KMKO-FM (95.7 FM) is an American

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licensed to serve the

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Lake Crystal, Minnesota Lake Crystal is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States, established in 1869. The population was 2,539 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Mankato- North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area. History First arrivals In 1853, tw ...

, broadcasting to the

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area and the Minnesota River Valley. The station airs an

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format. The station is rebroadcast in Mankato on

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K269EC 101.7 FM, which provides a stronger signal in the downtown area.

History

The station went on the air as KQYK on September 29, 2005, with a

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format as "The Eagle". On September 26, 2007, the station flipped to active rock as "95.7 The Blaze," with a format and logo similar to that of sister station

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. On February 1, 2012, KQYK changed their

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to KMKO-FM. On February 20, 2012, at 11am, KMKO-FM switched to a news/talk format, as '' Fake It'' by

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faded into '' The Jim Rome Show''. The station flipped back to Active Rock as "95-7 The Rock Station" on December 6, 2012. KMKO-FM is owned by Alpha Media (Digity, LLC), through licensee Digity 3E License, LLC, with sister stations KEEZ, KYSM-FM and KRBI-FM. As of 2018 KMKO-FM has rebranded as “Rock 95” with no change in format.

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