City | Winton, California |
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Broadcast area | Merced, California |
Frequency | 98.7 MHz |
Branding | Radio Lobo 98.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Regional Mexican |
Ownership | |
Owner | Stephens Media Group (SMG-Merced, LLC) |
History | |
First air date | 1996 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 65374 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 91 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°16′41″N120°37′35″W / 37.27806°N 120.62639°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | radiolobo987.com |
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This station signed on in 1996. [1] The station has kept the same callsign throughout its history. It was acquired by Mapleton Communications in 2002.
On July 1, 2019, Mapleton Communications announced its intent to sell its remaining 37 stations to Stephens Media Group. [2] Stephens began operating the station that same day. The sale was consummated on September 30, 2019, at a price of $21 million.
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