first granted its license on February 17, 1949.<ref>[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=13874 FCC Document] {{dead link|date=December 2023}}</ref> The station was assigned the call letters KSHR on 1982-01-18. On 1985-01-04, the station changed its call sign to KBEY and on 1987-05-01 returned to the current KWRO.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=13874&Callsign=KWRO |title=KWRO Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
{{AM station data|13874|KWRO}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|155850|K266CD}}
*{{FXL|K266CD}}
{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Oregon}}
[[Category:News and talk radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Oregon|WRO]]
[[Category:Coos County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1948]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in Oregon]]
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