WKGL-FM
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| City | Loves Park, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | Rockford, Illinois and Vicinity |
| Branding | 96.7 The Eagle |
| Slogan | Rockford's Home for Classic Rock |
| Frequency | 96.7 MHz |
| First air date | 1964 (as WLUV-FM) |
| Format | Classic rock |
| ERP | 2,200 watts |
| HAAT | 168 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 38638 |
| Callsign meaning | W K EaGLe (branding) |
| Former callsigns | WLUV-FM (1964-2000) WKMQ-FM (2000-2004) |
| Owner |
Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Rockford License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WROK, WXXQ, WZOK |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 967theeagle.net |
WKGL-FM (branded as "96.7 The Eagle") is a radio station serving the Rockford, Illinois area with a Classic rock format. It broadcasts on FM frequency 96.7 MHz and is under ownership of Townsquare Media. Prior to being WKGL-FM, the station had an oldies format as WKMQ and a country format as WLUV-FM.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including WKGL-FM, for $238 million. The deal is part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management. The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.
Coordinates: 42°21′47″N 89°08′06″W / 42.363°N 89.135°W
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