WQRM (850 AM) is a

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format. Licensed to

Duluth, Minnesota , settlement_type = City , nicknames = Twin Ports (with Superior), Zenith City , motto = , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top: urban Duluth skyline; Minnesota ...

, United States, the station is an owned and operated affiliate of

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History

The station began broadcasting on April 26, 1963, and held the call sign WWJC.Duluth Christian radio station WWJC to be sold
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''. February 1, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2021. The station was originally owned by Twin Ports Christian Broadcasting Corporation.History Cards for WQRM
fcc.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2021. It originally broadcast at 1270 kHz and ran 5,000 watts. Its original

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. In 1970, its frequency was changed to 850 kHz, its power was increased to 10,000 watts, and its city of license was changed to Duluth, Minnesota. In 2014, the station was sold to VCY America for $400,000. In 2016, WQRM was granted a license to increase daytime power to 50,000 watts, with

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service of 14,000 watts. On August 8, 2021, WQRM was the victim of a fire that totally destroyed the new transmitter as well as the backup transmitters. The fire caused over $500,000 in damage to the transmitter and other equipment, and $75,000 in structural damage.Rahman, Arman.
Decades-Old WWJC Radio Station Heavily Damaged In Early Morning Fire
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. August 8, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

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