KROC-FM

KROC-FM (106.9 FM) is a 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.[1][2]

For other uses, see KROC (disambiguation).
KROC-FM
CityRochester, Minnesota
Broadcast areaRochester-Austin-Mason City
Frequency106.9 MHz
Branding106.9 KROC
SloganRochester's #1 Hit Music Station
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
Ownership
OwnerTownsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Rochester License, LLC)
KFIL-FM/AM, KDOC-FM, KDCZ, KOLM, KWWK, KROC AM, KYBA
History
First air date
1965
Call sign meaning
Rochester
Technical information
Facility ID61323
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT338 m (1,109 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43°34′15.00″N 92°25′37.00″W
Links
WebcastListen Live!
Websitekroc.com

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 easy listening and classical music. The format was dropped in 1967 which resulted in a longtime simulcast with KROC until the mid-1970s. An automated MOR format called "The Great Entertainers," was KROC-FM's next format, separating from KROC, before it went to a rock format. In the 1950s, the owners launched a television station (KROC-TV), though that is now operated separately by Quincy Newspapers as KTTC channel 10.

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.[3][4] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[5]

Translators
Broadcast translators of KROC-FM
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
K293CV106.5 FMRochester, Minnesota250DFCC

References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  2. "KROCFacility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "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.
  4. "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official". RadioInsight. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  5. "Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes". All Access. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.


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