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(Redirected from K269EC) Radio station in Lake Crystal, Minnesota

KMKO-FM
Lake Crystal, Minnesota

Broadcast area	Mankato, Minnesota
Frequency	95.7 MHz
Branding	Rock 95
Programming
Format	Active rock
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Alpha Media (Alpha 3E Licensee LLC)
Sister stations	KEEZ-FM, KYSM-FM, KRBI-FM
History
First air date	September 29, 2005 (as KQYK)
Former call signs	KQYK (2005–2012)
Call sign meaning	ManKatO
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	164294
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 m (328 ft)
Translator(s)	101.7 K269EC (Mankato)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	mankatosrock.com

KMKO-FM (95.7 MHz) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Lake Crystal, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Mankato area and the Minnesota River Valley. The station airs an active rock format.

The station is rebroadcast in Mankato on translator K269EC 101.7 FM, which provides a stronger signal in the downtown area.

History

The station went on the air as KQYK on September 29, 2005, with a country format as "The Eagle". On September 26, 2007, the station flipped to active rock as "95.7 The Blaze," with a format and logo similar to that of sister station KIBZ in Lincoln, Nebraska. On February 1, 2012, KQYK changed their call sign to KMKO-FM. On February 20, 2012, at 11am, KMKO-FM switched to a news/talk format, as Fake It by Seether faded into The Jim Rome Show. The station flipped back to Active Rock as "95-7 The Rock Station" on December 6, 2012.

KMKO-FM is owned by Alpha Media (Digity, LLC), through licensee Digity 3E License, LLC, with sister stations KEEZ, KYSM-FM and KRBI-FM.

As of 2018 KMKO-FM has rebranded as “Rock 95” with no change in format.