KKCQ (AM)

KKCQ (1480 AM) is a full service formatted broadcast radio station featuring a mix of talk and oldies music. KKCQ is licensed to Fosston, Minnesota, serving Eastern Polk County and Clearwater County. It is owned by Jimmy Birkemeyer, through licensee R&J Broadcasting, Inc.

KKCQ
Broadcast areaFosston/Bagley
Eastern Polk County, Clearwater County
Frequency1480 kHz
BrandingTalk 'n' Oldies 1480/99.7
Programming
FormatFull service talk/oldies
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Jimmy Birkemeyer
  • (R&J Broadcasting, Inc.)
KKCQ-FM, KRJB, KRJM
History
First air date
1966
Former call signs
KEHG (1966–1984)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID52635
ClassD
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 90 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
47°33′51.0″N 95°43′27.0″W
Translator(s)99.7 K259CW (Fosston))
Links
Websiterjbroadcasting.com

Programming

News comes from ABC News Radio and the Minnesota News Network.

Location

It sits east of downtown Fosston at 30056 U.S. Highway 2, along with sister station KKCQ-FM. The transmitter site and towers are the studios.

Call sign history

The station was assigned the KKCQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 16, 1984.[1] It was originally KEHG, then owned by De La Hunt Broadcasting.

References

  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.


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