KVBR

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KVBR

City of license	Brainerd, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Brainerd
Branding	Brainerd Business Radio
Frequency	1340 kHz
Format	News Talk Information
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Class	C
Facility ID	60496
Transmitter coordinates	46°20′51.00″N 94°10′52.00″W / 46.3475000°N 94.1811111°W / 46.3475000; -94.1811111Coordinates: 46°20′51.00″N 94°10′52.00″W / 46.3475000°N 94.1811111°W / 46.3475000; -94.1811111
Callsign meaning	Voice of Brainerd^[1]
Former callsigns	KVBR (?-1982) KQBR (1982-1986)
Affiliations	USA Radio Network
Owner	BL Broadcasting, Inc.
Website	Official website

KVBR (1340 AM, "Brainerd Business Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a news talk information format.^[2] Licensed to Brainerd, Minnesota, USA, the station serves the Brainerd area. Founded by the Persons family, the station is currently owned by BL Broadcasting, Inc., and features programming from USA Radio Network.^[3]

History

The station changed its call sign from KVBR to KQBR on November 15, 1982 as the station was purchased by Jim and Larry Lakoduk from Fargo ND. The Lakoduk's also owned KQWB AM-FM in Fargo and WEBC-AM in Duluth MN. The station format was changed to "Full Service/Country" with the image "1340 Q-Country" under General Manager Chuck Whittman. The air staff for KQBR included Bob Randall (PD), Don Kelley (news), Barbara Ann, Don Jahnke, Charlie Kampa, Steve Sedall, H.P Thomas, Chuck Sargent, Dave Torkelson, Ken Adams and Jeff Butler. On August 15, 1986, the station returned its call sign to KVBR when the Lakoduks sold the station back to station founder Charles Persons. The Persons family operated the station on a much smaller scale than the Lakoduks, focusing on a more news/talk format. Persons sold the station, as well as an FM construction permit, to Ingstad Broadcasting in the early '90s After several ownership changes KVBR-AM is now part of B.L. Broadcasting with studios in Baxter, MN.

References

↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
↑ "KVBR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 3, 2009.

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for KVBR

Radio-Locator Information on KVBR

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KVBR

v t e 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 KLKS 100.1 KFGI 101.5 KTIG 102.7 KUAL-FM 103.5 WZFJ 104.3 WJJY-FM 106.7 KLIZ-FM 107.5

By AM frequency	WWWI 1270 KVBR 1340 KLIZ 1380

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v t e News/Talk Radio Stations in the state of Minnesota

Stations:	KASM - Albany KATE - Albert Lea KAUS - Austin KBRF - Fergus Falls KBUN - Bemidji KDAL - Duluth KDLM - Detroit Lakes KDUZ - Hutchinson KDWA - Hastings KLTF - Little Falls KMHL - Marshall KMKO-FM - Lake Crystal KMRS - Morris KNSI - Saint Cloud KPMI - Bemidji KROC - Rochester KROX - Crookston KRUE - Waseca KTLK - Minneapolis KTNF - St. Louis Park KTOE - Mankato KVBR - Brainerd KWLM - Willmar KWNO - Winona WCCO - Minneapolis WJON - Saint Cloud WNMT - Hibbing WWWI - Baxter WZFG - Dilworth (Fargo, ND)

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