KBUN-FM (104.5 FM, "Sports Radio FM 104.5 The Fan") is a

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based in

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 ...

, licensed to nearby Blackduck, Minnesota. It is owned by

Hubbard Broadcasting Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. is an American television and radio broadcasting corporation based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was founded by Stanley E. Hubbard. The corporation has broadcast outlets scattered across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, ...

, Inc. The Bemidji studios are located at 502 Beltrami Avenue, downtown Bemidji. The transmitter site is north of Lake Bemidji on Sumac Road. The station signed on May 1,

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as WQXJ, as the newest station to Omni Broadcasting's Paul Bunyan Broadcasting group. Originally, it was an affiliate of

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. It later derived most of its programming from Westwood One's

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. KBUN-FM is the local home to the

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broadcasts, along with its sister station KBUN. Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including WQXJ. The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator. On October 26, 2015, WQXJ changed its program format to sports, branded as "Sports Radio FM 104.5 The Fan" under new call letters, KBUN-FM.

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