KQDS-FM

KQDS-FM

City of license	Duluth, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Duluth-Superior
Branding	95 KQDS
Frequency	94.9 MHz
Repeaters	95.3 WXXZ (Grand Marais) 105.5 KBAJ (Deer River) 106.7 KAOD (Babbitt)
First air date	August 1, 1981
Format	Commercial; Classic rock
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	258 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	65660
Callsign meaning	Quality Duluth-Superior (modeled after KQRS-FM in Minneapolis)
Owner	Red River Broadcasting (Red Rock Radio)
Sister stations	KQDS, KQDS-TV, WWAX, KZIO
Webcast	Listen Live!
Website	95kqds.com

KQDS-FM (94.9 FM, "KQ 95") is a classic rock music formatted radio station located in Duluth, Minnesota. It is owned by Red River Broadcasting, and follows a format similar to that of the well-known KQRS-FM in the Twin Cities.

The studios are located at Grandma's Marketplace, 501 Lake Ave South in Canal Park, Duluth. The station's studios also house NU 92, 94X and 1490 The Fan

KQDS-FM is simulcast on WXXZ FM 95.3 Grand Marais, KAOD FM 106.7 Babbitt, and KBAJ FM 105.5 Deer River/Grand Rapids/Hibbing. All stations are owned by Red River Broadcasting. KQ 95's main competitor is Midwest Communications' Rock 96 in Duluth and Classic Rock 102.9 in Hibbing.

KQDS is probably best known for "The KQ Morning Show" which for the last decade has been rated first among adults 25-54 and Men 25-54. The show's long time host, Bill Jones left the station, the broadcast industry and the city of Duluth December 15, 2009. Jones' Co-host, Jason Manning has returned to KQ with a "revamped" morning show with new co-host Frank Befera.

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Radio stations in the Duluth-Superior market

By FM frequency	Minnesota: 88.5 · 89.5 · 90.5 · 92.1 · 92.9 · 94.1 · 94.9 · 95.7 · 96.5 · 97.3 · 98.9 · 100.5 · 101.7 · 102.5 · 103.3 · 104.3 · 105.1 · 107.7 Wisconsin: 88.1 · 89.9 · 91.3 · 93.7 · 105.9 · 107.3

By AM frequency	560 · 610 · 710 · 850 · 970 · 1230 · 1490

By callsign	W203AL · KBMX · KDAL · KDAL-FM · KDNI · KDNW · KDWZ · KKCB · KLDJ · KQDS · KQDS-FM · KTCO · KUMD-FM · KUWS · KZIO · K231BI · WSCD · WSCN · WGHF-LP · WDSM · WEBC · WEGZ · WGEE · WHSA · WJRF · WKLK · WKLK-FM · WNXR · WWAX · WWEN · WWJC

Minnesota Radio Markets: Duluth-Superior • Grand Forks, ND • La Crosse, WI • Mankato-New Ulm-St. Peter • Minneapolis-St. Paul • Moorhead-Fargo • Rochester • St. Cloud Other Minnesota Radio Regions: Alexandria • Austin-Albert Lea • Bemidji • Brainerd • Fergus Falls-Detroit Lakes • International Falls • Iron Range • Sioux Falls, SD • Worthington-Marshall • Willmar See also: List of radio stations in Minnesota Wisconsin Radio Markets: Dubuque, IA • Eau Claire • Green Bay • Fox Cities • La Crosse • Madison • Milwaukee-Racine • Sheboygan • Superior-Duluth • Wausau-Stevens Point Other Wisconsin Radio Regions: Janesville-Beloit-Jefferson County • Rice Lake-Spooner • Wisconsin Dells-Baraboo See also: List of radio stations in Wisconsin

Radio stations in the Iron Range market area

(Market includes Hibbing, Grand Rapids, Virginia, and Ely)

