WNMT

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WNMT-AM

City of license	Nashwauk, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Hibbing, Minnesota/Iron Range
Branding	WNMT AM 650
Slogan	"Northern Minnesota Talk"
Frequency	650 AM (kHz)
First air date	1968
Format	Commercial; News/Talk
Power	10,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night)
Class	B
Callsign meaning	Northern Minnesota Talk
Affiliations	ABC News
Owner	Midwest Communications
Sister stations	KMFG, WMFG, WMFG-FM, WNMT, WTBX, WUSZ
Website	http://www.wnmtradio.com/

WNMT is a talk radio station in Hibbing, Minnesota that broadcasts over the preassigned frequency of 650 AM. Currently WNMT is owned by Midwest Communications. Midwest also owns six radio stations on the Iron Range; KMFG, WMFG, WMFG-FM, WNMT, WTBX, WUSZ. All six stations share the same studio location at 807 W. 37th Street, Hibbing.

WNMT broadcasts a typical AM station pattern during the day which gives it good coverage over most of Northeastern Minnesota. However at nighttime, the station broadcasts a directional pattern from five towers which makes it difficult to receive south of the immediate Iron Range. This is done to protect signals to the south broadcasting on the same frequency; particularly clear-channel station WSM in Nashville, Tennessee.

History

The initial broadcast over WNMT is thought to have been that of the assassination of Presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy the previous night, June 5, 1968.

The former WNMT station broadcast from dawn to dusk nearly every day, and broadcast a variety of family-oriented programming. The owner and operator was an elderly (now deceased) gentleman, surname Watkins, (date of birth unknown).

Before changing its callsign to WNMT, 650 AM Hibbing was WKKQ. WKKQ signed on the air on June 1, 1975 at 1060 AM with a clear channel daytime-only signal. The station was variously known as "The Super Q" and "Clear Channel Country". The first song played was John Denver's "Thank God I'm a Country Boy". The station signed off at sunset with a special arrangement of "Happy Trails to You" ending with "Happy trails to you from WKKQ". WKKQ was affiliated with the United Press Radio news and provided strong local news and community calendars to compete with Hibbing's pioneer station WMFG. The station moved to 650 AM in the mid-1980s and was allowed to broadcast on reduced power from sunset to sunrise. The move coincided with a switch to ABC Radio and WKKQ took Paul Harvey from WMFG. In the early 1990s, the format changed to talk radio and changed call letters to the current WNMT.

External links

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Query the FCC's AM station database for WNMT

Radio-Locator Information on WNMT

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WNMT

v t e Radio stations in the Iron Range market area

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

By FM frequency	WHPJ 88.7 WQRN 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

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)

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Minnesota

v t e Midwest Communications

Indiana	Terre Haute WIBQ WMGI WPRS WXXR

Michigan	Battle Creek WNWN-FM Coldwater WTVB Holland WHTC WYVN Kalamazoo WKZO WNWN WQLR WVFM WZOX Lansing WJXQ WLMI WQTX WVIC

Minnesota	Duluth KDAL KDAL-FM KDWZ KTCO WDSM WGEE Hibbing KMFG WMFG WMFG-FM WNMT WTBX WUSZ

North Dakota	Fargo KVOX-FM KFGO KMJO KRWK KVOX-AM WDAY-FM

South Dakota	Sioux Falls KELO-AM KELO-FM KELQ KQSF KRRO KTWB KWSN

Wisconsin	Appleton WRQE WYDR Green Bay WIXX-FM WNCY-FM WNFL WTAQ/WTAQ-FM WZDR Wausau WDEZ WIFC WOZZ WRIG WSAU WSAU-FM Sheboygan WBFM WHBL WHBZ WXER

Website mwcradio.com

Coordinates: 47°22′31″N 93°00′56″W / 47.37528°N 93.01556°W / 47.37528; -93.01556

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