KPRM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KPRM
| logo = KPRM logo Dec2023.jpg
| city = Park Rapids, Minnesota
| area =
| branding = 870 KPRM
| frequency = 870 kHz
| translator = {{Radio Relay|94.7|K234CQ|Staples}}
{{Radio Relay|96.3|K242AY|Walker}}
{{Radio Relay|100.5|K263BR|Park Rapids}}
{{Radio Relay|103.1|K276EP|Bemidji}}
| airdate = 1963
| format = News/Talk, Adult Contemporary
| power = 50,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
| class = B
| facility_id = 15975
| coordinates = {{coord|46|55|42|N|95|00|22|W}} (day)
{{coord|46|54|18|N|95|01|04|W}} (night)
| callsign_meaning = Park Rapids, Minnesota
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = CBS News Radio
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Minnesota Twins
| owner = De La Hunt Broadcasting
| licensee = De La Hunt Media, Inc.
| sister_stations = KAKK, KDKK, KKWB, KQKK, KXKK
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.kkradionetwork.com/ kkradionetwork.com]
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
KPRM (870 AM) is a radio station in Park Rapids, Minnesota. It has a hybrid adult contemporary/conservative talk radio format. Locally, it broadcasts the popular "Coffee Talk" morning show, and is currently simulcasted on KDKK.
National news comes from the USA Radio, the News/Talk/Sports and More format is locally owned and operated. Sports from Westwood One and Premiere Networks' Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show and The Sean Hannity Show.
On November 30, 2016, KPRM was granted an FCC construction permit to increase the night power to 2,500 watts.{{cite web|title=Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101678740&formid=301&fac_num=15975|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=May 8, 2017|date=November 30, 2016}}
In October 2021, KPRM changed its music segments from classic country to adult contemporary. KPRM continues to carry News/Talk, Sports and More. The more being adult contemporary music.
Ownership
KPRM transmits with 50,000 watts of power during the day, 1,000 watts at night, and is owned and operated by De La Hunt Broadcasting, through licensee De La Hunt Media, Inc. The studios and offices are on the east side of Park Rapids, near the intersection of Highways 34 and 4. Because WWL in New Orleans, Louisiana is the dominant Class A station on 870 AM, KPRM must reduce power during nighttime hours, preventing interference with the skywave signal of WWL.
In 2006, previous owners Ed and Carol De La Hunt were inducted into the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame.[http://www.pavekmuseum.org/delahunt.htm Ed & Carol De La Hunt] Effective September 24, 2021, ownership of KPRM and its sister stations was transferred to Ed and Tamara De La Hunt.
Sister stations
In addition to the Park Rapids properties (KPRM, KDKK 97.5, and KXKK 92.5), they also own KKWB 102.5 in Bemidji, Minnesota, KAKK 1570 and KQKK 101.9 in Walker, Minnesota.
References
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https://www.northpine.com/blog/2021/10/19/two-longtime-northern-minnesota-radio-formats-combined/
External links
- [http://www.kkradionetwork.com/ De La Hunt Broadcasting]
{{AM station data|15975|KPRM}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|143001|K263BR}}
- {{FXL|K263BR}}
- {{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=50890 |title= History Cards for KPRM|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards)
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{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Minnesota}}
Category:Radio stations in Minnesota
Category:Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1963
Category:1963 establishments in Minnesota
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