KLOQ-FM

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KLOQ-FM
Radio Lobo 98.7.jpg
City Winton, California
Broadcast area Merced, California
Frequency 98.7 MHz
BrandingRadio Lobo 98.7
Programming
Format Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner Stephens Media Group
(SMG-Merced, LLC)
History
First air date
1996
Technical information
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
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.

Contents

History

This station signed on in 1996. [1] The station has kept the same callsign throughout its history. It was acquired by Mapleton Communications in 2002.

Acquisition by Stephens Media

On July 1, 2019, Mapleton Communications announced its intent to sell its remaining 37 stations to Stephens Media Group. [2] Stephens began operating the station that same day. The sale was consummated on September 30, 2019, at a price of $21 million.

Sources

  1. "Query the REC California FM station database for KLOQ-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. Venta, Lance (1 July 2019). "Stephens Media Group Acquires 37 Stations From Mapleton Communications". Radio Insight. Retrieved 4 July 2019.


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