Omni Broadcasting
Omni Broadcasting was a small market radio broadcasting company based in Bemidji, Minnesota. The company is owned by Lou Buron and Mary Campbell, who formed it in 1988 and relocated up to Bemidji from the Twin Cities. They bought the first two stations, KBUN and KBHP in 1989. The Bemidji offices and studios were located at 502 Beltrami Avenue, downtown Bemidji; the company operated the Bemidji stations under the Paul Bunyan Broadcasting name.
In October 2007, Buron was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in Golden Valley, MN.[1]
Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations.[2] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015.[3]
Stations
At the time of its sale to Hubbard, Omni Broadcasting owned and operated sixteen stations in four different markets across Minnesota:
Bemidji
- KBUN AM 1450 (Sports)
- KKZY FM 95.5 (Adult Contemporary)
- KLLZ-FM FM 99.1 (Classic rock)
- KBHP FM 101.1 (Country)
- WQXJ FM 104.5 (Classic Hits)
Brainerd/Baxter
- KVBR AM 1340 (Business News/Talk)
- KLIZ AM 1380 (Sports)
- KBLB FM 93.3 9 (Country)
- KUAL-FM 103.5 (Oldies)
- WJJY-FM 106.7 (Adult Contemporary)
- KLIZ-FM 107.5 (Classic rock)
Wadena
- KWAD AM 920 (Classic Country)
- KNSP AM 1430 (Classic Country)
- KKWS FM 105.9 (Country)
Alexandria
References
- ↑
- ↑ "Hubbard Picks up 16 Stations From Omni". Radio Ink. November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Hubbard Closes on 16 MN Stations from Omni". Radio Online. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.