KFRO (AM)

KFRO
Broadcast areaLongview-Marshall area
Frequency1370 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo
BrandingKFRO 94.1
Programming
FormatOldies
Ownership
Owner
  • (RCA Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date
February 5, 1935; 89 years ago (1935-02-05)
Call sign meaning
Keep Forever Rolling On
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID70455
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 100 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
32°30′7″N 94°42′12″W / 32.50194°N 94.70333°W / 32.50194; -94.70333
Translator(s)94.1 K231DK (Longview)
Links
Public license information
Websitekfroradio.com

KFRO (1370 AM) is a terrestrial American radio station licensed to Longview, Texas, United States. The station serves the Longview-Tyler-Kilgore area. KFRO is owned by RCA Broadcasting, LLC.

KFRO is a class B station, 1 kilowatt day non-directional (1 tower), 1 kilowatt night directional (three towers). The KFRO towers are 177 feet tall. The current KFRO transmitter building was built in 2003. KFRO signed on in 1935 with a 100-watt homemade transmitter. In 1935 KFRO increased its power to 250 watts with a Western Electric transmitter. In 1941 power was increased to 1,000 watts and a new RCA BTA-1D was installed, it stayed in service until 1983, when it was replaced by a Rockwell Collins 820-D2. The Rockwell Collins transmitter was made to run C-QUAM AM stereo, which made KFRO the first AM stereo station in East Texas. The Collins-Rockwell was replaced in 2003 with a used 1978 Harris MW-1 solid state. In June 2019, a C-QUAM AM stereo exciter was reinstalled at the station.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KFRO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "AM Stereo Stations". meduci.com.