KRMG-FM
| Company type | Commercial radio station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Founded | June 1989 |
| Headquarters | Tulsa , United States |
| Products | News/talk radio programming |
| Owner | Cox Media Group |
KRMG-FM (102.3 MHz) operates as a commercial radio outlet licensed to Sand Springs, Oklahoma, catering to listeners within the Tulsa metropolitan area. Under the ownership of Cox Media Group, the station delivers a news/talk format, simulcasting content from its AM counterpart, 740 KRMG.
The weekday schedule begins with The KRMG Morning News hosted by Dan Potter, followed by The KRMG Evening News featuring Skyler Cooper during the afternoon drive. Programming includes nationally syndicated talk shows such as those hosted by Sean Hannity, Erick Erickson, Brian Kilmeade, Dana Loesch, Jimmy Failla, Mark Kaye, and the team of Markley, Van Camp & Robbins. Weekend programming encompasses topics like finance, health, real estate, automotive care, gardening, home improvement, legal matters, and technology; some segments are brokered. Hosts on weekends include Kim Komando, Bill Handel, and Chad Benson. Both KRMG-AM and KRMG-FM share local news and weather information with former sister station Fox affiliate KOKI-TV (channel 23), while national news updates are provided by ABC News Radio.
The station’s studios and administrative offices are situated on South Memorial Drive near Interstate 44 in Tulsa. Its transmitter can be found along Route 97 within the Osage Reservation in Sand Springs. Additionally, KRMG-AM-FM is accessible through Cox Digital Cable on channel 960 in Tulsa.
History
The station commenced operations in June 1989 as KTOW-FM, owned by Music Sound Radio and simulcasting a modern rock format alongside KTOW AM. Initially transmitting at 1,700 watts, it later adopted an urban contemporary format branded as "Mix 102.3," marking Tulsa’s first FM urban station since the late 1970s.
In 1995, Bill Payne acquired both KTOW-AM and KTOW-FM. He transformed KTOW-FM into a classic country station under the call sign KTFX and boosted its power to 50,000 watts, broadening its signal coverage across Tulsa and nearby suburbs. Payne sold these stations to Cox Radio in 1999 for $3.5 million. Subsequently, Cox rebranded KTFX as active rock KRTQ ("Rock 102.3") to challenge established rocker KMOD-FM; meanwhile, the classic country format and KTFX call letters were transferred to what is now KTFX-FM.
In 2005, KRTQ transitioned to a contemporary Christian music format as KKCM ("Spirit 102.3"), aiming at adult contemporary Christian listeners in competition with longtime station KXOJ-FM. On March 16, 2009, KKCM abandoned the Christian format to simulcast news/talk programming from AM sister station KRMG and adopted the KRMG-FM call letters to strengthen FM coverage alongside its AM broadcasts.
On July 7, 2014, KRMG-AM-FM refreshed their branding to "Tulsa’s 24-hour News, Weather and Traffic, News 102.3 and AM 740 KRMG." This branding was revised again on July 15, 2019, becoming "102.3 KRMG, Tulsa's News and Talk," solidifying its presence in the news and talk radio market.