City | Lake Crystal, Minnesota |
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Broadcast area | Mankato, Minnesota |
Branding | 95.7 The Rock Station |
Frequency | 95.7 FM (MHz) |
Translator(s) | 101.7 K269EC (Mankato) |
First air date | September 29, 2005 (as KQYK) |
Format | Commercial; Mainstream Rock |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 164294 |
Former callsigns | KQYK (2005-2012) |
Owner | Digity, LLC (Digity 3E License, LLC) |
Sister stations | KEEZ, KYSM-FM, KRBI-FM |
Webcast | Stream |
Website | 95.7 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 a mainstream rock format.
The station is rebroadcast in Mankato on translator K269EC 101.7 FM, which provides a stronger signal in the downtown area.
The station went on the air as KQYK on September 29, 2005, with a country format as "The Eagle". 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. The station flipped back to Active Rock as "95-7 The Rock Station" on December 6, 2012.
KMKO-FM is owned by Digity, LLC, through licensee Digity 3E License, LLC, with sister stations KEEZ, KYSM-FM and KRBI-FM.