KKWB

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KKWB
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Broadcast area Bemidji, Minnesota
Frequency 102.5 MHz
BrandingCoyote 102.5
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations CBS Radio Network and Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
KAKK, KDKK, KPRM, KQKK, KSKK, KXKK
History
First air date
November 14, 2008
Call sign meaning
KK Radio Network (Owner)
Technical information
Facility ID 165963
Class C2
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 144 meters (472 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
47°44′21″N94°41′10″W / 47.73917°N 94.68611°W / 47.73917; -94.68611
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website coyote102.com

KKWB (102.5 FM, "Coyote 102.5") is a country music radio station, serving the Bemidji, Minnesota region. Its main source of programming is from the Westwood One radio network, along with hourly news from the CBS Radio Network. It is owned and operated by Bemidji Radio, Inc., a division of De La Hunt Broadcasting in Park Rapids, Minnesota.

Their "showcase" studios are in the Elks building, at 4th & Beltrami in downtown Bemidji. The transmitter site is west of Blackduck, Minnesota. It broadcasts from a 472-foot tower, with 50,000 watts.

The station was assigned the KKWB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 13, 2008. [1]

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References

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