KROC-FM
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Broadcast area | Rochester-Austin-Albert Lea-Mason City-La Crosse |
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| Frequency | 106.9 MHz |
| Branding | 106.9 KROC |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1965 |
Call sign meaning | Rochester |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 61323 | |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°34′15″N 92°25′37″W / 43.57083°N 92.42694°W |
| Translator | 106.5 K293CV (Rochester) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kroc |
KROC-FM (106.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station serving Rochester, Minnesota. The station's transmitter is located near the Minnesota-Iowa border. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. It airs a top 40 (CHR) music format.[2][3]
History
[edit]The station was owned by the Southern Minnesota Broadcasting Company, along with other properties in the area, but they were sold to Cumulus Media in December 2003. KROC-FM went on-the-air at 106.9 MHz in 1965 with an easy listening and classical music. In 1967, the hybrid format was dropped, and the FM began simulcasting with KROC (1340 AM) until 1977, then changed to an automated MOR format called The Great Entertainers. On April 2, 1979, KROC-FM flipped to a highly successful Top 40/CHR format, under the FM 107 KROC moniker.[4] In the 1950s, the owners launched a television station (KROC-TV), though that is now operated separately by Gray Television as KTTC.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 Cumulus stations, including KROC-FM, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global were both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.[5][6] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[7]
Translator
[edit]| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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| K293CV | 106.5 FM | Rochester, Minnesota | 61319 | 250 | D | LMS |
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KROC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ^ "KROCFacility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Steve Webb, "Crowd Small for Young Americans," The Post-Bulletin, April 6, 1979.
- ^ "Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official". RadioInsight. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ "Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes". All Access. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
External links
[edit]- KROC FM 106.9 official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 61323 (KROC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KROC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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