KQCR-FM is a 6,000-watt radio station licensed by the FCC for operation in Parkersburg, Iowa

Parkersburg, Iowa

Parkersburg is a city in Butler County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,870 in the 2010 census, a decline from 1,889 in the 2000 census. Parkersburg, although not the county seat, has the highest population of all the cities in Butler County....

, with its broadcast originating from Hampton, Iowa

Hampton, Iowa

Hampton is a city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,461 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County...

 and its tower located between Aplington, Iowa

Aplington, Iowa

Aplington is a city in Butler County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2000 census.- History :Aplington was originally Fort Aplington, a US Army outpost until the fort burnt down in 1885. By then a small town had been built nearby and, although much of the town's economy was...

 and Ackley, Iowa

Ackley, Iowa

Ackley is a city in Franklin and Hardin Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,809 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ackley is located at ....

. KQCR serves Franklin and Butler Counties and as well as portions of Hardin, Wright, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Hamilton, Hancock and Grundy Counties.

The station first began broadcasting in November 2000, playing mostly adult contemporary music

Adult contemporary music

Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....

. KQCR also features live coverage of high school sporting activities and local events such as the Butler County Fair.