KROX (AM)
KROX (1260 AM) is Crookston, Minnesota's only local radio station. It airs a locally based news/talk format in the day and a classic rock format at night. While not located in Grand Forks-East Grand Forks, the station receives most of its listening audience from that area. KROX also has earned the national Edward R. Murrow Award several times and the Associated Press best website for its website www.kroxam.com.
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| City | Crookston, Minnesota |
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| Broadcast area | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| Frequency | 1260 kHz |
| Branding | KROX Radio 1260 |
| Slogan | The Voice of the Valley |
| Programming | |
| Format | Commercial; News/Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Frank Fee (Gopher Communications) |
| History | |
First air date | April 25, 1948 |
Call sign meaning | KROX = Crookston |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 24547 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°47′20″N 96°35′40″W |
| Translator(s) | 92.1 K221GU (Crookston) 105.7 K289CE (Grand Forks, ND) |
| Links | |
| Website | kroxam.com |
KROX airs the local radio home to Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Twins broadcasts. It also airs University of Minnesota Crookston Football, Volleyball and basketball games, Minnesota Wild Hockey, Gopher Football, Basketball and Hockey. Crookston High School's football, volleyball, basketball, hockey, baseball and softball games.
History
KROX began broadcasting April 25, 1948, on 1050 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime). It was owned by the Crookston Broadcasting Company.[1]
References
- "KROX Crookston, Minn. Goes on the Air April 25" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1948. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
External links
- KROX in the FCC's AM station database
- KROX on Radio-Locator
- KROX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K221GU in the FCC's FM station database
- K221GU on Radio-Locator
- K289CE in the FCC's FM station database
- K289CE on Radio-Locator