KRKU (106.5 FM) was a

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with an FCC-issued license to cover to serve

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, United States. The station was owned by Lorenz E. Proietti.

History

This station received its original

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from the

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on December 29,

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

. The new station was assigned the

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KKHI by the FCC on February 7, 2008. On July 3, 2008, the station changed its call sign to KMQS. The station's revised construction permit was scheduled to expire on December 29, 2009. The station's license to cover was issued on December 30, 2009. On June 21, 2012, the station changed its call sign to the current KRKU. On February 24, 2014, KRKU's owner surrendered the station's license to the FCC, who subsequently cancelled the license on February 26, 2014.

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* RKU Radio stations established in 2009 Defunct radio stations in the United States Radio stations disestablished in 2014 2009 establishments in Wyoming 2014 disestablishments in Wyoming RKU {{Wyoming-radio-station-stub