KMKF

KMKF (101.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Manhattan, Kansas, and serves the eastern portion of the Salina-Manhattan radio market. The station is currently owned by Manhattan Broadcasting Company.[1]

KMKF
CityManhattan, Kansas
Broadcast areaSalina-Manhattan
Frequency101.5 MHz
Branding101.5 K-Rock
SloganNortheast Kansas Real Rock Station
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
Ownership
OwnerManhattan Broadcasting Company
Sister stationsKACZ, KBLS, KMAN, KXBZ
Technical information
Facility ID39784
ClassC2
ERP37,000 watts
HAAT176 meters (577 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°15′54.98695″N 96°27′57.00341″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitehttp://www.1015krock.com

"K-Rock" airs a format of mainstream rock. Personalities include Cate Carrier and Dan Halen (The Morning Ritual), middays with Mitch Fortner, and afternoons with Mr. Crowley. Andy Crowl also serves as the Program Director for the station. K-Rock also airs "The House of Hair with Dee Snider", and "The Side Show with Nikki Sixx" on Sunday evenings.

KMKF, along with sister station KMAN-AM, is the flagship station of the K-State Sports Network, airing Kansas State University Football and Men's Basketball games. The station also airs the locally-produced "Powercat Gameday" program, as well as the radio shows of both football head coach Bill Snyder and basketball coach Bruce Weber.

KMKF is part of Manhattan Broadcasting Company, which also owns and operates KMAN (News Talk/Sports), KXBZ (Hot Country), KACZ (Top 40), and KBLS (Adult Contemporary). MBC also provides an ever-increasing digital presence, with video facilities in their recently-expanded offices.

Corey Reeves began his radio career at MBC on-air with K-Rock (as "Cadillac" Corey Dean), working up to co-hosting the morning show until 2012. He then became Operations Manager, getting promoted to General Manager to succeed Rich Wartell in November 2015. Andrea Besthorn is the Sales Manager for the company.

Former Staff

Jason Sellers

Kylie Powers

Jared O'Neal

Glazier

Shawn Rock

Drewcifer

"Scarface" Jeremy Weiland

"Doc" Rock

Jason Schlitz

Chris Taylor

Raubin Pierce

Marty Meyers

Jeff Wilson

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gollark: Electromagnets are powering up.
gollark: See the kind of octagonal cyan one with the orange/brown frame?
gollark: It's a particularly wide tube/cable.
gollark: Well, you take no damage!

References
  1. "KMKF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-08-14.


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