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De La Hunt Broadcasting is a small market radio broadcasting company based in Park Rapids, Minnesota. It is owned by Ed and Carol De La Hunt and was founded in 1962. [1] The corporate offices and Park Rapids studios are located on the east side of Park Rapids, at 17340 State Highway 34. All of the stations get their programming from the Dial Global networks.
After working multiple radio jobs, Ed and Carol La Hunt decided to try running their own radio station. The first FCC application Ed and his wife filed was rejected. It wasn't until their second application was accepted in September 1962 that they began “building a 153-foot tower a mile west of Park Rapids. By mid-November, the station was ready.” [1]
In 1967, De la Hunt Broadcasting received an FM permit and "KDKK FM -- Music for Adults -- went on air with a 100,000-watt transmitter." [2]
In April 2012, "Ed was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular autoimmune disease that affects the muscles and the nerves that control them." [3]
De La Hunt Broadcasting operates six stations in three different markets:
In 2006, Ed and Carol De La Hunt were inducted into the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame, in Golden Valley, Minnesota. [4] This Hall of Fame honors the outstanding talent of Minnesota's broadcast community.
Park Rapids is a city in the Heartland Lakes region and is the county seat of Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. It is near Itasca State Park, the source of the Mississippi River, as well as the beginning of the Heartland State Trail. The city was founded in 1890 near the Fish Hook River rapids and is located along U.S. Highway 71 and Minnesota State Highway 34. The population was 3,709 at the 2010 census.
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