| City of license | Seabrook, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
| Branding | "News 92 FM" |
| Slogan | 100% News, 0% Spin. |
| Frequency | "92.1" (MHz) (also on HD Radio) |
| Format | News |
| ERP | 21,360 watts |
| HAAT | 526 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 35565 |
| Callsign meaning | K Radio One Incorporated (current station owner) |
| Former callsigns | KZRQ (Sep 1983 - Feb 1985) KYND (Feb 1985 - Apr 1986) KLEF (Apr 1986 - Sep 1987) KRTS (Sep 1987 - Sep 2004) |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Owner | Radio One |
| Sister stations | KBXX, KMJQ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | news92fm.com |
KROI (92.1 FM MHz) is a radio station licensed to Seabrook, Texas and broadcasting from studios in Greenway Plaza in Houston, covering the Greater Houston area. The station is owned by Radio One and airs an all-news format.
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The 92.1 FM frequency signed on the air in September 1983 with a CHR format as KZRQ "Z92". The station took heavy shots against its CHR neighbor on the dial, KKBQ "93FM" and even had a song parody of then hit, Ray Parker Jr's "Ghostbusters" called "Zoobusters" that poked fun of KKBQ's Q-Zoo morning show. The station also claimed to be the first station to play CDs and the world's first all-digital station.
By the fall of 1984, KZRQ was gone, as the station flipped to a beautiful music format with the KYND callsign. (ironically KKBQ-FM's previous incarnation). Later, the station was known as KRTS with a classical music format. KRTS was created to fill the void when KLEF (94.5 FM), flipped from classical to adult contemporary as KJYY.
Radio One purchased KRTS in 2004, changed its calls to KROI with a new short-lived Regional Mexican format as "La Mera Mera". When that was unsuccessful, its owners, which mainly specialize in Urban radio formatted station ownership (with a majority African-American listener base), flipped it one more time to an urban gospel format branded as "Praise 92.1". KROI was the flagship of the nationally syndicated Yolanda Adams Morning Show, which debuted March 2007. Outside of that, it was mainly jockless throughout the day except for several specialized programs on the weekends.
On October 28, 2011, Radio One announced that KROI would flip to a all-news format, starting November 17. This is the first time Radio One has programmed an all-news station geared towards a mainstream audience. (The Houston market has been underserved in regards to radio news, as KTRH and KPRC, well known for news coverage in past decades, have become predominantly talk radio oriented in recent years). The Praise 92 gospel format moved over to the HD2 subchannel of KMJQ and to its online website.[1][2]
On November 18, 2011, at 9 AM, KROI began stunting with construction sounds in preparation of its switch to all-news. The new format officially launched on November 21, 2011 at 5 AM. On-air talent includes former radio and TV personalities from KTRH, KSEV, KPRC, KLOL, KRBE, KIAH and KRIV, most already fairly well-known to the Houston audience (additionally, afternoon traffic reporter Robert Washington was a DJ under the gospel music format). The new format operates as an affiliate of ABC News Radio and features ABC News reports at the top and bottom of each hour.
KROI's logo with previous gospel format
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