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Omni Broadcasting
Omni Broadcasting was a small-market radio broadcasting company that operated for 25 years from headquarters in Bemidji, Minnesota. Organized in 1988, the company was owned and operated by Louis H. Buron, Jr., and Mary Campbell. They relocated from the Twin Cities to Bemidji, where, in 1989, the company acquired its first two stations, Paul Bunyan Broadcasting Company's KBUN and KBHP(FM). The offices and studios were located at 502 Beltrami Avenue in Bemidji. Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations. The sale was completed on February 27, 2015. Awards The Omni Broadcasting stations won many industry awards for community service over the company's quarter-century of broadcasting. KBHP(FM), Bemidji, won the National Association of Broadcasters' Crystal Award five times, in 1994, 1997, 1999, 2007, and 2010. WJJY-FM, Brainerd, won NAB Crystal Awards in 2001, 2003, and 2007. In 2008, Omni Broadcasting was a winner of ...
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Bemidji, Minnesota
Bemidji ( ) is a city and the county seat of Beltrami County, in northern Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,574 at the 2020 census. According to 2021 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 15,279, making it the largest commercial center between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Duluth. As a central city for three Indian reservations, Bemidji is the site of many Native American services, including the Indian Health Service. Near Bemidji are the Red Lake Indian Reservation, White Earth Indian Reservation, and the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. Bemidji lies on the southwest shore of Lake Bemidji, the northernmost lake feeding the Mississippi River; it is nicknamed "The First City on the Mississippi". Bemidji is also the self-proclaimed "curling capital" of the U.S. and the alleged birthplace of legendary Paul Bunyan. Etymology According to ''Minnesota Geographic Names'', its name derives from the Ojibwe ''Buh-mid-ji-ga-maug'' ( Double-Vowel orth ...
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KLIZ (AM)
KLIZ (1380 AM, "The Fan") is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to serve Brainerd, Minnesota, United States, it serves the Brainerd Lakes area. It first began broadcasting in 1946. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. KLIZ's programming is primarily supplied by the Fan Radio Network, based out of KFXN-FM in Minneapolis–St. Paul. History KLIZ signed on August 6, 1946 on 1400 AM under the ownership of Brainerd Broadcasting Company. It joined the Mutual Broadcasting System on December 15, 1946. The station moved to 1380 AM in 1956. By 1971, KLIZ was airing middle of the road and country music, and was affiliated with the NBC Radio Network. In 1973, the station went to a full-time country music format. It moved to a middle of the road format in 1982. Sequel Communications bought KLIZ and its FM sister station, KLIZ-FM (107.5), in 1985. CD Broadcasting bought the stations in 1987 and changed KLIZ to a contemporary country format. In 1988, ne ...
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Defunct Radio Broadcasting Companies Of The United States
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KIKV-FM
KIKV-FM (100.7 MHz, "Kik FM") is a radio station airing a country format. Its sister station is KULO 94.3 FM. Both studios are located at 604 3rd Ave. West in Alexandria, Minnesota. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to nearby Sauk Centre, Minnesota. On-air staff include Kris Valentine (Program Director), Chelsea Lee, Amy Foxx, and John Messenger. History The station went on the air in October 1970 as KCMT-FM, owned by the Central Minnesota Television Company along with KCMT television (channel 7; later KCCO-TV, a satellite of WCCO-TV; now defunct). The two stations were separated in 1985, when KCMT-FM was purchased by Lusk Broadcasting and became KIKV-FM. BDI Broadcasting bought the station in 1989; the station eventually came under the Omni Broadcasting banner. Formerly licensed to Alexandria, the city of license was changed to Sauk Centre in 2003 to allow sister station KULO (94.3 FM) to move from Sauk Centre to Alexandria. Hubbard Broa ...
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KKWS
KKWS (105.9 FM "Superstation K106") is a radio station that broadcasts a country music format. Licensed to Wadena, Minnesota, United States, it serves central and northern Minnesota. The station is owned and operated by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. KKWS is located at 201½ South Jefferson Street, in Wadena, along with sister stations KWAD and KNSP. Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting Omni Broadcasting was a small-market radio broadcasting company that operated for 25 years from headquarters in Bemidji, Minnesota. Organized in 1988, the company was owned and operated by Louis H. Buron, Jr., and Mary Campbell. They relocated fro ... stations, including KKWS. The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator. References External links SuperStation K106 official website* Country radio stations in the United States Otter Tail County, Minnesota ...
