KLNC (105.3 FM, "The Bone") is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station serves the Lincoln area. Studios are located at Broadcast House at 44th Street and East O Street in Lincoln, while its transmitter is located at the master antenna farm at South 84th Street and Yankee Hill Road in the southeast part of the city. The station is currently owned by

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, which purchased the station from

Triad Broadcasting Triad Broadcasting Company, LLC was an owner of radio stations in small and medium markets in the United States. It is based in Monterey, California. At the end of November 2012, Triad announced the sale of its 32 radio stations in 5 markets to L ...

in August 2007.

History

On February 3, 1992, KLNC signed on as KFGE, "Froggy 105.3". Froggy moved to another new build station,

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, on July 15, 1996, and 105.3 became

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-formatted "Kool 105.3", KKUL. In September 2005, KKUL would change call letters to KLNC and shift to

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, first as "Linc FM", and then, in December 2007, as "105.3 WOW-FM". On March 19, 2020, after a few days of stunting, KLNC flipped to classic rock as "105.3 The Bone". The format change puts The Bone in direct competition with

KTGL KTGL (92.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Beatrice, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Lincoln area. The station is currently owned by Alpha Media Alpha (uppercase , lowercase ; grc, ἄ ...

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