KGRA (98.9 FM) is a commercial

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that serves the

Jefferson, Iowa Jefferson is a city in, and the county seat of Greene County, Iowa, United States, along the North Raccoon River. The population was 4,182 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the home of the Mahanay Memorial Bell Tower, tall, located on th ...

area. Formerly broadcasting a

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format, the station now broadcasts

Real Country Real Country is a 24-hour radio format produced by Westwood One. Real Country is marketed at the demographic of men aged 35 to 64. Its programming consists of a fairly broad playlist of "Today's Stars and the Legends." Classic country is the ...

. Until January 31, 2012, KGRA was licensed to Coon Valley Communications, Inc which was owned by Patrick Delaney who also owned

KDLS (AM) KDLS (1310 AM broadcasting, AM) is a commercial radio station serving the Perry, Iowa area. Until February 2010, the station broadcast Timeless Favorites. After the shutdown of Timeless Favorites at that same month, the station has broadcast prim ...

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and KKRF in Stuart, Iowa. On February 1, 2012, Patrick Delany of Perry, owner of Coon Valley Communications, Inc, sold his company to Mel Suhr of

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, owner of M&M Broadcasting, Inc. With an agreement reached on January 27, 2012, and having an effective purchase date of February 1, 2012, M&M Broadcasting, Inc, a subsidiary of M and H Broadcasting, Inc, purchased Coon Valley Communications. M and H Broadcasting, Inc is owned by Mel and Holly Suhr of

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. M and H Broadcasting, Inc also owns KRLS 92.1 FM and KNIA 1320 AM at

. They also own Home Broadcasting, Inc which owns KCII 1380 AM and KCII-FM 106.1 FM at

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. The station was originally licensed as KLSN on November 10, 1988, but changed callsigns to KGRA on February 4, 1994. The transmitter and broadcast tower are located 8 miles west of Jefferson near

Scranton, Iowa Scranton is a city in Greene County, Iowa, United States. The population was 511 at the time of the 2020 census. It was named after Scranton, Pennsylvania. History Scranton was platted in 1869, shortly after the Cedar Rapids & Missouri River Ra ...

. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is tall with the FM broadcast antenna mounted at the level.FCC Antenna Structure Registration database
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is . The distance between KGRA and KKRF, its other "True Country" station is approximately 44 miles.

References

External links

Raccoon Valley Radio
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