KROO
KROO (1430 AM) is a radio station with a news/talk format, licensed to Breckenridge, Texas.
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| City | Breckenridge, Texas |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1430 kHz |
| Branding | Talk Radio 1430 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Monte Spearman and Gentry Todd Spearman (High Plains Radio Network, LLC) |
| KLXK, KSWA, KWKQ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Former call signs | KSTB (1947-93) KBIL (1993-97) |
Call sign meaning | K BuckaROO (the mascot for Breckenridge High School) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 7703 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 640 watts (day) 17 watts (night) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
KROO was licensed in 1947 as KSTB. It was owned by Stephens County Broadcasting Company[1] 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 callsign 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.
References
External links
- KROO in the FCC's AM station database
- KROO on Radio-Locator
- KROO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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