KQPR (96.1
FM, "Power 96") is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
classic rock
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Entertainment
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format. Licensed to
Albert Lea, Minnesota
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The city is at the junction of Interstates 35 and 90, about south of the Twin Cities. It is on the shores of ...
, United States, the station serves the
Albert Lea Albert Lea may refer to:
*Albert Lea, Minnesota, U.S.
*Albert Lea Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, U.S.
*Albert Miller Lea
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Austin
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area. The station is currently owned by Daniel and Barbara Massman, through licensee D&Z Media, LLC.
History
KQPR first went on the air on August 14, 1989. Sometime in the 1990s, it became a
satellite station
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of
KQCL
KQCL (95.9 FM, "Classic Rock Power 96") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock music format. Licensed to Faribault, Minnesota, United States, the station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.
History
The station was assigned the call s ...
, which originates out of
Faribault.
On December 13, 2001, KQPR began broadcasting independently again from its own studios in Albert Lea, its city of license.
On March 29, 2004, KQPR increased its effective radiated power from 5,000 to 25,000 watts.
In August 2018, it was announced that Hometown Broadcasting was selling KQPR to D&Z Media. The official transfer of ownership was effective on January 2, 2019. Operations Manager Reggie Bauer was brought in with the new ownership,
having previously worked for
KDWA
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(the other station owned by Massman) as a teenager.
References
External links
KQPR official website*
Radio stations in Minnesota
Classic rock radio stations in the United States
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