KRPR

KRPR

City	Rochester, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Rochester, Minnesota
Slogan	Classic rock without the talk
Frequency	89.9 MHz
First air date	1975
Format	Classic Rock
ERP	3,200 watts
HAAT	180 meters
Class	C3
Facility ID	57277
Callsign meaning	Rochester Public Radio
Owner	Rochester Public Radio

KRPR is a non-commercial radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of Rochester, Minnesota. It plays an expansive variety of classic rock.

The station is located on South Broadway in Rochester and broadcasts from a transmitter site East of the city. Being a non-commercial station, KRPR presents short "underwriting" messages produced by station personalities rather than commercials.

It is also a member of AMPERS. The Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations.

Programs

KRPR also presents several original and syndicated weekly radio features focusing on the classic rock genre.

Into the Music - An hour-long trip through the history and evolution of a featured artist.
The Classic Album Show - A weekly presentation of a full-length album from the rock catalog.
Basement Sessions - An hour of rock music hosted by two of Rochesters’ favorite Classic Rockers.
The Bill & Curt Rock Show - An hour of Bill and Curt's awesome blend of “GREAT TUNES!”
Look Back - A rock retrospective. Each program centering on the top hit music of a year. A class reunion on the radio.
Dennis Mitchel's Breakfast with the Beatles - Featuring the music of the Fab Four and all things Beatle-maniac!
Floydian Slip - Presenting the entire Floyd catalog, from the origins through today of the iconic band.

News Segments

World news is provided by USA Radio Network. Local news is provided by KIMT-TV.

Sound Quality

KRPR uses a minimal amount of dynamic range compression combined with audiophile quality signal processing as well as no data compression to achieve its' full fidelity sound.

History

KRPR began broadcasting in 1975, under the ownership of Rochester Community and Technical College. In the late 1990s, the station was sold to Rochester Public Radio, the current operator and licensee.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KRPR

Radio-Locator information on KRPR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KRPR

Radio stations in the Rochester, Minnesota market

By FM frequency	88.7 89.1 89.9 90.7 91.7 92.9 96.5 97.5 99.9 101.7 102.5 103.1 103.9 104.3 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.3 106.9 107.7

By AM frequency	970 1060 1270 1340 1520

By callsign	K289BO K292EM KAUS-FM KDCZ KDZZ KFAN KFIL KFIL-FM KFSI KLSE KMFX-FM KMSE KNXR KQAQ KOLM KRCH KROC KROC-FM KRPR KVCS KVGO KWWK KYBA K285EL KZSE

Nearby radio markets Austin–Albert Lea Eau Claire La Crosse Mankato–New Ulm–St. Peter Mason City Minneapolis–St. Paul See also List of radio stations in Minnesota

Classic rock radio stations in the state of Minnesota

By frequency	560 1410 1460 89.9 92.3 92.5 93.5 94.1 94.9 95.3 95.9 96.1 96.5 99.1 101.7 102.9 103.3 103.7 105.5 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.5 106.7 107.5

By callsign	KAOD KBAJ KFMC-FM KHRS KITN KKAQ KLIZ-FM KLLZ-FM KLZZ KMFG KMGM KPHR KQCL KQDS-FM KQPR KQRS-FM KRCH KRPR KRWB KXLP KXRA-FM KZCR WKLK-FM WXXZ WEBC

By city	Albert Lea Alexandria Babbit Bemidji Brainerd Cloquet Deer River Duluth (KQDS-FM) Duluth (WEBC) Fairmont Faribault Fergus Falls Grand Marais Hibbing Mankato Minneapolis Montevideo New Ulm Ortonville Rochester (KRCH) Rochester (KRPR) Roseau St. Cloud Thief River Falls Worthington

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Minnesota See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock

Coordinates: 44°02′28″N 92°20′24″W / 44.041°N 92.340°W / 44.041; -92.340

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