KMKO-FM explained

KMKO-FM
City:Lake Crystal, Minnesota
Area:Mankato, Minnesota
Branding:Rock 95
Frequency:95.7 MHz
Translator:101.7 K269EC (Mankato)
Airdate:September 29, 2005 (as KQYK)
Format:Active rock
Erp:6,000 watts
Haat:1000NaN0
Class:A
Facility Id:164294
Callsign Meaning:ManKatO
Former Callsigns:KQYK (2005–2012)
Owner:Alpha Media
Licensee:Alpha 3E Licensee LLC
Sister Stations:KEEZ-FM, KYSM-FM, KRBI-FM
Webcast:Listen Live
Website: mankatosrock.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KMKO-FM (95.7 MHz) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Lake Crystal, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley. The station airs an active rock format.

The station is rebroadcast in Mankato on translator K269EC 101.7 FM, which provides a stronger signal in the downtown area.

History

The station went on the air as KQYK on September 29, 2005, with a country format as "The Eagle".[1] On September 26, 2007, the station flipped to active rock as "95.7 The Blaze," with a format and logo similar to that of sister station KIBZ in Lincoln, Nebraska. On February 1, 2012, KQYK changed their call sign to KMKO-FM. On February 20, 2012, at 11am, KMKO-FM switched to a news/talk format, as Fake It by Seether faded into The Jim Rome Show.[2] The station flipped back to Active Rock as "95-7 The Rock Station" on December 6, 2012.[3]

KMKO-FM is owned by Alpha Media (Digity, LLC), through licensee Digity 3E License, LLC, with sister stations KEEZ, KYSM-FM and KRBI-FM.

As of 2018 KMKO-FM has rebranded as “Rock 95” with no change in format.

External links

44.0517°N -94.3°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/archive/news0905.html Broadcasting News-September 2005
  2. News: Three Eagles Goes News/Talk In Mankato, MN . 2012-02-20 . Radio Insight . 2012-02-21.
  3. Web site: YourMidwestMedia.com - 95.7 Mankato flipping back to rock. 7 December 2012.