Cornell College surrendered the license of KRNL-FM/89.7 (Mount Vernon) on Sept. 9.
No explanation for the decision is available in FCC databases, but the 45-Watt station had been off the air since last fall and faced a statutory Sept. 28 deadline to return to the air. It told the FCC last year that a power surge damaged its studio console, Emergency Alert System unit, and other equipment.
Cornell College and Mount Vernon are just east of Cedar Rapids. The private college has about 1,000 students and is known for its “one course at a time” structure.
KRNL-FM first received its license in 1963 as a 10-Watt station but dates its history back to 1948. Sadly, the last real post on its once-active Facebook page was about the station’s 70th anniversary party.
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