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KROC (other)
KROC may refer to: * The ICAO code for Greater Rochester International Airport in Rochester, New York * KROC (AM), a radio station (1340 AM) licensed to Rochester, Minnesota, United States * KROC-FM, a radio station (106.9 FM) licensed to Rochester, Minnesota, United States * KTTC, a television station (channel 10) licensed to Rochester, Minnesota, United States, which formerly used the call sign KROC-TV See also * KRoC, the Kent Retargetable Occam Compiler * KROQ-FM, radio station in Greater Los Angeles, California, USA {{disambiguation, callsign, airport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Rochester International Airport
Frederick Douglass - Greater Rochester International Airport is a public airport located within the City of Rochester, three miles (6 km) southwest of Downtown, in Monroe County, New York, United States. It is owned and operated by Monroe County. It is the fifth-busiest airport in the state of New York and the third-busiest outside of the New York City metropolitan area. The airport is home to the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, part of the 42nd Infantry Division. History Early history Baker Field A 1910 newspaper article cited "a site near Scottsville Road", along with the Baker Farm in Genesee Valley Park, as possible locations for "airships" to fly from Rochester to Toronto. The Baker Farm was located south of the original Genesee Valley Park, and was donated to the Parks Department of the City of Rochester in 1908. The golf course at Genesee Valley Park was extended to include the Baker Farm in 1914. During World War I, the Baker Farm area of the park, renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KROC (AM)
KROC (1340 kHz) is an American news/talk AM radio station located in Rochester, Minnesota. The station was organized in 1934 by Gregory Gentling as the Southern Minnesota Broadcasting Company. The station went on the air on September 30, 1935. Gentling's other accomplishments included co-founding the Wm McCoy American Legion Post in 1919, originated Soldier's Field Park in 1926, co-owned ''The Rochester Daily Bulletin'', helped arrange the 1934 visit to Rochester by President Franklin D Roosevelt, and managed several political campaigns during the 1920s, including Allen Furlow for Congress, and Arthur E. Nelson for Senate. KROC broadcasts many nationally syndicated talk shows as well as several shows with local personalities. On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 stations from Cumulus Media, including KROC, for $238 million. The deal is part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KROC-FM
KROC-FM (106.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station serving Rochester, Minnesota. The station's transmitter is located near the Minnesota-Iowa border. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. It airs a Top 40 (CHR) music format. History The station was owned by the Southern Minnesota Broadcasting Company, along with other properties in the area, but they were sold to Cumulus Media in December 2003. KROC-FM went on-the-air at 106.9 MHz in 1965 with an easy listening and classical music. In 1967, the hybrid format was dropped, and the FM began simulcasting with KROC-AM until the mid-1970s, then changed to an automated MOR format called ''The Great Entertainers''. That format would be replaced with a highly successful Top 40/CHR format, under the ''FM 107 KROC'' moniker. In the 1950s, the owners launched a television station (KROC-TV), though that is now operated separately by Gray Television as KTTC. On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KTTC
KTTC (channel 10) is a television station licensed to Rochester, Minnesota, United States, serving Southeast Minnesota and Northern Iowa as an affiliate of NBC and The CW Plus. It is owned by Gray Television, which provides certain services to Fox affiliate KXLT-TV (channel 47) and Telemundo affiliate KXSH-LD (channel 35) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with SagamoreHill Broadcasting. The stations share studios in Rochester on Bandel Road Northwest along US 52, and also maintain an advertising sales office on Lakeview Drive in Clear Lake, Iowa, that serves Mason City. KTTC's transmitter is located south of Ostrander, Minnesota, near the Fillmore–Mower county line. History The station launched on July 14, 1953, under the call sign KROC-TV, making it the first station in Southern Minnesota and third in the state after KSTP-TV and WTCN-TV in the Twin Cities. It was owned by the Gentling family and their Southern Minnesota Broadcasting Company, and was a sister to KRO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KRoC
Kroc is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Janae Kroc (born 1972), bodybuilder and powerlifter * Joan Kroc (1929–2003), American philanthropist * Ray Kroc (1902–1984), American founder of McDonald's See also * People with the surname ''Krock'' * People with the surname ''Krok'' {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
