KPRO (93.5 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve

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, United States. The station, established in 1974, is owned and operated by James G Boles, Jr. It airs a full service mix of music, news, sports, and local programming.

Programming

KPRO broadcasts a full-service

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format. KPRO also airs select sporting events involving Altus High School and the

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. Some of the station's news and music programming comes from

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and

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. KPRO's

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is hosted by Eddie Wilcoxen. He is a published poet, recognized landscape designer, karate champion, and was named as an official Olympic Hero in 1996. In January 2011, Wilcoxen was named Poet Laureate for the state of Oklahoma for 2011 though 2012 by the Oklahoma Humanities Council.

History

On April 1, 1974, KWHW-FM signed on at 93.5 FM as a

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to KWHW (1450 AM). In April 1984,

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holder KWHW Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell KWHW and KWHW-FM to Altus Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the

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(FCC) on May 29, 1984, and the transaction was formally consummated on July 2, 1984. The station's

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was changed to KRKZ by the FCC on November 11, 1984. In October 2003, Altus Radio, Inc., made a deal to sell this station, along with sister stations KWHW in Altus and KQTZ in

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, to Monarch Broadcasting, Inc, for a combined sale price of $1,800,000. The deal gained FCC approval on December 12, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on December 31, 2003. The station was reassigned the KWHW-FM call sign by the FCC on May 30, 2011. Effective September 8, 2021, Monarch Broadcasting sold KWHW-FM, KQTZ, KWHW, and translator K245CY to James G Boles, Jr. for $1. KWHW-FM became KPRO on October 7, 2021.

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* * {{FM station data, 1196, KPRO PRO (FM) Radio stations established in 1974 1974 establishments in Oklahoma Jackson County, Oklahoma Rock radio stations in the United States