KQUR is a Mainstream Rock

Mainstream rock

Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:...

 music formatted radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 that serves the Laredo, Texas

Laredo, Texas

Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...

, United States

United States

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 and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 border area. KQUR can be heard on local low-power television station KNEX-LP

KNEX-LP

KNEX-LP channel 55 is a low-powered television station in the Laredo, Texas market. It is owned and operated by BMP Radio. KNEX was once affiliated with Mas Musica and later MTV Tr3s before it switched programming to Azteca America...

 channel 55.

"The Works" Format

In 2007, KQUR flipped its format from Rhythmic Oldies

Rhythmic oldies

Rhythmic Oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, disco or dance genres of music. Playlists may span from the 1970s through the early 1990s...

 "Jammin' 94.9" to Hot Adult Contemporary "94.9 The Works - Fully Loaded Music". Initially a success, BMP Radio realized that the Laredo Borderplex needed a more popular format, fitting for the area. So in 2009, the station flipped its format to Mainstream Rock

Mainstream rock

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but still keeping its name 94.9 The Works.

External links

• http://www.949theworks.com/
• KQUR MySpace Page