KFRO (AM)
| simulcast with KFRO-FM Cuney | |
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| Broadcast area | Tyler-Longview-Jacksonville-Kilgore-Marshall Area |
| Frequency | 1370 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo |
| Branding | 99.7 & 94.1 KFRO |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
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| KFRO-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | February 5, 1935 |
Call sign meaning | Keep Forever Rolling On |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70455 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 32°30′7″N 94°42′12″W / 32.50194°N 94.70333°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.1 K231DK (Longview) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | kfroradio |
KFRO (1370 AM) is a terrestrial American radio station licensed to Longview, Texas, United States. The station serves the Longview-Tyler-Kilgore area. KFRO is owned by RCA Broadcasting, LLC.
KFRO is a class B station, 1 kilowatt day non-directional (1 tower), 1 kilowatt night directional (three towers). The KFRO towers are 177 feet tall. The current KFRO transmitter building was built in 2003. KFRO signed on in 1935 with a 100-watt homemade transmitter. In 1935 KFRO increased its power to 250 watts with a Western Electric transmitter. In 1941 power was increased to 1,000 watts and a new RCA BTA-1D was installed, it stayed in service until 1983, when it was replaced by a Rockwell Collins 820-D2. The Rockwell Collins transmitter was made to run C-QUAM AM stereo, which made KFRO the first AM stereo station in East Texas. The Collins-Rockwell was replaced in 2003 with a used 1978 Harris MW-1 solid state. In June 2019, a C-QUAM AM stereo exciter was reinstalled at the station.