Broadcast area | Bismarck-Mandan |
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Frequency | 94.5 MHz |
Branding | KQ 94.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KBMR, KFYR, KSSS, KXMR, KYYY | |
History | |
First air date | September 13, 1968 (as KBMR-FM) |
Former call signs | KBMR-FM (1968–1975) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 2204 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 341 meters (1,119 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kqdy.iheart.com |
KQDY (94.5 FM), known as "KQ 94.5", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station airs a country music format competing with Townsquare Media's KUSB "US 103.3" and Radio Bismarck-Mandan's KKBO "105.9 The Big Rig".
iHeartMedia, Inc. also owns KFYR 550 (News/Talk), KXMR 710 (Sports), KBMR 1130 (Classic country), KYYY 92.9 (CHR/Top 40), and KSSS 101.5 (Mainstream Rock) in the Bismarck-Mandan area.
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Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the state's 2nd most populous city, after Fargo. The city's population was 73,622 in the 2020 census, while its metropolitan population was 133,626. In 2020, Forbes magazine ranked Bismarck as the seventh fastest-growing small city in the United States.
KFYR is an AM radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It transmits on a 5,000-watt signal that can be heard in seven U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. KFYR also broadcasts on translator K259AF in Bismarck. 99.7 FM was previously a simulcast of KQDY 94.5 FM before 2011.
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KYYY is a commercial radio station licensed to Bismarck, North Dakota, and serving the Bismarck–Mandan region.
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The following is a list of media in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States:
KKBO is a country music radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota. It serves the Bismarck-Mandan metropolitan area. The station broadcasts from a storefront studio on North 4th Street in Bismarck competing against iHeartMedia's KQDY/94.5, KBMR/1130, and Townsquare Media's KUSB "US 103.3".
KXRV is a radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota, serving the Bismarck-Mandan area with a classic hits music format branded as "MOJO 107.5" that competes against Townsquare Media's KACL "Cool 98.7". The station broadcasts from a storefront studio on North 4th Street in Bismarck, with a lineup including several longtime Bismarck radio personalities.