KWAD (920 AM, "Classic Hit Country") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format.[2] Licensed to Wadena, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Wadena area. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (through licensee HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC) and features programming from Westwood One.[3]
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Broadcast area | Wadena County, Minnesota |
Frequency | 920 kHz |
Branding | KWAD Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Classic country |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KKWS, KNSP | |
History | |
First air date | 1949 |
Former call signs | KWMR (1947, CP) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 28649 |
Class | B |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°22′13″N 95°9′14″W / 46.37028°N 95.15389°W |
Translator(s) | 101.7 K269HE (Wadena) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | www |
Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014, that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KWAD.[4] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWAD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ^ "KWAD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ^ "Hubbard Picks up 16 Stations From Omni". Radio Ink. November 13, 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "Hubbard Closes on 16 MN Stations from Omni". Radio Online. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 28649 (KWAD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KWAD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database