KMOO-FM (99.9 FM) is a

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broadcasting a Classic country format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station serves the Tyler-Longview area. "K-Moo" is currently owned by Hightower Radio, Inc. Studio is located in Mineola and the transmitter is located in Wood County outside of Golden.

History

KMOO-FM began broadcasting on December 16, 1977. It was owned by Sam and Joyce Curry, and was the FM sister station to KMOO. Under Curry's tenure, the station was referred to by its ownership and on air personalities solely as, "K M Double O," and not allowed to call the station "KMOO," with the last three letters pronounced in a manner similar to a noise made by cattle. Sam Curry sold the station in when he planned to embark on a race for Wood County Judge as a Democrat, a race he ultimately lost. In May , KMOO-FM was moved from its original operating frequency to , as part of a multi-station frequency swap, which resulted in

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moving to KMOO-FM's frequency, where it continues to operate as Regional Mexican ''La Invasora'', KMOO-FM moving to , displacing KGRI-FM in

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, which in turn moved to , and now operates as Standards/Oldies "QX-FM", licensed to

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* MOO-FM Country radio stations in the United States Mass media in Wood County, Texas {{Texas-radio-station-stub