KROC-FM

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KROC-FM
Broadcast area Rochester-Austin-Albert Lea-Mason City
Frequency 106.9 MHz
Branding106.9 KROC
Programming
Language English
Format Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KDCZ, KDOC-FM, KFIL, KFIL-FM, KOLM, KWWK, KROC, KYBA
History
First air date
1965 (1965)
Call sign meaning
Rochester
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 61323
Class C0
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 338 m (1,109 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 43°34′15.00″N92°25′37.00″W / 43.5708333°N 92.4269444°W / 43.5708333; -92.4269444
Translator(s) 106.5 K293CV (Rochester)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website kroc.com

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]

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History

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-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 is part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management. [5] [6] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013. [7]

Translator

Broadcast translator for KROC-FM
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K293CV106.5 FM Rochester, Minnesota 61319250D LMS

KROC.png Longtime KROC-FM logo used from early 2006 until late 2016.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KROC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "KROCFacility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ Steve Webb, "Crowd Small for Young Americans," The Post-Bulletin, April 6, 1979.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official". RadioInsight. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes". All Access. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.


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