KRRW (FM)
KRRW (105.9 FM; "North Star Country 105.9") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to serve Winthrop, Minnesota, the station serves the New Ulm area, as well as the Mankato metropolitan area with a fringe signal. KRRW is owned by Linder Radio Group.
City | Winthrop, Minnesota |
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Broadcast area | New Ulm, Minnesota |
Frequency | 105.9 MHz |
Branding | North Star Country 105.9 |
Slogan | "Big Hits" |
Programming | |
Format | Classic country |
Affiliations | Real Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | Linder Radio Group (Subarctic Media, LLC) |
KATO-FM, KDOG, KFSP, KTOE, KXAC, KXLP | |
History | |
First air date | 2008 (as KHRS) |
Former call signs | KHRS (2007–2020) |
Call sign meaning | Sounds like the word "Crow" |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 165993 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 23,000 watts |
HAAT | 105 metres (344 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | krrw |
History
KRRW signed on the air in 2008 as KHRS, simulcasting Mankato sister station KXLP (94.1 FM). KHRS brought KXLP's programming back to the New Ulm area, which the 94.1 signal did not reach; until 2007, the format and call sign was used on 93.1 FM in New Ulm (now KATO-FM). The KXLP simulcast ended in April 2020, when KHRS began to simulcast classic country with KEMJ (101.5 FM); the station took on 101.5's former KRRW call sign and branded as "North Star Country 105.9".[1] KEMJ broke away from the simulcast in May 2020 and began stunting, ultimately changing to a hot adult contemporary format on May 18; the classic country format remained on 105.9.[2]
References
- New Ulm Station Switches from Classic Rock to Country Northpine.com - April 19, 2020
- KEMJ Sends An Emoji To Southern Minnesota RadioInsight.com - May 18, 2020
External links
- Official website
- KRRW in the FCC's FM station database
- KRRW on Radio-Locator
- KRRW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database