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KCRR (97.7 FM) is a radio station in Iowa serving Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and surrounding cities with a classic rock format. This station is owned by Townsquare Media. Elwin Huffman serves as morning news host. KCRR carries the Dwyer and Michaels Morning Show.

History

Signing on in 1983 as KGCI, and targeting Grundy County, the station changed from adult contemporary to country in November 1993. KGCI flipped to classic rock, and the KCRR call letters, on February 17, 1995.

On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 Cumulus stations, including KCRR, for $238 million. The deal was 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; KCRR was one of three stations (along with KKHQ-FM and KOEL-FM) that were placed in a divestiture trust for eventual resale within two years. In December 2016, the Federal Communications Commission approved Townsquare's request to reacquire the stations from the divestiture trust.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KCRR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. Amy Davis, "The wild, wild waves," The Courier, February 20, 1994.
3. Melody Parker, "Grundy Center radio station shifts gears," The Courier, February 17, 1995.
4. "Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
5. "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official". RadioInsight. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
6. "Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes". All Access. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
7. "Connoisseur Media Sells Wichita Pair To Rocking M Media". allaccess.com. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2021-05-10.

External links

• 97.7 KCRR - Official Website
• Facility details for Facility ID 25471 (KCRR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KCRR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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