KYCK (97.1
FM, "97 KYCK") is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
country
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format serving
Grand Forks, North Dakota that's
licensed
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A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...
to
Crookston, Minnesota
Crookston is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Polk County. The population was 7,482 at the 2020 census. It is part of the " Grand Forks, ND- MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks".
Crookston ...
. It first began broadcasting in 1979 under the
call sign
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KDWZ. The station is currently owned by
Leighton Broadcasting
Leighton Broadcasting is a radio broadcasting company based in St. Cloud, Minnesota that owns several radio stations in St. Cloud as well as in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota and Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Stations owned
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. The station's main competitor is
iHeartMedia's
KSNR "100.3 Cat Country".
History
KYCK signed on in 1979 as KDWZ with a
Top 40
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(
CHR) format. In 1981, as
KKXL-FM signed on with a Top 40 format, KDWZ became KYCK (pronounced as "kick") with a
country music
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format.
External links
97 KYCK WebsiteLeighton Broadcasting
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Country radio stations in the United States
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