KQPR

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KQPR
KQPR logo 2020.png
Broadcast area Albert Lea-Austin
Frequency 96.1 MHz
BrandingPower 96
Programming
Format Classic rock
Affiliations Minnesota Vikings Radio Network
Linder Farm Network
Austin Bruins Media Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Daniel and Barbara Massman
  • (D&Z Media, LLC)
KDWA
History
First air date
August 14, 1989
Call sign meaning
K QPoweR 96
Technical information
Facility ID 54473
Class C3
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 94 meters (308 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 43°36′58″N93°12′47″W / 43.61611°N 93.21306°W / 43.61611; -93.21306
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website kqprfm.com

KQPR (96.1 FM, "Power 96") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock/full service format. Licensed to Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Albert Lea-Austin area. The station is currently owned by Daniel and Barbara Massman, through licensee D&Z Media, LLC. [1]

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History

KQPR first went on the air on August 14, 1989. [2] Sometime in the 1990s, it became a satellite station of KQCL, which originates out of Faribault.

On December 13, 2001, KQPR began broadcasting independently again from its own studios in Albert Lea, its city of license. [3]

On March 29, 2004, KQPR increased its effective radiated power from 5,000 to 25,000 watts. [4]

In August 2018, it was announced that Hometown Broadcasting was selling KQPR to D&Z Media. [5] The official transfer of ownership was effective on January 2, 2019. Operations Manager Reggie Bauer was brought in with the new ownership, [6] having previously worked for KDWA (the other station owned by Massman) as a teenager.

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References

  1. ↑ "KQPR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ @power96mn (14 August 2021). "We're 32 years old today! Power 96 first went on the air on August 14th, 1989!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Power 96 now locally owned". 17 December 2001.
  4. ↑ @power96mn (29 March 2021). "ON THIS DAY in 2004: Power 96 got an upgrade...we increased our transmitter power from 5,000 to 25,000 watts! Can you hear us now? 👂📻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Southern Minnesota FM Sold".
  6. ↑ "Reggie Bauer on Facebook". Facebook . Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[ user-generated source ]

Coordinates: 43°36′58″N93°12′47″W / 43.616°N 93.213°W / 43.616; -93.213


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