KFRO-FM
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KFRO-FM is a radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR)
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...

 format, simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...

ing KLJT
KLJT
KLJT is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 format. Licensed to Jacksonville, Texas, USA, the station serves the Tyler, Texas area, and simulcasted on KFRO-FM in Longview, Texas. The station is currently owned by Waller Broadcasting, Inc. and features programing from Hits Now! network and ABC...

 in Tyler, Texas
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...

. Licensed to Gilmer, Texas
Gilmer, Texas
Gilmer is also the name of a county in West Virginia.Gilmer is a town in and the county seat of Upshur County, Texas, United States. It is best known for being the birthplace of popular music singer Johnny Mathis. The population was 4,799 at the 2000 census...

, USA, the station serves the Lonvgiew
Longview, Texas
Longview is a city in Gregg and Harrison Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 80,455. Most of the city is located in Gregg County, of which it is the county seat; only a small part extends into the western part of neighboring Harrison County. It is...

-Marshall
Marshall, Texas
Marshall is a city in Harrison County in the northeastern corner of Texas. Marshall is a major cultural and educational center in East Texas and the tri-state area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Marshall was about 23,523...

 area. The station is currently owned by Waller Media, LLC and features programing from Hits Now!
Hits Now!
Hits Now! is a 24-hour music format produced by Dial Global. Its playlist is composed of mostly Top 40 music from artists such as Maroon 5, Coldplay, The Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Paramore, Kings Of Leon, Usher, Chris Brown, Leona Lewis, etc. that mainly targets listeners ages 18–49...

 network and ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio is the radio service of ABC News, a division of the ABC Television Network. Formerly known as ABC Radio News, ABC News Radio feeds, through Cumulus Media Networks, newscasts on the hour to its more than 2,000 affiliates...

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History

The station went on the air as KAEZ on 1986-12-05. on 1990-09-17, the station changed its call sign to KLSQ
KLSQ
KLSQ is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Spanish Variety format. Licensed to Whitney, Nevada, USA, it primarily serves the Las Vegas area. The station is currently owned by KLSQ-AM License Corporation and features programing from Univision Radio.KLSQ began as KROL in 1986. KROL was...

, on 1993-03-01 to the current KFRO, on 1998-12-07 to KCGL
KCGL
KCGL is a radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format. It is licensed to Powell, Wyoming, and serves the entire Cody area. The station is currently owned by the Big Horn Radio Network, a division of Legend Communications of Wyoming, and features programing from Dial Global.All five stations...

, on 1999-02-15 to the current KFRO,

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