KRKK is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting from

Rock Springs, Wyoming Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 23,036 at the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state of Wyoming, and the most populous city in Sweetwater County. Rock Springs is ...

on 1360 kHz. KRKK broadcasts from two towers near its studios on Yellowstone Road in

and is owned by Big Thicket Broadcasting Company of Wyoming. The current programming format is oldies under the branding ''Unforgettable Memories.''

History

Prior to 1974, KRKK was known as KVRS and was operating on 1400 kHz. That station signed on in 1942, but was licensed in 1938. On April 1, 1942, it became an affiliate of the

Mutual Broadcasting System The Mutual Broadcasting System (commonly referred to simply as Mutual; sometimes referred to as MBS, Mutual Radio or the Mutual Radio Network) was an American commercial radio network in operation from 1934 to 1999. In the Old-time radio, golden ...

. The station became KRKK at 5:30 AM on September 1, 1974. During its beginnings, the station carried

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programming, but switched to oldies some time in the 1980s. The station aired an oldies format from

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. The switch to talk occurred the first week of the May 2009 and the station became a

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station. On December 14, 2014, the station changed formats to ESPN Radio, becoming 1360 ESPN. After three years of sports talk, the station returned to an oldies format, rebranding as ''Unforgettable Memories.''

Signal

At 5,000 watts during the day, KRKK drops to 1,000 watts at night with a directional signal to protect other stations on 1360 kHz. Reception of the station begins to fade near the Sweetwater County line to the east and west, however under the right conditions KRKK can be heard much farther distances. KRKK has three sister stations

KSIT KSIT (99.7 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Rock Springs, Wyoming. KSIT's sister stations are KQSW 96.5, KRKK AM 1360, and KMRZ-FM. History KSIT signed on as the only classic rock station in Sweetwater Cou ...

99.7,

KQSW KQSW (96.5 FM) is a country music formatted radio station broadcasting from Rock Springs, Wyoming, serving southwestern Wyoming. The station is owned by Big Thicket Broadcasting of Wyoming, who identifies themselves as WyoRadio, which includes lo ...

96.5 and KMRZ-FM 106.7 FM. In 2018, the station added a translator on 103.5 FM. The translator was broadcasting from Aspen Mountain.

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* * Radio stations established in 1938 RKK Oldies radio stations in the United States Sweetwater County, Wyoming {{Wyoming-radio-station-stub