KLKK

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KLKK
KLKK Fox103.7 logo.png
Broadcast area Clear Lake, Iowa, Mason City, Iowa, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Frequency 103.7 MHz
Branding103.7 The Fox
Programming
Format Classic rock
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Minnesota Vikings
Ownership
Owner
  • North Iowa Broadcasting, LLC
  • (Coloff Media, LLC)
KCHA-FM, KCHA (AM), KCZE, KSMA-FM, KIOW, KHAM, KCVM, KCNZ, KMCH
History
First air date
February 1, 1978 (as KZEV at 103.1)
Former call signs
KZEV (1978–1990)
Former frequencies
103.1 MHz (1978-1998)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 41098
Class C3
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 43°07′15″N93°11′36″W / 43.12083°N 93.19333°W / 43.12083; -93.19333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website klkkfm.com

KLKK (103.7 FM, "The Fox") is a classic rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Clear Lake, Iowa, serving Clear Lake, Mason City and surrounding areas of North Iowa and Southern Minnesota. KLKK is owned and operated by North Iowa Broadcasting. KLKK's studios are located on North Federal Avenue in downtown Mason City, and its transmitter is located on 34th Street Southeast in southern Mason City.

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History

The station was initially launched at 5:30 a.m. on February 11, 1978, under the call letters KZEV, and broadcast on 103.1 FM. The station aired a rock music format as "Rock 103." [2] The change to "103.1 The Fox" and KLKK call letters took place on August 1, 1990. [3] KLKK relocated to 103.7 FM in 1998. [4]

James Ingstad Broadcasting sold KLKK to Cumulus Broadcasting in 1998. Two years later, Clear Channel Communications bought the station. In 2007, Clear Channel sold off many of their small market stations, including KLKK and sister stations KGLO, KIAI and KSMA-FM, to Three Eagles Broadcasting. [5] Due to market ownership limits, as Three Eagles already owned KLSS, KRIB, and KYTC, KLKK and KSMA-FM were immediately spun off to Coloff Media, which is based in nearby Forest City, along with their Charles City and New Hampton stations KCHA, KCHA-FM and KCZE. [6] [7]

Programming

The station broadcasts a classic rock format with many album rock selections as well. Its staff includes James Shaman, Mark Skaar, Harry O'Neal and Rob Getz.

KLKK is the North Iowa affiliate for The Bob and Tom Show . In addition, the station airs other syndicated programs, including The Tour Bus, Chop Shop, The Rockin' 70s and The Rockin' 80s with Mark Xander, Time Warp with Bill St. James, The Bluesmobile, Live In Concert and Floydian Slip . KLKK is also the North Iowa affiliate for the Minnesota Vikings.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KLKK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "You can dance 24 hours a day when new FM station turns on," The Globe-Gazette, February 8, 1978.
  3. ↑ Jeremy Powers, "Clear Lake's KZEV sold to Minnesota radio group," The Globe-Gazette, July 22, 1990.
  4. ↑ "The Whole Foxin' Story". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010, page D-222
  6. ↑ Dick Johnson, "Radio stations change hands," The Globe-Gazette, April 11, 2007.
  7. ↑ Dick Johnson, "Radio stations change ownership, locations," The Globe-Gazette, September 7, 2007.
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