KNXR
| City of license | Rochester, Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Rochester, Minnesota |
| Branding | 97.5 Pulse FM |
| Frequency | 97.5 MHz |
| First air date | December 1965 |
| Format | Adult Hits |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 317 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 68823 |
| Owner | Hometown Broadcasting |
| Website | 975pulsefm.com |
KNXR is an FM radio station in Rochester, Minnesota. On February 24, 2015, the station began using the name "97.5 Pulse FM" and it broadcasts a Adult Hits format. [1][2]
The station's transmitter site and 1,040 foot tower are located directly east of Rochester, off County Highway 119. With the station broadcasting at 100,000 watts [3] and with the prime location and height of the tower, KNXR broadcasts can often be heard throughout much of southern Minnesota, western Wisconsin and northern Iowa.[4][5]
History
The station began broadcasting on Christmas Eve in 1965. Until January 31, 2015, the station played easy listening music, and featured John Doremus' program Patterns in Music, weeknights from 7 to 10 pm.[6] The original station's easy listening music was heard once again on Christmas Eve of 2015, fifty years to the day after their first terrestrial radio broadcast. 97FIVE can now be heard streaming online, at: http://www.97five.com/play/
While operating as a beautiful music station, KNXR had a very devoted following.[7]
References
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- Query the FCC's FM station database for KNXR
- Radio-Locator information on KNXR
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KNXR
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- ↑ http://www.975pulsefm.com/about.php
- ↑ KNXR Returns as 97.5 Pulse FM
- ↑ http://radio-locator.com/info/KNXR-FM
- ↑ http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KNXR&service=FM&status=L&hours=U>
- ↑ http://www.975pulsefm.com/about.php
- ↑ http://www.kttc.com/story/27990214/2015/01/30/975-fm-bids-farewell-to-radio-founder-reflects-on-nearly-50-years-of-uplifting-sound
- ↑ http://www.postbulletin.com/opinion/letters/letter-musical-standards-on-knxr-radio-will-be-missed-in/article_352e9d2e-2c41-5b1c-8573-7ac946704455.html
