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| Broadcast area | Rochester-Austin-Albert Lea-Mason City-La Crosse |
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| Frequency | 106.9MHz |
| Branding | 106.9 KROC |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| 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 | 100,000watts |
| 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 | 106.5 K293CV (Rochester) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kroc.com |
KROC-FM (106.9MHz) is a commercialradio stationservingRochester, Minnesota. The station's transmitter is located near the Minnesota-Iowa border. The station is owned byTownsquare Media. It airs atop 40 (CHR)music format.[2][3]
The station was owned by the Southern Minnesota Broadcasting Company, along with other properties in the area, but they were sold toCumulus Media in December 2003. KROC-FM went on-the-air at 106.9 MHz in 1965 with aneasy listening andclassical music. In 1967, the hybrid format was dropped, and the FM began simulcasting with KROC-AM until 1977, then changed to an automatedMOR format calledThe Great Entertainers. On April 2, 1979, KROC-FM flipped to a highly successful Top 40/CHR format, under theFM 107 KROC moniker.[4] In the 1950s, the owners launched atelevision station (KROC-TV), though that is now operated separately byGray Television asKTTC.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in whichTownsquare Media would acquire 53 Cumulus stations, including KROC-FM, for $238 million. The deal is part of Cumulus' acquisition ofDial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled byOaktree Capital Management.[5][6] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[7]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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| K293CV | 106.5 FM | Rochester, Minnesota | 61319 | 250 | D | LMS |
Longtime KROC-FM logo used from early 2006 until late 2016.
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