KKCQ (AM)
KKCQ (1480 AM) is a full service formatted broadcast radio station featuring a mix of talk and oldies music. KKCQ is licensed to Fosston, Minnesota, serving Eastern Polk County, Minnesota and Clearwater County, Minnesota. It's owned by Jimmy Birkemeyer, through licensee R&J Broadcasting, Inc.
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| City | Fosston, Minnesota |
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| Broadcast area | Fosston/Bagley Eastern Polk County, Clearwater County |
| Frequency | 1480 kHz |
| Branding | Talk 'n' Oldies 1480/99.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Full service Talk/Oldies |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Jimmy Birkemeyer (R&J Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| KKCQ-FM, KRJB, KRJM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1966 |
Former call signs | KEHG (?-1984)[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 52635 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 90 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°33′51.0″N 95°43′27.0″W |
| Translator(s) | 99.7 K259CW (Fosston) |
| Links | |
| Website | rjbroadcasting.com |
Programming
News comes from ABC radio and the Minnesota News Network.
Location
It sits east of downtown Fosston at 30056 U.S. Highway 2, along with sister station KKCQ-FM. The transmitter site and towers are the studios.
Call sign history
The station was assigned the KKCQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 16, 1984.[1] It was originally KEHG, then owned by De La Hunt Broadcasting.
References
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
External links
- KKCQ in the FCC AM station database
- KKCQ on Radio-Locator
- KKCQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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