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In February 1985, a fire in the downtown Clinton building housing the studios of KROS and KSAY knocked the station off the air for several days. Once a new studio and equipment was set up, the station returned to the air, with a two-hour program recapping the events of the week and thanking
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The station began broadcasting in 1941, and was in AM Stereo at one time. KROS originally also had an FM signal at 96.1 MHz, which had the call letters KROS-FM and later KSAY; the FM signal went on the air in 1947. Ownership was split in 1986, with the FM station moving to
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and adopting an adult contemporary format as KLIO-FM ("K-Lite"); the station is now owned by Clear Channel and – with its adult contemporary format – has the call letters KMXG ("Mix 96").
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Prior to CBS, KROS aired hourly news from CNN, and had also been an affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System until that network's demise.
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format featuring oldies, sports and news. KROS is licensed to KROS Broadcasting, Inc. and is a CBS news affiliate.
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NASCAR on FOX pit reporter Krista Voda once worked with the station, hosting its late night show in the mid '90s.
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On November 12, 2014, KROS added an FM translator at 105.9 FM (K290CL).
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Kent, Amy, "Station update: KROS expands onto FM dial,"
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Clinton, Iowa
Frequency
kHz
C-QUAM
AM stereo
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Variety
FCC
Class
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41°51′36″N 90°12′18″W / 41.86000°N 90.20500°W / 41.86000; -90.20500
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www.krosradio.com
AM
radio station
Clinton, Iowa
Variety
Davenport, Iowa


History Cards for KROS
KROS Website
Clinton Herald

Facility details for Facility ID 35557 (KROS)
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