KPRM
KPRM (870 AM) is a radio station in Park Rapids, Minnesota. It has a hybrid classic country/conservative talk radio format. Locally, it broadcasts the popular "Coffee Talk" morning show, and is currently simulcasted on KDKK and KAKK.
- KPRM (disambiguation)
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| City | Park Rapids, Minnesota |
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| Frequency | 870 kHz |
| Branding | Radio 870 |
| Slogan | Broadcasting from the nation's vacationland |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Country |
| Affiliations | CBS Radio, Westwood One, Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | De La Hunt Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | KAKK, KDKK, KKWB, KQKK, KSKK, KXKK |
| History | |
| First air date | 1963 |
| Call sign meaning | Park Rapids, Minnesota |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 15975 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°55′42″N 95°00′22″W (day) 46°54′18″N 95°01′04″W (night) |
| Translator(s) | 100.5 FM K263BR (Park Rapids) |
| Links | |
| Website | kkradionetwork.com |
National news comes from the CBS Radio Network, the classic country format (as well as Jim Bohannon's syndicated early-morning magazine America in the Morning) comes from Westwood One and the station also carries Premiere Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show and The Sean Hannity Show.
On November 30, 2016 KPRM was granted an FCC construction permit to increase the night power to 2,500 watts.[1]
Ownership
KPRM transmits with 50,000 watts of power during the day, 1,000 watts at night, and is owned and operated by De La Hunt Broadcasting. The studios and offices are on the east side of Park Rapids, near the intersection of Highways 34 and 4. Because WWL in New Orleans, Louisiana is the dominant Class A station on 870 AM, KPRM must reduce power during nighttime hours, preventing interference with the skywave signal of WWL.
In 2006, Ed and Carol De La Hunt were inducted into the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame.[2]
Sister stations
In addition to the Park Rapids properties (KPRM, KDKK 97.5, and KXKK 92.5), they also own KKWB 102.5 in Bemidji, Minnesota, KAKK 1570 and KQKK 101.9 in Walker, Minnesota, and KSKK 1070 in Wadena, Minnesota.
References
- "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. November 30, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- Ed & Carol De La Hunt
External links
- KPRM in the FCC's AM station database
- KPRM on Radio-Locator
- KPRM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K263BR in the FCC's FM station database
- K263BR on Radio-Locator
- FCC History Cards for KPRM