KQPR
Radio station in Albert Lea, Minnesota
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]
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.
References
- ^ "KQPR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ @power96mn (August 14, 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 (March 29, 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
- KQPR official website
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› KQPR in the FCC FM station database
- KQPR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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Radio stations in Austin–Albert Lea, Minnesota
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- Ft. Dodge
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- Mason City
- Minneapolis–St. Paul
- Rochester
- Southwest MN
- Waterloo–Cedar Falls
- See also
- List of radio stations in Minnesota
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