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KQRC-FM
KQRC-FM is a radio station licensed to Leavenworth, Kansas and serving the Kansas City metropolitan area. The station's morning show, hosted by shock jock Johnny Dare, is regularly ranked atop the local Arbitron ratings. Its studios are located in Mission, Kansas, and the transmitter site is in South Kansas City.
The station, with the brand name 98.9 The Rock, broadcasts an Active Rock format consisting of Hard rock and Heavy metal acts. They tend to play heavier rock than modern rock
to Entercom Communications.
History Cumulus Ownership.
Susquehanna Radio bought KCMO-AM-FM from Entercom in 2000, as Entercom was forced to sell the KCMO stations after its purchase of Sinclair Broadcast Group's radio stations KQRC-FM, KXTR-FM and KCIY. That left Entercom with two stations over the Federal Communications Commission's single-market ownership limit. Susquehanna subsequently merged with Cumulus Media in mid-2006.
KCMO-FM enjoyed strong ratings throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, but in 2005 it became concerned that the