By FM frequency	K205AX 88.9 · K208CR 89.5 · WIRR 90.9 · K209DS 89.7 · KADU 90.1 · KAXE 91.7 · W221AU 92.1 · WIRN 92.5 · WTBX 93.9 · WELY 94.5 · K236AD 95.1 · W237AO 95.3 · K237CE 95.3 · KGPZ 96.1 · KMFY 96.9 · WEVE-FM 97.9 · W252AN 98.3 · WUSZ 99.9 · W267AO 101.3 · W269AC 101.7 · KMFG 102.9 · K280AT 103.9 · K281AB 104.1 · KBAJ 105.5 · W288AI 105.5 · WMFG-FM 106.3 · KAOD 106.7 · K297AD 107.3

By AM frequency	650 WNMT · 1240 WMFG · 1320 KOZY · 1340 KRBT · 1450 WELY

Minnesota Radio Markets: Duluth-Superior • Grand Forks, ND • La Crosse, WI • Mankato-New Ulm-St. Peter • Minneapolis-St. Paul • Moorhead-Fargo • Rochester • St. Cloud Other Minnesota Radio Regions: Alexandria • Austin-Albert Lea • Bemidji • Brainerd • Fergus Falls-Detroit Lakes • International Falls • Iron Range • Sioux Falls, SD • Worthington-Marshall • Willmar See also: List of radio stations in Minnesota

Radio stations in the Brainerd, Minnesota market area

By FM frequency	KBPN 88.3 · KOPJ 89.3 · KBPR 90.7 · KBLB 93.3 · KSKK 94.7 · WWWI-FM 95.9 · WZFJ 100.1 · KFGI 101.5 · KTIG 102.7 · KUAL-FM 103.5 · KLKS 104.3 · WJJY-FM 106.7 · KLIZ-FM 107.5

By AM frequency	WWWI 1270 · KVBR 1340 · KLIZ 1380

Minnesota Radio Markets: Duluth-Superior • Grand Forks, ND • La Crosse, WI • Mankato-New Ulm-St. Peter • Minneapolis-St. Paul • Moorhead-Fargo • Rochester • St. Cloud Other Minnesota Radio Regions: Alexandria • Austin-Albert Lea • Bemidji • Brainerd • Fergus Falls-Detroit Lakes • International Falls • Iron Range • Sioux Falls, SD • Worthington-Marshall • Willmar See also: List of radio stations in Minnesota

Classic rock radio stations in the state of Minnesota

By frequency	89.9 · 92.3 · 92.5 · 93.5 · 94.1 · 94.9 · 95.3 · 95.7 · 95.9 · 96.1 · 96.5 · 99.1 · 101.5 · 101.7 · 102.9 · 103.3 · 103.7 · 105.5 · 105.9 · 106.3 · 106.5 · 106.7 · 107.5 · 107.5 · 540 · 1410 · 1460

By callsign	KAOD · KARZ · KBAJ · KFGI · KFMC-FM · KHRS · KITN · KKAQ · KLIZ-FM · KLLZ-FM · KLZZ · KMFG · KPHR · KQCL · KQDS-FM · KQPR · KQRS-FM · KRCH · KRPR · KRWB · KXLP · KXRA-FM · KZCR · WKLK-FM · WXXZ · WXYG

By city	Albert Lea · Alexandria · Babbit · Bemidji · Brainerd · Cloquet · Crosby · Deer River · Duluth (KDAL) · Duluth (KQDS) · Fairmont · Faribault · Fergus Falls · Grand Marais · Hibbing · Mankato · Marshall · Minneapolis · New Ulm · Ortonville · Rochester (KRCH) · Rochester (KRPR) · Roseau · Sauk Rapids · St. Cloud · Thief River Falls · Worthington

See also: adult contemporary, classic hits, college, country, news/talk, NPR, oldies, religious, rock, sports, top 40, urban, and other radio stations in Minnesota Also see: active rock, classic rock and modern rock.