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| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
| Frequency | 92.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Praise 92.1/102.1 HD2 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Urban contemporary gospel |
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| History | |
First air date | September 1983 |
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Call sign meaning | "Radio One Incorporated" (former owner) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 35565 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 40,000 watts |
| HAAT | 421 m (1,381 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°21′59″N 95°22′58″W / 29.36639°N 95.38278°W |
| Repeater(s) | 102.1 KMJQ-HD2 (Houston) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | praisehouston |
KROI (92.1 FM) is a radio station serving the Greater Houston market. Licensed to Seabrook, Texas and owned by the Sugarland Station Trust, LLC., the station broadcasts an urban contemporary gospel format. The station's studios are located in Greenway Plaza and the transmitter is based near Rosharon in unincorporated Brazoria County. Prior to its transfer to the divestiture trust in 2023, it was one of three Radio One-owned stations serving Houston, alongside KBXX and KMJQ.
The station began as a top 40 station upon its launch in 1983, but later shifted to beautiful music in 1984 and then classical music in 1986 before its acquisition by Radio One in 2004. Following a short-lived regional Mexican format, KROI became an urban contemporary gospel station in 2006. In October 2011, KROI flipped to an all-news radio format; however, by October 2014, plagued by poor ratings and large financial losses, Radio One flipped KROI to Boom 92—a format focusing on classic hip-hop music. That format also proved to be unsuccessful in the long run, which resulted in another format change back to Top 40 in January 2017. In May 2021, the urban gospel programming (which had been broadcasting on KMJQ-HD2 since 2011) returned to KROI.
In March 2023, it was reported that Urban One would acquire the Houston radio stations owned by Cox Media Group; to comply with Federal Communications Commissions ownership limits, Urban One would concurrently place KROI into a temporary station trust. The transfer was finalized on August 1, 2023, and now awaits being divested to Spanish Broadcasting System for $7.5 million, with the upcoming sale set to be filed in the coming weeks.[2]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KROI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ SBS to Acquire Praise 92.1 Houston