KDOC-FM (103.9

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; "Fun 104") is a

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broadcasting a

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, simulcasting

KFNL-FM KFNL-FM (104.3 MHz, "Fun 104") is a radio station licensed to Spring Valley, Minnesota, serving the Rochester, Minnesota, area. KFNL-FM airs a classic hits format and is owned by Townsquare Media Rochester License, LLC. On September 26, 2019, ...

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. KDOC-FM is

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, and serves the

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metropolitan area. The station is owned by

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. The call lettres above are not to be confused with

KDOC-TV KDOC-TV (channel 56) is a religious television station licensed to Anaheim, California, United States, serving the Los Angeles area as an owned-and-operated station of Tri-State Christian Television (TCT). The station maintains studios on East F ...

, based in

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History

The station signed on April 1, 2008, as KLCX, with a

format; the format and call sign were moved from 107.7 FM, which was converted to

active rock Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge o ...

station KDZZ, "Z-Rock 107.7". On March 23, 2010, the station changed its call letters to KDCZ and began simulcasting KDZZ. On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53

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stations, including KDZZ/KDCZ, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of

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; Townsquare and Dial Global were both controlled by

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. The transaction was consummated effective November 14, 2013. On April 13, 2017, at 7:30 a.m., KDCZ split from its simulcast with KDZZ and changed its format to adult hits, branded as "103.9 The Doc". On May 16, 2017, KDCZ changed its call letters to KDOC-FM; the

KDCZ KDCZ (107.7 FM, "Sasquatch 107.7") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock radio format, format. KDCZ is City of license, licensed to St. Charles, Minnesota, and serves the Rochester, Minnesota metropolitan area. The station is owned by T ...

call letters moved to KDZZ on June 2, 2017. On September 10, 2021, KDOC-FM flipped to a simulcast of classic hits-formatted sister station

, branded as "Fun 104".Doc + Fun = More Fun In Rochester
Radioinsight - September 28, 2021

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* Radio stations in Minnesota Radio stations established in 2008 2008 establishments in Minnesota Classic hits radio stations in the United States {{Minnesota-radio-station-stub