KQPR

KQPR (96.1 FM, "Power 96") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock/full service format. Licensed to Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Albert Lea-Austin area. The station is currently owned by Daniel and Barbara Massman, through licensee D&Z Media, LLC.[1]

KQPR
Broadcast areaAlbert Lea-Austin
Frequency96.1 MHz
BrandingPower 96
Programming
FormatClassic rock
AffiliationsMinnesota Vikings Radio Network
Linder Farm Network
Austin Bruins Media Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Daniel and Barbara Massman
  • (D&Z Media, LLC)
KDWA
History
First air date
August 14, 1989
Call sign meaning
K Q PoweR 96
Technical information
Facility ID54473
ClassC3
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT94 meters (308 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43°36′58″N 93°12′47″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekqprfm.com

History

KQPR first went on the air on August 14, 1989.[2] Sometime in the 1990s, it became a satellite station of KQCL, which originates out of Faribault.

On December 13, 2001, KQPR began broadcasting independently again from its own studios in Albert Lea, its city of license.[3]

On March 29, 2004, KQPR increased its effective radiated power from 5,000 to 25,000 watts.[4]

In August 2018, it was announced that Hometown Broadcasting was selling KQPR to D&Z Media.[5] The official transfer of ownership was effective on January 2, 2019. Operations Manager Reggie Bauer was brought in with the new ownership,[6] having previously worked for KDWA (the other station owned by Massman) as a teenager.

References
  1. "KQPR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. @power96mn (14 August 2021). "We're 32 years old today! Power 96 first went on the air on August 14th, 1989!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Power 96 now locally owned". 17 December 2001.
  4. @power96mn (29 March 2021). "ON THIS DAY in 2004: Power 96 got an upgrade...we increased our transmitter power from 5,000 to 25,000 watts! Can you hear us now? 👂📻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "Southern Minnesota FM Sold".
  6. "Reggie Bauer on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.

43.616°N 93.213°W / 43.616; -93.213


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