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| Broadcast area | Rochester, Minnesota |
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| Frequency | 1340kHz |
| Branding | News Talk 1340 KROC |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
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| KFIL,KFIL-FM,KDOC-FM,KDCZ,KOLM,KROC-FM,KWWK,KYBA | |
| History | |
First air date | 1935 |
Former frequencies | 1310 kHz |
Call sign meaning | Rochester |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 61321 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°01′47″N92°29′31″W / 44.02972°N 92.49194°W /44.02972; -92.49194 |
| Translator | 96.9 K245CX (Rochester) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | krocnews.com |
KROC (1340kHz) is an Americannews/talkAMradio station located inRochester, Minnesota. The station was organized in 1934 by Gregory Gentling as the Southern Minnesota Broadcasting Company. The station went on the air on September 30, 1935. Gentling's other accomplishments included co-founding the Wm McCoy American Legion Post in 1919, originated Soldier's Field Park in 1926, co-ownedThe Rochester Daily Bulletin, helped arrange the 1934 visit to Rochester by PresidentFranklin D Roosevelt, and managed several political campaigns during the 1920s, includingAllen Furlow for Congress, andArthur E. Nelson for Senate. KROC broadcasts many nationally syndicated talk shows as well as several shows with local personalities.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in whichTownsquare Media would acquire 53 stations fromCumulus Media, including KROC, for $238 million. The deal is part of Cumulus' acquisition ofDial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled byOaktree Capital Management.[2][3] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[4]
The KROC air staff includes Rich Peterson, Andy Brownell, Tracy McCray, and Kim David. Local weekday programming includesRochester's Good Morning with Rich Peterson,Rochester Today with Andy Brownell,Broad Talk with Tracy McCray,The Noon Report, and a talk show hosted by Andy Brownell. Syndicated weekday programming on KROC includesCoast to Coast AM withGeorge Noory,America in the Morning withJim Bohannon,Garage Logic withJoe Soucheray, and talk shows hosted byChris Plante,Dave Ramsey,Sean Hannity, andJim Bohannon.
Weekend programming includesCoast to Coast Weekend,On the House with the Carey Brothers,Medical Edge Weekend with Doctors Tom Shives and Jess Dhaliwal,Saturday Sports Talk with Joe Soucheray & Patrick Reusse,The Kim Komando Show withKim Komando,The Dave Ramsey Show,Info Trak,Access Minnesota,World News This Week andPerspectives fromABC News Radio,Sports Huddle with Sid Hartman and Dave Mona,The Clark Howard Show,Meet the Press, plus "best of" talk shows hosted by Sean Hannity and Dave Ramsey.
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