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WKGL FM

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Frequency
  
96.7 MHz

Branding
  
96.7 The Eagle

First air date
  
1964 (as WLUV-FM)

Broadcast area
  
Rockford, Illinois and Vicinity

Slogan
  
Rockford's Home for Classic Rock

WKGL-FM (branded as "96.7 The Eagle") is a radio station serving the Rockford, Illinois area with a Classic rock format. It broadcasts on FM frequency 96.7 MHz and is under ownership of Townsquare Media. Prior to being WKGL-FM, the station had an oldies format as WKMQ and a country format as WLUV-FM.

On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including WKGL-FM, for $238 million. The deal is part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management. The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.

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WKGL-FM Wikipedia


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