KNXR
| Broadcast area | Rochester, Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 97.5 MHz |
| Branding | Minnesota 97.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | December 1965 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 68823 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | mn975.com |
KNXR (97.5 FM) is an FM radio station in Rochester, Minnesota. The station's transmitter site and 1,040 foot tower are located directly east of Rochester, off County Highway 119. With the station broadcasting at 100,000 watts [1] and with the prime location and height of the tower, KNXR broadcasts can often be heard throughout much of southern Minnesota, western Wisconsin and northern Iowa.[2][3]
History
The station began broadcasting on Christmas Eve 1965. Until January 31, 2015, the station played easy listening music, and featured John Doremus' program Patterns in Music, weeknights from 7 to 10 pm.[4] The station's first hour was rebroadcast on Christmas Eve 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of their first terrestrial radio broadcast. While operating as a beautiful music station, KNXR had a very devoted following, on the strongest FM signal in Rochester.[5]
Hometown Broadcasting of Rochester had launched a Hot Adult Contemporary format in February 2015 after buying KNXR, from longtime owner Tom Jones. Jones has retained the station's vast Easy Listening music library, which can now be streamed online at 97five.com.
2016 purchase
On February 29, 2016, Lynn Ketelsen and John Linder's Blooming Prairie Farm Radio completed its purchase of KNXR, and on March 6, 97.5 began stunting with a loop of "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by Rolf Harris, promoting a new format to launch the following day at noon.[6] At that time, KNXR became "Minnesota 97.5" with a classic hits format.[7]
See also
References
- ^ http://radio-locator.com/info/KNXR-FM
- ^ http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KNXR&service=FM&status=L&hours=U>
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.postbulletin.com/opinion/letters/letter-musical-standards-on-knxr-radio-will-be-missed-in/article_352e9d2e-2c41-5b1c-8573-7ac946704455.html
- ^ KNXR Rochester Stunting
- ^ KNXR Becomes Minnesota 97.5
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID KNXR ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC history cards for KNXR
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