Editing Clinton, Missouri (section)

==Arts and culture==
On September 12, 2007, the [[Tour of Missouri]] bicycle race began stage 2 from Clinton.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tourofmissouri.com/stages|title=Tour of Missouri 2009}}</ref> The initial take off began from the historic downtown square, and ended in [[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]].

Clinton lies at the western terminus of the [[Katy Trail State Park|Katy Trail]], a 225-mile long state park used by cyclists, runners and horseback riders. The [[rail trail]] is built on the path of the old [[Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad]], which was abandoned between Clinton and [[Sedalia, Missouri|Sedalia]] in 1989. The former Katy railroad from Clinton south to [[Nevada, Missouri|Nevada]] is still operated by the [[Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad]] (Genesee & Wyoming). The city is also situated near [[Truman Lake]], which is widely known for its excellent boating, fishing, camping, and other related activities. Clinton is also home to two of the area's 18-hole golf courses.

Clinton is home to two radio stations: [[KDKD-FM]], which plays country music and [[KXEA]], which plays [[hot adult contemporary]] music. [[KDKD (AM)|KDKD-AM]], Clinton's oldest radio station that first went on-air May 11, 1951, specialized in agricultural programming and ceased operations on December 31, 2021. The stations returned to local ownership in 2018 after Clayton and Brittany Radford founded Radford Media Group LLC and purchased the three stations from Portland-based broadcasting company [[Alpha Media]] for $250,000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Adam |date=2018-09-17 |title=Another Alpha Media Market Exit Finalized {{!}} Radio & Television Business Report |url=https://rbr.com/another-alpha-media-market-exit-finalized/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |language=en-US}}</ref> The transmitter for KXEA is located in Lowry City, Missouri, however, the two stations are operated under the same roof in Clinton.