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KNSP
KNSP (1430 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Staples, Minnesota, United States, the station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., through licensee HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC. KNSP's programming is primarily supplied by the Fan Radio Network, based out of KFXN-FM in Minneapolis–St. Paul; evening and overnight programming comes from ESPN Radio. Prior to 2017, KNSP simulcast classic country from Wadena sister station KWAD for about a quarter-century. Ownership change Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting Omni Broadcasting was a small-market radio broadcasting company that operated for 25 years from headquarters in Bemidji, Minnesota. Organized in 1988, the company was owned and operated by Louis H. Buron, Jr., and Mary Campbell. They relocated fro ... stations, including KNSP. The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one ...
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Classic Country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades. Repertoire The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden Age, including Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, George Jones, Kitty Wells, Charley Pride, Tammy Wynette, and Johnny Cash. Including some pre-1980s music, latter-day Golden Age stars and innovators Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Paycheck, Kenny Rogers, Emmylou Harris, and Merle Haggard, along with English and Spanglish language songs from 1960s to 2000s Tejano and New Mexico music artists like Freddy Fender, Johnny Rodriguez, Little Joe, Freddie Brown, and Al Hurricane. It can also include recurrent 1980s to 2000s hits from neotraditional country and honky-tonk artists such as George Strait, Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, and Randy Travis. History The format resulted largely ...
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KWAD
KWAD (920 AM, "Classic Hit Country") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Wadena, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Wadena area. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (through licensee HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC) and features programming from Westwood One. Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014, that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting Omni Broadcasting was a small-market radio broadcasting company that operated for 25 years from headquarters in Bemidji, Minnesota. Organized in 1988, the company was owned and operated by Louis H. Buron, Jr., and Mary Campbell. They relocated fro ... stations, including KWAD. The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator. References External links * Radio stations in Minnesota Classic country radio stations in the United States Wadena County, Minnesota Hubbard Broadcasting ...
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KLIZ-FM
KLIZ-FM (107.5 FM, "The Power Loon") is a classic rock music formatted radio station serving the Brainerd Lakes area from Brainerd, Minnesota. Its owner is Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. KLIZ-FM is a sister station to KVBR 1340 (Business News/Talk), KLIZ 1380 (Sports), KBLB 93.3 (Country), KUAL-FM 103.5 (Oldies), WJJY-FM 106.7 (Adult Contemporary). All are located at 13225 Dogwood Drive, Baxter. Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting Omni Broadcasting was a small-market radio broadcasting company that operated for 25 years from headquarters in Bemidji, Minnesota. Organized in 1988, the company was owned and operated by Louis H. Buron, Jr., and Mary Campbell. They relocated fro ... stations, including KLIZ-FM. The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator. Previous logos References External linksKLIZ The Power Loon Radio stations in Minne ...
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WJJY-FM
WJJY-FM (106.7 FM) is a radio station that is located in Baxter, Minnesota, with an adult contemporary format. WJJY-FM's sister stations include KVBR 1340, KLIZ 1380, KBLB 93.3, KUAL-FM 103.5, and KLIZ-FM 107.5. All of the aforementioned stations are located in a broadcast facility located at 13225 Dogwood Drive, Baxter. WJJY-FM is not licensed by the FCC to broadcast in HD. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. announced on November 13, 2014, that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including WJJY-FM. The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator. Programming Every Saturday night, the station plays music from the 1980s entitled "All 80's Saturday Night". The morning show from 5-9 AM is hosted by Ken Thomas, who may be better known for doing the stations' Cash Calls. Some of the clips from the Cash Call contestants over the years are part of classic bit used on KQRS-FM in Minneapolis titled the "Br ...
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Oldies
Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music (broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock) from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as well as for a radio format playing this music. After 2000, 1970s music was increasingly included. "Classic hits" has been seen as a successor to the oldies format on the radio, with music from the 1980s serving as the core format. Description This broad category includes styles as diverse as doo-wop, early rock and roll, novelty songs, bubblegum music, folk rock, psychedelic rock, baroque pop, surf music, soul music, rhythm and blues, classic rock, some blues, and some country music. Golden Oldies usually refers to music exclusively from the 1950s and 1960s. Oldies radio typically features artists such as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beach Boys, Frankie Avalon, The Four Seasons, Paul Anka, Neil Sedaka, ...
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