WKGL-FM | |
City: | Loves Park, Illinois |
Country: | US |
Area: | Rockford, Illinois and Vicinity |
Branding: | 96.7 The Eagle |
Frequency: | 96.7 MHz |
Airdate: | 1964 (as WLUV-FM) |
Format: | Classic rock |
Erp: | 2,200 watts |
Haat: | 168m (551feet) |
Class: | A |
Facility Id: | 38638 |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
Coordinates: | 42.363°N -89.135°W |
Callsign Meaning: | "Eagle" (branding) |
Owner: | Townsquare Media |
Licensee: | Townsquare License, LLC |
Sister Stations: | WROK, WXXQ, WZOK |
WKGL-FM (96.7 MHz "96.7 The Eagle") is a radio station serving the Rockford, Illinois, area with a classic rock format. It is under ownership of Townsquare Media. Prior to being WKGL-FM, the station had an oldies format as WKMQ-FM and a country format as WLUV-FM.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including WKGL-FM, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global were both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.[1] [2] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[3]