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Radio station in Breckenridge, Texas
KROO
Frequency1430 kHz
BrandingTalk Radio 1430 AM
Programming
FormatDefunct (formerly News/Talk)
Ownership
Owner
  • Terry and Kay Slavens
  • (For the Love of the Game Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stationsKLXK, KSWA, KWKQ
History
First air date1947
Former call signsKSTB (1947-93)
KBIL (1993-97)
Call sign meaningK BuckaROO (the mascot for Breckenridge High School)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID7703
ClassD
Power640 watts (day)
17 watts (night)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.hpr.network/texas

KROO (1430 AM) was a radio station with a news/talk format, licensed to Breckenridge, Texas.

History

KROO was licensed in 1947 as KSTB. It was owned by Stephens County Broadcasting Company 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 call sign 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.

On August 29, 2023, KROO's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission, who cancelled it the same day.

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KROO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. August 29, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

External links

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adult contemporary
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