KKCQ (1480 AM) is a

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formatted

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featuring a mix of

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and

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music. KKCQ is licensed to

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, serving Eastern

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and

Clearwater County, Minnesota Clearwater County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,524. Its county seat is Bagley. Clearwater County is home to Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River. ...

. It's owned by Jimmy Birkemeyer, through licensee R&J Broadcasting, Inc.

Programming

News comes from ABC radio and the Minnesota News Network.

Location

It sits east of downtown Fosston at 30056 U.S. Highway 2, along with sister station

KKCQ-FM KKCQ-FM (96.7 FM, "Q Country 96.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Bagley, Minnesota. It airs a stereo country music format. News comes from ABC Radio and the Minnesota News Network. It sits east of downtown Fosston at 30056 U.S. Highway ...

. The transmitter site and towers are the studios.

Call sign history

The station was assigned the KKCQ call letters by the

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on November 16,

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. It was originally KEHG, then owned by

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References

External links

RJ Broadcasting official website
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