KLKS (100.1
FM; "Talk 100") is a
radio station
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owned by Jimmy D. Birkemeyer's R & J Broadcasting and located in
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Pequot Lakes ( ) is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,162 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Pequot Lakes was platted in March 1900. It was named by ...
. It serves the
Brainerd Lakes Area
Brainerd is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 14,395 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Crow Wing County. Brainerd straddles the Mississippi River several miles upstream from its confluence with ...
of central Minnesota.
It is owned by R & J Broadcasting, Inc. Its sister stations are
KKIN,
KKIN-FM
KKIN-FM (94.3 FM) is a Country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Aitkin, Minnesota, serving Aitkin and Aitkin County, Minnesota. Established in 1972, KKIN-FM is owned and operated by Jimmy D. Birkemeyer's R & J Broadcasting.
...
,
KFGI
KFGI (101.5 FM; "Skeeter 101.5") is a radio station broadcasting a variety hits format. Established in 1990 as KTCF-FM, the station is licensed to Crosby, Minnesota
Crosby is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The populati ...
,
WWWI-FM
WWWI-FM (95.9 FM, "Cash 95") is a radio station city of license, licensed to Pillager, Minnesota, and serving the Brainerd Lakes Area. The station is owned by Jimmy D. Birkemeyer's R & J Broadcasting. Its sister station is WWWI (AM), WWWI (1270 A ...
, and
WWWI.
Ownership
KLKS was built in 1983 by Allen Gray, who has a broadcasting career of 60 years. He was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2001. The station, at the time operating on 104.3 FM in
Breezy Point, had a
full service Full service or Full Service may refer to:
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* Full Service Network, a communications company
Entertainment
* "Full Service", a song by the New Kids on the Block from their album ''The Block''
* F ...
programming format.
In June 2012, it was announced that KLKS was being sold by Lakes Broadcasting Group, Inc. to
Minnesota Christian Broadcasters Minnesota Christian Broadcasters, Inc., known as MCBI, is a regional Christian radio network ministry based in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, United States. The ministry operates KCFB (91.5 FM) in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and KTIG (102.7 FM) and WZFJ (1 ...
. That transaction was consummated on September 11, 2012, at a purchase price of $350,000. According to FCC filings, however, the station continued to operate commercially.
On September 12, 2012 KLKS swapped frequencies with
WZFJ
WZFJ is a radio station airing a Contemporary Christian music format licensed to Breezy Point, Minnesota, broadcasting on 104.3 MHz FM. The station serves the areas of Brainerd, Minnesota and Aitkin, Minnesota
Aitkin ( ) is a city in Ai ...
(100.1 FM). 104.3 adopted the
contemporary Christian
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format that had been aired on 100.1, branded as ''The Pulse'', while 100.1 KLKS went silent.
On March 21, 2013, KLKS was purchased by
Red Rock Radio
Red River Broadcasting is a television broadcasting company based in Fargo, North Dakota. It operates Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox affiliates in the Fargo, North Dakota and Duluth, Minnesota–Superior, Wisconsin television markets.
Curtis Squi ...
Corp.; the transaction, at a purchase price of $250,000, was consummated on August 1, 2013.
This made KLKS the sixth station in the area for Red Rock Radio.
On August 9, 2013, KLKS returned to the air with a
classic hits
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format, branded as ''The Wave''. This format and branding was later dropped in the fall of 2014 when the station adopted a
talk radio
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format under the branding ''Talk 100''.
On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell KLKS to R & J Broadcasting as part of an eight station deal;
the sale was completed on December 21, 2016.
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Radio stations in Minnesota
News and talk radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 2002
2002 establishments in Minnesota
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