Thursday, December 11, 2014

KFRO, Longview (1990s)

Unused bumper sticker from 1990s, sheet measures approximately 13.2 cm by 9.2 cm.
Front side: shaped; background: white; KFRO logo.
Back side: Diet Coca-Cola promotion.



KFRO-FM (95.3 FM) currently is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station, branded as "The Breeze" simulcasting KLJT in Tyler, Texas. Licensed to Gilmer, Texas, USA, the station serves the Lonvgiew-Marshall area.

The station is currently owned by Waller Media, LLC and features programing from Hits Now! network and ABC News Radio.

In the mid-1980s J.R. Curtis Jr. bought 95.3 KNIF Gilmer, on December 5, 1986.. 95.3 became KAEZ, and moved the studios to Longview. 95.3 then became KLSQ on September 17, 1990. Then March 1, 1993 95.3 was rebranded as KFRO-FM, and the format changed to oldies (1950s and 1960s rock and roll and pop), and was called "The Frog". On December 7, 1998 95.3 became KCGL, and then back to 95.3 KFRO-FM February 15, 1999. 95.3 has been just about every format in the book, Beautiful Music, Easy Listening, Country, Top-40, Oldies, Spanish, Smooth Jazz, Soft Rock, and now a Top-40 mix variety format. The most successful time in 95.3's history was the oldies era when the station was known as "The Frog".


*source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFRO-FM and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFRO_(AM)

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