KCRR

KCRR (97.7 FM) is a radio station in Iowa serving Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and surrounding cities with a classic rock format. This station is owned by Townsquare Media. Elwin Huffman serves as morning news host. KCRR carries the Dwyer and Michaels Morning Show.

KCRR

Grundy Center, Iowa
Broadcast area	Waterloo-Cedar Falls
Frequency	97.7 MHz
Branding	97.7 KCRR
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare License, LLC)
Sister stations	KKHQ-FM, KOEL, KOEL-FM
History
First air date	1983 (1983) (as KGCI)
Former call signs	KGCI (1983–1995)
Call sign meaning	"Classic Rock Radio"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25471
Class	C3
ERP	16,000 watts
HAAT	124 meters (407 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kcrr.com

History

Signing on in 1983 as KGCI, and targeting Grundy County, the station changed from adult contemporary to country in November 1993.^[2] KGCI flipped to classic rock, and the KCRR call letters, on February 17, 1995.^[3]

Logo under previous slogan

On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 Cumulus stations, including KCRR, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.^[4][5] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013; KCRR was one of three stations (along with KKHQ-FM and KOEL-FM) that were placed in a divestiture trust for eventual resale within two years.^[6] In December 2016, the Federal Communications Commission approved Townsquare's request to reacquire the stations from the divestiture trust.^[7]