KROC-FM

KROC-FM (106.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station serving Rochester, Minnesota. The station's transmitter is located near the Minnesota-Iowa border. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. It airs a top 40 (CHR) music format.^[2]^[3]

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KROC-FM
Rochester, Minnesota

Broadcast area	Rochester-Austin-Albert Lea-Mason City
Frequency	106.9 MHz
Branding	106.9 KROC
Programming
Language	English
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare License, LLC)
Sister stations	KDCZ, KDOC-FM, KFIL, KFIL-FM, KOLM, KWWK, KROC, KYBA
History
First air date	1965 (1965)
Call sign meaning	Rochester
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	61323
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	338 m (1,109 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°34′15.00″N 92°25′37.00″W
Translator(s)	106.5 K293CV (Rochester)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kroc.com

History

The station was owned by the Southern Minnesota Broadcasting Company, along with other properties in the area, but they were sold to Cumulus Media in December 2003. KROC-FM went on-the-air at 106.9 MHz in 1965 with an easy listening and classical music. In 1967, the hybrid format was dropped, and the FM began simulcasting with KROC-AM until the mid-1970s, then changed to an automated MOR format called The Great Entertainers. That format would be replaced with a highly successful Top 40/CHR format, under the FM 107 KROC moniker. In the 1950s, the owners launched a television station (KROC-TV), though that is now operated separately by Gray Television as KTTC.

On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 Cumulus stations, including KROC-FM, for $238 million. The deal is part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.^[4]^[5] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.^[6]