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| Broadcast area | Rockford, Illinois and Vicinity |
| Frequency | 96.7MHz |
| Branding | 96.7 The Eagle |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
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| Ownership | |
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| WROK,WXXQ,WZOK | |
| History | |
First air date | 1964 (as WLUV-FM) |
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Call sign meaning | "Eagle" (branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 38638 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,200watts |
| HAAT | 168 meters (551 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°21′47″N89°08′06″W / 42.363°N 89.135°W /42.363; -89.135 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 967theeagle |
WKGL-FM (96.7MHz "96.7 The Eagle") is aradio station serving theRockford, Illinois, area with aclassic rock format. It is under ownership ofTownsquare Media. Prior to being WKGL-FM, the station had anoldies format as WKMQ-FM and acountry format as WLUV-FM.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53Cumulus Media stations, including WKGL-FM, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition ofDial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global were both controlled byOaktree Capital Management.[2][3] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[4]