KPRM
| City of license | Park Rapids, Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Branding | Clear Channel 870 |
| Slogan | "Broadcasting from the nation's vacationland" |
| Frequency | 870 AM |
| First air date | 1986 |
| Format | Classic country |
| Power |
40,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 15975 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°55′42″N 95°00′22″W / 46.92833°N 95.00611°W (day)<br/ >46°54′18″N 95°01′04″W / 46.90500°N 95.01778°W (night) |
| Callsign meaning | Park Rapids, Minnesota |
| Affiliations | CBS Radio and Dial Global |
| Owner | De La Hunt Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | KAKK, KDKK, KKWB, KQKK, KSKK, KVKK, KXKK, WBKK |
| Website | http://www.kkradionetwork.com/ |
KPRM (870 AM) is a radio station in Park Rapids, Minnesota. It has a classic country format, from Dial Global. Locally, it broadcasts the popular "Coffee Talk" morning show, and is currently simulcasted on KDKK and KAKK.
National news comes from the CBS Radio Network.
Ownership
KPRM transmits with 40,000 watts of power during the day, 1,000 watts at night, and is owned and operated by De La Hunt Broadcasting. All their studios, offices, and transmitters are on the east side of Park Rapids, near the intersection of Highways 34 and 4.
In 2006, Ed and Carol De La Hunt were inducted into the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame.[1]
Sister stations
In addition to the Park Rapids properties (KPRM, KDKK 97.5, and KXKK 92.5), they also own KKWB-FM 102.5 and WBKK 820 in Bemidji, Minnesota, KAKK 1570 and KQKK 101.9 in Walker, Minnesota, and KVKK 1070 and KSKK 94.7 in Wadena, Minnesota.
References
External links
- De La Hunt Broadcasting
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KPRM
- Radio-Locator Information on KPRM
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KPRM