KLOQ-FM
City | Winton, California |
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Broadcast area | Merced, California |
Frequency | 98.7 MHz |
Branding | Radio Lobo 98.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Regional Mexican |
Ownership | |
Owner | Stephens Media Group (SMG-Merced, LLC) |
History | |
First air date | 1996 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 65374 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 91 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°16′41″N 120°37′35″W / 37.27806°N 120.62639°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | radiolobo987.com |
KLOQ-FM (98.7 FM, "Radio Lobo 98.7") is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Winton, California, United States, it serves the Merced, California, area. The station is owned by Stephens Media Group, through licensee SMG-Merced, LLC. Its studios are in Merced and its transmitter is located west of Merced.
History[]
This station signed on in 1996.[1] The station has kept the same callsign throughout its history. It was acquired by Mapleton Communications in 2002.
Acquisition by Stephens Media[]
On July 1, 2019, Mapleton Communications announced its intent to sell its remaining 37 stations to Stephens Media Group.[2] Stephens began operating the station that same day. The sale was consummated on September 30, 2019, at a price of $21 million.
Sources[]
- ^ "Query the REC California FM station database for KLOQ-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Venta, Lance (1 July 2019). "Stephens Media Group Acquires 37 Stations From Mapleton Communications". Radio Insight. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
External links[]
- KLOQ in the FCC FM station database
- KLOQ on Radio-Locator
- KLOQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in California
- Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States
- Spanish-language radio stations in California
- Mass media in Merced County, California
- California radio station stubs