KQRN (107.3 FM", Q107.3) is a

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licensed in

Mitchell, South Dakota Mitchell is a city in and the county seat of Davison County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 15,660 at the 2020 census making it the sixth most populous city in South Dakota. Mitchell is the principal city of the Mitchell Micr ...

, which serves the

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, and

Huron, South Dakota Huron is a city in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Beadle County. The '' Huron Daily Plainsman'', also referred to as the ''Plainsman'', is the newspaper. The first settlement at Huron was made in 1880. The ci ...

areas (which make up the Mitchell-Huron media market). The station is owned by Nancy and Steve Nedved, through licensee Nedved Media, LLC. It airs an adult hits and a

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and

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music format. The station was assigned the KQRN call letters by the

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Ownership

In February 2008, Riverfront Broadcasting LLC of Yankton,

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reached an agreement with

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to purchase this station as part of a six station deal. In late 2016, Riverfront Broadcasting LLC sold the station, along with sister stations KORN News Radio 1490, and KORN Country 92.1 to Nancy & Steve Nedved. Effective Sunday, January 1, 2017, the three station group is now known as Nedved Media, LLC.

References

External links

KQRN official website
* QRN Mass media in the Mitchell, South Dakota micropolitan area Adult hits radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1974 {{SouthDakota-radio-station-stub