WCMP (AM)

WCMP (1350 kHz) is an AM radio station in Pine City, Minnesota. It has a classic country format, and broadcasts 24 hours a day. The station first signed on in 1957. It started out as a Full Service MOR station broadcasting only through the day hours, but transformed into Full Service AC in the mid-1980s.

WCMP
Broadcast areaEast-central Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
Frequency1350 kHz
BrandingAnthem Country
Programming
FormatClassic country
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Packers Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Alan R. Quarnstrom
  • (Q Media Properties, LLC)
KBEK, WCMP-FM
History
First air date
June 13, 1957 (1957-06-13)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID52622
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
52 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
45°49′10″N 92°59′45″W
Translator(s)106.5 W293DA (Pine City)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewcmpradio.com

It is owned by Alan R. Quarnstrom, through licensee Q Media Properties, and has studios at 15429 Pokegama Lake Rd. This facility is shared with sister station WCMP-FM. Its signal can be heard with in a six-county area.

On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell WCMP and WCMP-FM to Q Media Properties;[2] the sale was completed on November 30, 2016 at a purchase price of $300,000.[3] On April 17, 2017, WCMP changed their format from adult standards to classic hits, branded as "Pine Hits 106".[4] Since then, WCMP quietly rebranded as "Highway 106.5" with no change in format.

On November 16, 2020, WCMP flipped to classic country, branded as "Anthem Country".[5]

References
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-239. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. Venta, Lance (September 16, 2016). "Red Rock Radio Continues Sell-Off With Two Deals". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  3. "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 2, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  4. Northpine.com
  5. WCMP & KBEK Debut New Formats Radioinsight - November 16, 2020


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