KMKF (101.5
FM) is a
radio station
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licensed to
Manhattan, Kansas
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, and serves the eastern portion of the Salina-Manhattan radio market. The station is currently owned by Manhattan Broadcasting Company.
"K-Rock" airs a
format
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of
mainstream rock
Mainstream rock (also known as heritage rock) is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.
Format background
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. Personalities include David G on the K-ROCK Morning Show, middays with Steve-OH, afternoons with Sloan and nights with Mitch Fortner. Sloan serves as the Program Director for the station. K-Rock also airs "The House of Hair with Dee Snider" on Sunday evenings.
KMKF, along with sister station KMAN-AM, is the flagship station of the K-State Sports Network, airing
Kansas State University
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Football and Men's Basketball games. The station also airs the locally produced "Powercat Gameday" program, as well as the radio shows of both football head coach
Bill Snyder
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and basketball coach
Bruce Weber.
KMKF is part of Manhattan Broadcasting Company, which also owns and operates
KMAN
KMAN (1350 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk format. Licensed to Manhattan, Kansas, United States, the station serves the Salina-Manhattan area. The station is currently owned by Manhattan Broadcasting Co. and features programing f ...
(News Talk/Sports),
KXBZ
KXBZ (104.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a New Country format. Licensed to Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan is a city and county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States, although the city extends into Pottawatomie County. It is loca ...
(Hot Country),
KACZ
KACZ (96.3 FM, "Z 96.3") is a Top 40 (CHR) formatted radio station owned by Manhattan Broadcasting Company. The station is broadcast from Manhattan, Kansas, with an ERP of 12.5 kW with its COL as Riley, Kansas. The station serves the Manhat ...
(Top 40), and
KBLS
KBLS (102.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary
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(Adult Contemporary). MBC also provides an ever-increasing digital presence, with video facilities in their recently expanded offices.
Corey Reeves began his radio career at MBC on-air with K-Rock (as "Cadillac" Corey Dean), working up to co-hosting the morning show until 2012. He then became Operations Manager, getting promoted to General Manager to succeed Rich Wartell in November 2015. Andrea Besthorn is the Sales Manager for the company.
Former Staff
* Jason Sellers
* Kylie Powers
* Jared O'Neal
* Glazier
* Shawn Rock
* Drewcifer
* "Scarface" Jeremy Weiland
* "Doc" Rock
* Jason Schlitz
* Chris Taylor
* Raubin Pierce
* Marty Meyers
* Jeff Wilson
* Shane Sellers
* Lucas Fox
* Scott Hoch
* Steve Anthony
* Andy Crowl
* Frank Sereno
References
External links
*
MKF
Mainstream rock radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1991
1991 establishments in Kansas
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