KHOC

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KHOC
KHOC Heart102.5 logo.jpg
Broadcast areaCasper, Wyoming
Frequency 102.5 MHz
BrandingHeart 102.5
Programming
Format Adult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerMt. Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc.
KMLD, KVOC, KQLT, KASS
History
First air date
1997;27 years ago (1997)
Former call signs
KKRR (1997–1998)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 15925
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 517 meters (1,696 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°44′37″N106°18′31″W / 42.74361°N 106.30861°W / 42.74361; -106.30861
(Atop Casper Mountain)
Links
Public license information

KHOC (102.5 FM, "Heart 102.5") is a commercial radio station located in Casper, Wyoming. [2] [3]

Contents

All Mt. Rushmore Casper stations are located at 218 N. Wolcott in downtown Casper.

History

The station was first known as KKRR, starting on 1997-10-06. On 1998-10-23, the station changed its call sign to the current KHOC. [4] Citing technical difficulties, the station, along with its five other sister stations went dark for a period of time in August 2011. KVOC, KMLD, and KHOC remained silent as of December 17, 2011. Other than equipment reasons, no further information as to why the three stations were off the air has been provided. [5]

Fines

KHOC, along with other Casper stations owned by Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting were fined $68,000 for using unlicensed studio transmitter links, which the company had been using for 16 years. The FCC fined the company $68,000 for "willfully and repeatedly" violating the law, giving the stations' owner 30 days to get licenses for its STLs for KHOC, and sister stations KMLD, KASS, and KQLT. [6] In 2012, station owner Jan Charles Gray was named in a lawsuit by the U.S. Depart [7] ment of Labor for improperly paying employees. Gray called the claims in the lawsuit "bogus". In 2013, Gray informed the Casper Star Tribune that the lawsuit and a $68,000 fine for unlicensed STLs were "a lot of baloney." Gray said if the FCC doesn't back down, he plans to "sue them on behalf of every radio owner in America that has been wronged by them". [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KHOC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KHOC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "KHOC Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ↑ "KHOC Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ Morton, Tom (August 19, 2011). "Five Casper radio stations temporarily go quiet". Casper Star-Tribune.
  6. 1 2 Fugleberg, Jeremy (July 28, 2012). "FCC slaps Casper radio station owner with $68,000 fine". Casper Star-Tribune.
  7. ↑ Wolfson, Joshua (November 21, 2012). "Feds Sue Casper Radio Station Owner Over Employee Pay". Casper Star-Tribune .


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