KROO (AM) explained

KROO
City:Breckenridge, Texas
Branding:Talk Radio 1430 AM
Frequency:1430 kHz
Airdate:1947
Format:Defunct (formerly News/Talk)
Power:640 watts (day)
17 watts (night)
Class:D
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:7703
Callsign Meaning:K BuckaROO (the mascot for Breckenridge High School)
Former Callsigns:KSTB (1947-93)
KBIL (1993-97)
Sister Stations:KLXK, KSWA, KWKQ
Owner:Terry and Kay Slavens
Licensee:For the Love of the Game Broadcasting, LLC

KROO (1430 AM) was a radio station with a news/talk format, licensed to Breckenridge, Texas.

History

KROO was licensed in 1947 as KSTB. It was owned by Stephens County Broadcasting Company and operated as a daytimer with 500 watts, later increased to 1,000.

In 1956, the original owners sold the station to Coy Perry and C.M. Hatch, who sold to Hugh McBeath the next year. Breckenridge Radio acquired KSTB in 1963. Regal Broadcasting Corporation (in 1967) and Bintz Broadcasting (in 1979) were later owners.

In 1993, KSTB became KBIL, with the call sign changed to KROO in 1997.

On November 17, 2003, KROO changed its format from soft adult contemporary to oldies. It flipped to adult contemporary on April 23, 2007 and to news/talk on January 10, 2017.

On August 29, 2023, KROO's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission, who cancelled it the same day.[1]

External links

32.7922°N -98.94°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: License Cancelled. Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. August 29, 2023. December 7, 2023.