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WKRU (106.7 FM) is a classic rockradio stationlicensed to Allouez, Wisconsin, United States and serving the Green Bay area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media. WKRU's studios are located on Victoria Street in Green Bay. while its transmitter is located in the eastern part of Green Bay.
The station began broadcasts in December 1996, when Jack LeDuc resurrected the WJLW call letters and its country music format one year after selling its previous home at 95.9 FM.[2] LeDuc ran WJLW until March 1998, when he decided to sell a second time. The new owners, Cumulus Media, changed the station to "106.7 The Eagle," airing a classic rock format.[3] By the mid 2000s, some current rock songs would be inserted into the format, with the station billing themselves as "The Rock of Green Bay."
Major changes would occur at the station in March 2007, as Cumulus changed the call letters to WZNN and dismissed the on-air staff. "The Eagle" ended on the night of March 5 when, after an hour of music from The Eagles (ending with "Hotel California"), the station began stunting[4] with construction site noise. At precisely 1:06 p.m. the next day, WZNN relaunched as "106-7 The Zone," with Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Green Day's "Holiday" being the first two songs played. In billing themselves as "Green Bay's only true alternative", WZNN's move was aimed to set the station apart from the traditional mainstream/classic rock stations in the area.[5][6] "The Zone" would also air the syndicated Mancow's Morning Madhouse program during morning drive time.
On December 9, 2010, WZNN changed its call sign to WKRU, rebranded as "KRUZ @ 106.7," and adopted a new adult album alternative format. The format of "KRUZ" (pronounced on-air as "cruise") was similar to that of stations in Madison (WMMM-FM) and Chicago (WXRT-FM).[7]
2017年11月17日深夜、WKRUはREMの「 It's the End of the World as We Know It」を流した後、「Christmas @ 106.7」としてクリスマスソングの宣伝を始めた。このホリデーソングは12月25日午後6時まで続き、その後クラシックロックが周波数に戻ってきた。今回は「106.7 The Big Dog」というブランド名で、最初に流れた曲はジョージ・ソログッド・アンド・ザ・デストロイヤーズの「 Move it On Over」だった（その前にはザ・シンギング・ドッグスの「ジングルベル」が流れ、新しいフォーマットのブランドを暗示していた）。「The Big Dog」のオンエアスケジュールには、朝のドライブタイムに「The Bob & Tom Show」が含まれている。Cumulus傘下のWestwood Oneが配信する「Bob & Tom」は、2014年にWGEEとしてクラシックカントリーに変わる前は、ロックフォーマットのWOZZ/WRQE（93.5 FM）でグリーンベイで放送されていた。[ 8 ]
