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==Culture== [[File:Daisy Airgun Museum in Rogers, AR.jpg|thumb|right|Daisy Airgun Museum in downtown Rogers]] In addition to the [[Rogers Commercial Historic District]], Rogers has numerous properties listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Arkansas|National Register of Historic Places]], with the oldest being the [[Pea Ridge National Military Park]]. Rogers has two [[shopping mall]]s: the Frisco Station Mall and the [[Pinnacle Hills Promenade]]. ===Annual cultural events=== Since [[2007 LPGA Tour|2007]], Rogers has hosted the [[Walmart NW Arkansas Championship]], a women's professional [[golf]] tournament on the [[LPGA|LPGA Tour]]. The 54-hole event is held annually at the Pinnacle Country Club in late June.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nwachampionship.com/|title=#NWAChampionship | Pinnacle Country Club | Sept. 23-29, 2024|website=nwachampionship.com}}</ref> Rogers is also host to a [[Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure]], the most widely known, largest and best-funded [[breast cancer]] organization in the United States.<ref name=Suliklogo>{{cite book|author=Gayle A. Sulik|title=Pink Ribbon Blues: How Breast Cancer Culture Undermines Women's Health|url=https://archive.org/details/pinkribbonbluesh0000suli|url-access=registration|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2010|pages=[https://archive.org/details/pinkribbonbluesh0000suli/page/146 146β150]|isbn=978-0-19-974045-1|oclc= 535493589 }}</ref> ===Parks and recreation===<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline --> [[File:Lake Atalanta.jpg|thumb|[[Lake Atalanta]]]] Rogers has five large sports parks, 14 neighborhood parks, an aquatic center known as Rogers Aquatic Center, a skateboard and splash park, 26 athletic fields, an activity center, a YMCA, two lakes, five golf courses, and a trail system totaling over {{convert|23|mi|km}}. The NWA [[Razorback Regional Greenway]] is a {{convert|36|mi|km|adj=on}} primarily off-road shared-use trail that connects the region's trail systems to various community attractions. Foerster Park is home to the largest soccer program in the state.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.rogersarkansas.com/parks/docwheeler.asp|title=Rogersarkansas.com|website=www.rogersarkansas.com|access-date=January 8, 2018}}</ref> Other recreational attractions in the surrounding area include [[Beaver Lake (Arkansas)|Beaver Lake]], [[Hobbs State Park β Conservation Area]] and [[War Eagle Mill]] & Cavern to the east of Rogers, as well as historical Civil War battlefield, [[Pea Ridge National Military Park]], about 10 miles outside of Rogers. ===Media=== {{see also|List of newspapers in Arkansas|List of radio stations in Arkansas|List of television stations in Arkansas}} Rogers is served by the television market of [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]] and [[Fayetteville, Arkansas]]. The four major television stations are [[KFSM-TV|KFSM]] (CBS), [[KFTA-TV|KFTA]] (Fox), [[KHBS|KHOG]] (ABC), and [[KNWA-TV|KNWA]] (NBC). Radio stations in the city include: * KAMO 94.3 FM<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nashfm943.com/|title=KAMO-FM|website=KAMO-FM}}</ref> * KDUA 96.5 FM<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.paduamedia.com/|title=Padua Media - 96.5 Catholic Radio - Home|website=www.paduamedia.com}}</ref> * KHEL 97.3 FM * KURM 790 AM & FM 100.3<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurm.net/|title=KURM Radio|website=www.kurm.net|access-date=January 8, 2018}}</ref> * KXNA 104.9 FM * [[KFFK|KFFK 1390 AM]] The daily newspaper in Rogers is the ''Rogers Morning News'', with a special "A section" dedicated to news just for Rogers and surrounding cities. The rest of the newspaper is the ''[[Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]]'', the Northwest Arkansas edition of the ''[[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]]'' (the "B section" is the regular ''Democrat-Gazette'' "A section," complete with front page and masthead). ===Sports=== On July 12, 2023, the [[United Soccer League]] announced it had entered into a partnership with [[USL Arkansas]] to bring pro men's and women's soccer teams to Northwest Arkansas. Led by co-founders Chris Martinovic and Warren Smith, USL Arkansas plans to build a 5,000-seat multi-use stadium in Rogers, just north of the [[Pinnacle Hills Promenade]]. The men's team is projected to begin play in the [[USL Championship]] before the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]], while the women's team will begin play in the [[USL Super League]] in fall of 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=Professional Soccer Landing in Northwest Arkansas |date=July 12, 2023 |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1279021 |access-date=October 3, 2023 |publisher=USL Championship }}</ref> The team will be called [[Ozark United FC]].<ref>{{cite web |title=USL Arkansas unveils Ozark United FC as official brand |date=October 3, 2024|url=https://www.ozarkunited.com/news/2024/10/03/usl-arkansas-unveils-ozark-united-fc-as-official-brand-bringing-unity-and-community-to-northwest-arkansas-soccer/ |access-date=October 5, 2024 |publisher=Ozark United FC }}</ref>
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