Broadcast area Mankato, Minnesota Frequency 95.7 FM (MHz) | Branding 95.7 The Rock Station Translator(s) 101.7 K269EC (Mankato) | |
City Lake Crystal, Minnesota First air date September 29, 2005 (as KQYK) | ||
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.
History
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.