History of KMRS/KKOK KMRS began broadcasting on September 16, 1956 - by station owner Clifford & Florence Hedberg. KMRS was and still is a "live" local news, information, weather, and sports station. In 1961 KMRS which had formally been only a daytime station became a full time station. KMRS covers local news with a full time news director and is affiliated with ABC, MN News Network and the Linder Farm Network. At one time KMRS broadcast 24 hours. Currently both KMRS and KKOK broadcast 18 ½ hours each and every day. KKOK FM 95.7 went on the air on September ...