KKCQ (AM)

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KKCQ
KKCQAM logo.png
City Fosston, Minnesota
Broadcast area Fosston/Bagley
Eastern Polk County, Clearwater County
Frequency 1480 kHz
BrandingTalk 'n' Oldies 1480/99.7
Programming
Format Full service Talk/Oldies
Ownership
OwnerJimmy 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″N95°43′27.0″W / 47.564167°N 95.724167°W / 47.564167; -95.724167
Translator(s) 99.7 K259CW (Fosston)
Links
Website rjbroadcasting.com

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.

Contents

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.