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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.[2]
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| Broadcast area | Albert Lea-Austin |
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| Frequency | 96.1 MHz |
| Branding | Power 96 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | Minnesota Vikings Radio Network Linder Farm Network Austin Bruins Media Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KDWA | |
| History | |
First air date | August 14, 1989 |
Call sign meaning | K Q PoweR 96 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54473 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 94 meters (308 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°36′58″N 93°12′47″W / 43.61611°N 93.21306°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kqprfm.com |
History
editKQPR first went on the air on August 14, 1989.[3] 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.[4]
On March 29, 2004, KQPR increased its effective radiated power from 5,000 to 25,000 watts.[5]
In August 2018, it was announced that Hometown Broadcasting was selling KQPR to D&Z Media.[6] The official transfer of ownership was effective on January 2, 2019. Operations Manager Reggie Bauer was brought in with the new ownership,[7] having previously worked for KDWA (the other station owned by Massman) as a teenager.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KQPR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KQPR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ @power96mn (14 August 2021). "We're 32 years old today! Power 96 first went on the air on August 14th, 1989!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Power 96 now locally owned". 17 December 2001.
- ^ @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.
- ^ "Southern Minnesota FM Sold".
- ^ "Reggie Bauer on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[user-generated source]
External links
edit- KQPR official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 54473 (KQPR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KQPR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
43°36′58″N 93°12′47″W / 43.616°N 93.213°W
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