KMLB is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a talk radio

Talk radio

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 format. Licensed to Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636...

, USA, the station is currently owned by Holladay Broadcasting. The current schedule includes Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh

Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...

, Sean Hannity

Sean Hannity

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, Moon Griffon

Moon Griffon

Blane M. Griffon, known as Moon Griffon is a conservative radio talk show host who broadcasts statewide through station KMLB FM in Monroe, the seat of Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. He has sometimes been called the "Rush Limbaugh of Louisiana" though his program reflects his distinct...

, Michael Savage

Michael Savage (commentator)

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, Neil Boortz, Art Bell

Art Bell

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, George Noory

George Noory

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 and Rob Redding

Rob Redding

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History

KNOE was founded in 1944 by former Governor of Louisiana James A. Noe

James A. Noe

James Albert Noe, Sr. of Monroe served for three and a half months as the 43rd Governor of Louisiana after the death of Oscar K. Allen on January 28, 1936....

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Noe's son, James Albert "Jimmie" Noe Jr., ran KNOE along with its FM and TV sister station

Sister station

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s for almost four decades. When Jimmie Noe died from cancer in 2005, the remaining family members agreed to place the stations up for sale and exit broadcasting. In November 2006, the Noe family reached an agreement to sell this station to Clay Holladay's Holladay Broadcasting; the following year, its other stations would be sold, with KNOE-FM

KNOE-FM

KNOE-FM is a radio station licensed to Monroe, Louisiana, USA. The station, established in 1967, is currently owned by The Radio People and the broadcast license is held by Radio Monroe, LLC.-Programming:...

 sold to another Holladay subsidiary, Radio Monroe; and KNOE-TV

KNOE-TV

KNOE-TV, Channel 8, is the CBS affiliate television station for Monroe, Louisiana. The station is owned by Hoak Media Corporation, which also controls ABC affiliate KAQY, Channel 11 through a local marketing agreement.-History:KNOE-TV went on the air in 1953...

 sold to Hoak Media Corporation

Hoak Media Corporation

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On March 6, 2007, the station announced extensive programming changes, moving Rush Limbaugh to KNOE and adding new programming. According to the news story, KMLB, then at 1440 AM, will be a more "general interest talk" station while KNOE will become the "political talk" station.

In the summer of 2008, KNOE became KMLB. All the talent was consolidated on the 540 AM from the higher frequency. The 1440 AM frequency would close down, with its license cancelled.