KQCL

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KQCL
KQCL POWER96 logo.png
Broadcast area Lakeville, Minnesota
Northfield, Minnesota
Owatonna, Minnesota
Frequency 95.9 MHz
BrandingPower 96
Programming
Format Classic rock
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
KDHL, KRFO, KRFO-FM
History
First air date
January 10, 1968 (1968-01-10) (as KDHL-FM)
Former call signs
KDHL-FM (1968–1987)
KOFN (1987–1988)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 54628
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 44°21′25.00″N93°11′31.00″W / 44.3569444°N 93.1919444°W / 44.3569444; -93.1919444
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website power96radio.com

KQCL (95.9 FM, "Classic Rock Power 96") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock music format. [2] Licensed to Faribault, Minnesota, United States, the station is currently owned by Townsquare Media. [3]

Contents

History

The station was assigned the call sign KDHL-FM on January 10, 1968. On September 1, 1987, the station changed its call sign to KOFN, and on November 1, 1988, to the current KQCL. [4]

On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 Cumulus stations, including KQCL, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global were both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management. [5] [6] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KQCL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  3. ↑ "KQCL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  4. ↑ "KQCL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official". RadioInsight. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes". All Access. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
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