SHERIDAN’S FIRST RADIO STATION

KWYO signed on the air for the first time on Monday, July 9, 1934 at 7:00pm, becoming Sheridan Wyoming’s first radio station and the second oldest radio station in Wyoming. The original studio location was on the second floor of the Carroll’s Furniture Store at 340 North Main in downtown Sheridan, and it even had a baby grand piano.

KWYO began operation with 2,000 phonograph records ranging from grand opera to jazz and through the 80s and 90s played country music from records and compact disc. When the studios moved to the Sheridan Media building in 1997 the format on KWYO was changed to Westwood One’s satellite-delivered ”Adult Standards” then ABC’s “Memories” format, then Adult Contemporary, then “Oldies Plus” and finally back to Country Music.

In 2017 KWYO began simulcasting all programming on 106.9 FM which in addition to music includes broadcasts of the Sheridan City Council meetings plus live play-by-play of Sheridan area football and basketball games.

In 2019 KWYO won the prestigious Marconi Broadcast Award for excellence and performance in radio.

To help us celebrate, we invite you to join the party. Send us your pictures, show us mementos and tell us your memories. We want to hear from you. You can leave your message at 307-461-9885 and please leave a comment here. Cheers to 90 Years!