| Broadcast area | Waterloo-Cedar Falls |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 92.3MHz |
| Branding | K92.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KCRR,KKHQ-FM,KOEL | |
| History | |
First air date | 1971 (1971) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Oelwein |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 28472 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 95,000watts |
| HAAT | 302 meters (991 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°40′52″N91°52′52″W / 42.681°N 91.881°W /42.681; -91.881 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | k923.fm |
KOEL-FM (92.3MHz, "K92.3") is aradio station servingWaterloo,Cedar Falls, and the surrounding area known as theCedar Valley with acountry music format. The station is owned byTownsquare Media.
Before the 92.3 frequency was acquired byCumulus Media fromConnoisseur Media in 2000, the station wascountry music-formatted KOEL-FM. This format flip also happened to other stations Cumulus acquired from Connoisseur, includingKBEA in theQuad Cities market, which had been a country station.
Before the flip toTop 40/CHR on September 22, 2003, the only other stations in the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Area that carried the format were distant and somewhat weak signals, includingCedar Rapids'KZIA andWaverly'sKWAY-FM. Although Waverly is considered part of the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Designated Market Area, KWAY's 4,600 watt signal was not the strongest. In addition, while KZIA broadcasts with 100,000 watts of power, their transmitter is located about 50 miles away. With the flip to CHR, the country format and KOEL-FMcall sign moved to 98.5 MHz, replacing the similarly formatted KKCV, "98.5 The Hog"; simultaneously, 92.3 would adopt the KKHQ-FM call letters.[2]
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in whichTownsquare Media would acquire 53 Cumulus stations, including KKHQ-FM, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition ofDial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled byOaktree Capital Management.[3][4] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013; KKHQ-FM was one of three stations (along withKCRR andKOEL-FM) that were placed in a divestiture trust for eventual resale within two years.[5] In December 2016, theFederal Communications Commission approved Townsquare's request to reacquire the stations from the divestiture trust.[6]
On December 9, 2020, KKHQ-FM and KOEL-FM swapped frequencies, bringing the KOEL-FM call letters and the country format back to 92.3 FM after 17 years. The station was rebranded as "K92.3".[7]
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