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KMKO-FM
Broadcast areaMankato, Minnesota
Frequency95.7 FM (MHz)
Branding95.7 The Rock Station
Programming
FormatCommercial; Active Rock
Ownership
Owner
  • Digity, LLC
  • (Digity 3E License, LLC)
KEEZ, KYSM-FM, KRBI-FM
History
First air date
September 29, 2005 (as KQYK)
Former call signs
KQYK (2005-2012)
Technical information
Facility ID164294
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters
Translator(s)101.7 K269EC (Mankato)
Links
WebcastStream
Website95.7 The Rock Station

KMKO-FM (95.7 FM is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Lake Crystal, Minnesota, broadcasting to 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 20th, 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 Digity, LLC, through licensee Digity 3E License, LLC, with sister stations KEEZ, KYSM-FM and KRBI-FM.

KQYK logo

References

  1. ^ Broadcasting News-September 2005
  2. ^ "Three Eagles Goes News/Talk In Mankato, MN". Radio Insight. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  3. ^ "YourMidwestMedia.com - 95.7 Mankato flipping back to rock". Retrieved 7 December 2012.