WLKX-FM

WLKX-FM (95.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Forest Lake, Minnesota, and primarily serving the far north suburbs of the Twin Cities.[1]

WLKX-FM
CityForest Lake, Minnesota
Broadcast areaForest Lake, Minnesota/Northeastern Twin Cities area
Frequency95.9 MHz
BrandingThe Big Q
SloganThe Fun Lovin' Oldies Station
Programming
FormatOldies
Ownership
OwnerLakes Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Sister stationsKDDG, WQPM, KLCI, KASM
History
First air date1978
Call sign meaningderived from "Lakes"
Technical information
Facility ID36404
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT91 m (299 ft)
Repeater(s)1330 AM/107.5 FM WQPM/W298CE (Princeton)
105.5 KDDG HD-3 (Albany)
106.1 KLCI HD-3 (Elk River)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitebigqradio.com

The station is owned by Lakes Broadcasting Company, Inc., a private corporation owned by the Peters family, who are primarily Christian-based broadcasters. The station previously aired contemporary Christian music syndicated and local religious spoken word and worship broadcasting. WLKX-FM is currently operated on behalf of the Peters family by Milestone Radio, LLC, which is also controlled by the Peters family and which also owns or manages several other stations surrounding the Twin Cities area, including WQPM in Princeton, KLCI in Elk River, KASM and KDDG in Albany.

The station briefly simulcast with its sister station south of the metro area, KBGY.

When St. Paul-based KNOF switched to a music-only format in 2007, many syndicated and local religious spoken word programs that had used KNOF to air their broadcasts in the Twin-Cities market moved their programming to WLKX-FM.

The WLKX call letters have been with the station for several decades, and in the past, the station has programmed adult contemporary and country music formats.

On October 15, 2013 WLKX changed their format to a hybrid Regional Mexican/Tropical format, branded as "La Neta".

On October 1, 2015 WLKX-FM changed their format to oldies, branded as "The Big Q", simulcasting WQPM 1300 AM Princeton, Minnesota. The station can also be heard on the HD-3 of KLCI 106.1 in Albertville, and KDDG 105.5 in Albany.

On September 13, 2018, WLKX-FM changed their format from oldies to classic hits, branded as "Killer Bee Radio".[2]

As of September 25, 2018 the "Killer Bee Radio" classic hits format continues on WLKX-FM, while the HD3 subchannels of KLCI and KDDG switched back to oldies (as "The Big Q").[3]

On December 21, 2019, the station began stunting with Christmas music by country musicians, and promoted that "big changes" would occur on January 1, 2020.[4]

On January 1, 2020, the station returned to its oldies format, known once again as "The Big Q".

References and notes
  1. Coverage Map
  2. Big Q Evolves to Killer Bee in Minneapolis Suburbs Radioinsight - September 13, 2018
  3. Upper Midwest Broadcasting
  4. "Minnesota's Killer Bee Promoting Big Change". RadioInsight. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
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