KMRK-FM (96.1
FM, "MY Country 96.1") is a
radio station
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that serves the
Midland–Odessa metropolitan area
Midland–Odessa is a metropolitan area located in West Texas approximately half-way between El Paso, Texas, El Paso and Fort Worth, Texas. This combined statistical area (CSA) is made up of two metropolitan statistical areas (the Midland, Texas m ...
with
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
. The station is owned by ICA Communications, who acquired this station and its sister stations for $3 million in 2010 from
Gap Broadcasting
Gap Broadcasting Group was a group of companies that owned around 116 broadcast stations (including 1 low-power television station and 5 low-power stations) in 23 radio markets in northwestern and central southern United States in the late 2000s. ...
.
Gap had acquired the many stations, including this one, from
Clear Channel Communications in 2007. One of the first announcements was that KMRK would broadcast the
Midland RockHounds
The Midland RockHounds are a Minor League Baseball team based in Midland, Texas. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics major league club. The RockHounds play in Momentum Bank Ballpark, w ...
' entire 2010 season.
Its studios are located at the ICA Business Plaza on East Eighth Street in Odessa, just east of downtown, and its transmitter is located in
Gardendale, Texas
Gardendale is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Ector County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,574 at the 2010 census, up from 1,197 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Odessa, Texas, Metropolitan Statistic ...
.
History
This station was a
Tejano outlet from 1993 until it flipped to
Rhythmic contemporary in 2000 as "WiLD 96.1." On July 31, 2008, KMRK flipped to Country and adopted the moniker "My 96.1 Country."
References
External links
KMRK-FM official website*
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MRK-FM
Radio stations established in 1991
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