KROC (1340

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) is an American

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located in

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. The station was organized in 1934 by Gregory Gentling as the Southern Minnesota Broadcasting Company. The station went on the air on September 30, 1935. Gentling's other accomplishments included co-founding the Wm McCoy American Legion Post in 1919, originated Soldier's Field Park in 1926, co-owned ''The Rochester Daily Bulletin'', helped arrange the 1934 visit to Rochester by President

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, and managed several political campaigns during the 1920s, including

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for Congress, and Arthur E. Nelson for Senate. KROC broadcasts many nationally syndicated talk shows as well as several shows with local personalities. On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which

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would acquire 53 stations from

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, including KROC, for $238 million. The deal is part of Cumulus' acquisition of

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; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by

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. The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.

Programming

The KROC air staff includes Rich Peterson, Andy Brownell, Tracy McCray, and Kim David. Local weekday programming includes ''Rochester's Good Morning'' with Rich Peterson, ''Rochester Today'' with Andy Brownell, ''Broad Talk'' with Tracy McCray, ''The Noon Report'', and a talk show hosted by Andy Brownell. Syndicated weekday programming on KROC includes ''

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'' with

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, ''America in the Morning'' with

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, ''

Garage Logic Joe Soucheray is a radio talk-show host and newspaper columnist. He produces his podcast ''Garage Logic'' from studios in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Early life Soucheray was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1949. He attended St. Luke's as a grade sc ...

'' with Joe Soucheray, and talk shows hosted by

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Dave Ramsey David Lawrence Ramsey III (born September 3, 1960) is an American personal finance personality, radio show host, author, and businessman. An evangelical Christian, he hosts the nationally syndicated radio program ''The Ramsey Show''. Ramsey has ...

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, and

. Weekend programming includes ''Coast to Coast Weekend'', ''On the House'' with the Carey Brothers, ''Medical Edge Weekend'' with Doctors Tom Shives and Jess Dhaliwal, ''Saturday Sports Talk'' with Joe Soucheray & Patrick Reusse, ''

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'' with

Kim Komando Kimberly Ann Komando (born 1967) is the host of two daily radio shows and one weekend radio show about consumer technology. On her weekly call-in show, she provides advice about technology gadgets, websites, smartphone apps, and internet security. ...

, '' The Dave Ramsey Show'', ''Info Trak'', ''Access Minnesota'', ''World News This Week'' and ''Perspectives'' from

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, ''Sports Huddle'' with Sid Hartman and Dave Mona, '' The Clark Howard Show'', ''

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'', plus "best of" talk shows hosted by Sean Hannity and Dave Ramsey.

References

External links

KROC official website
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