KLOQ-FM

Last updated December 04, 2025

KLOQ-FM
Winton, California

Broadcast area	Merced, California
Frequency	98.7 MHz
Branding	Radio Lobo 98.7
Programming
Format	Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner	Stephens Media Group (SMG-Merced, LLC)
Sister stations	KABX-FM, KBRE, KHTN, KUBB, KYOS
History
First air date	1996;29 years ago (1996)
Former call signs	KEAL (1989-1991) KFMK (1991-1996)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	65374
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	91 meters
Transmitter coordinates	37°16′41″N120°37′35″W / 37.27806°N 120.62639°W / 37.27806; -120.62639
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	radiolobo987.com

KLOQ-FM (98.7 FM, "Radio Lobo 98.7") is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Winton, California, United States, it serves the Merced, California, area. The station is owned by Stephens Media Group, through licensee SMG-Merced, LLC. Its studios are in Merced and its transmitter is located west of Merced.

History
Acquisition by Stephens Media Group
References
External links

History

This station signed on in 1996.^[2] It was acquired by Mapleton Communications in 2002.

Acquisition by Stephens Media Group

On July 1, 2019, Mapleton Communications announced its intent to sell its remaining 37 stations to Stephens Media Group.^[3] Stephens began operating the station that same day. The sale was consummated on September 30, 2019, at a price of $21 million.

References

↑ "Facility Technical Data for KLOQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
↑ "Query the REC California FM station database for KLOQ-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
↑ Venta, Lance (July 1, 2019). "Stephens Media Group Acquires 37 Stations From Mapleton Communications". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 65374 (KLOQ-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KLOQ-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in Merced, California (Merced County)

By AM frequency

By FM frequency

LPFM	96.9 102.9 105.3 107.7
Translators	91.9 96.7 99.5 105.7 107.3

By call sign

Defunct

KSKD (95.9 FM)

Radio stations in the San Joaquin Valley: Bakersfield; Fresno; Merced; Modesto; Stockton; Visalia-Tulare-Hanford

Other nearby regions: Bishop-Barstow-Ridgecrest; Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz; Sacramento; San Francisco

See also: List of radio stations in California

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Defunct	KDBV – Salinas KDDF – Mecca KESQ – Indio KFVR – Crescent City KNCR – Fortuna KSKD – Livingston
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AM radio stations	KALE KBBO KBRE KCFO KGA KJOX KJRB KNRO KQMS KTCR KTMT KVSO KYAL KYOS WMSA WNER WTNY
FM radio stations	KABX-FM KAKT KALF KARY-FM KBBD KBOY-FM KCDU KCMX-FM KDRK-FM KEGX KEYF-FM KHHK KHIP KHTN KIOK KKAJ-FM KKHK KKSR KLOQ-FM KMYZ-FM KPIG-FM KRDG KRSE KSHA KTMT-FM KTRX KTSO KUBB KUJ-FM KWAV KWLZ KXOJ-FM KXDD KYAL-FM (KITO-FM \| KEOJ) KYNZ KZBD WCIZ-FM WFKL WFRY-FM WNCQ-FM WPAC WRCD WRMM-FM WVLF WYSX WZNE
Defunct radio stations	KCMX

KLOQ-FM

Contents

History

Acquisition by Stephens Media Group

References

External links