K277BS (103.3 FM; "Z103") is a

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rebroadcasting the

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format of the

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subcarrier of

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 {, class="wikitable" , - !Ca ...

KZPK KZPK (98.9 FM) is a radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota airing a country music format. The station is owned by Leighton Broadcasting. About KZPK broadcasts a country music format known on-air as "Wild Country 99." The station uses the slogan " ...

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, it serves the St. Cloud area. The station is currently owned by

History

K277BS signed on-air in 2012, the station was an FM translator for news/talk

KNSI KNSI (1450 AM broadcasting, AM/99.3 FM broadcasting, FM) is a Commercial radio, commercial radio station based in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It is owned by Leighton Broadcasting, which also owns KCLD-FM, KZPK and KCML. KNSI is also carried on HD Ra ...

. In 2018, it was announced that K277BS would flip to

as "Z-Rock"; the programming on K277BS would originate from KZPK-HD3. On March 5, 2018 K277BS flipped to

Classic Rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, primar ...

as "Z-Rock" relaying KZPK-HD3. The first song on "Z-Rock" was

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. KNSI signed on a new FM translator (K257GK) at 99.3 MHz, which is KNSI's current FM translator. In 2021, KZPK HD3/K277BS quietly rebranded as "Real Rock Z103" with no change in format. The station competes with Townsquare Media's

KLZZ KLZZ (103.7 FM) is a radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota airing a classic rock format. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. The station's studios, along with Townsquare's other St. Cloud stations, are located at 640 Lincoln Avenue SE, on ...

, and Tri-County Broadcasting's

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WHMH-FM WHMH-FM (101.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, broadcasting an active rock radio format. The station is owned by Tri-County Broadcasting, calling itself "Rockin' 101" and commonly referred to as "The Red House". It ...

Sources

northpine.com (Upper Midwest Broadcasting)
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radioinsight.com (RadioInsight)
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Radio Locator For K277BS
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External links

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