The radio stations returned to broadcast status in January 2016 under Federal Communications Commission special temporary authority.
It was developed in the late 1940s under the supervision of William D. "Bill" McCraken, a Wyoming radio and television pioneer.
[8][9] As of March 2013, KRAL still appeared in the FCC database and remained silent, along with its FM counterpart KIQZ.
The stations are broadcasting under Federal Communications Commission special temporary authority while transmission facilities are being reconstructed.
The station was barely audible to the north and east of Rawlins without a good radio or car stereo.
Rushmore Broadcasting will "not likely" have their licenses renewed once they expire, due to the history of "past violations and cavalier attitude(s) towards following and maintaining" rules and regulations, and that this and other Mt.