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Armada Media Corporation is a Wisconsin-based media corporation founded in 2006 that owns radio stations in the
Midwestern United States The Midwestern United States (also referred to as the Midwest, the Heartland or the American Midwest) is one of the four census regions defined by the United States Census Bureau. It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It ...
. Armada Media operates in small unrated markets. Armada Media is based in Fond du Lac and operates 28 radio stations and 2 translators in South Dakota, Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota and Colorado. Armada Media's Board of Directors includes former Wisconsin Governor
Tommy Thompson Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941) is an American politician who served as the 19th United States secretary of Health and Human Services from 2001 to 2005 in the Presidency of George W. Bush, cabinet of President of the United State ...
, Terry Shockley, Chris Bernier, John Lynch, and Bob Bourke. Bernier also serves as the company's CEO. Investment banker Bob Bourke is the CFO. Jim Coursolle is the founder and former CEO of Armada, but resigned and left the company in March 2008. Armada Media was sued by Wells Fargo Foothill Inc. in 2010 for defaulting on a $16.2 million loan.


Radio stations

Armada Media is the sole shareholder of radio station clusters based in McCook, Nebraska, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.


Armada Media – McCook

Armada Media acquired High Plains Radio of
McCook, Nebraska McCook is a city in and the county seat of Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,446 at the 2020 census. History McCook was platted in 1882 when the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was extended to that poin ...
in 2007.


Armada Media – Escanaba

Armada Media acquired four stations from
Radioactive, LLC Benjamin Homel, known professionally as Randy Michaels, is an American broadcasting executive and a former member of the National Association of Broadcasters TV Board. Biography Michaels has been involved in large market radio broadcasting since ...
on March 27, 2020.


Armada Media – Scottsbluff

Armada Media acquired Bluffs Broadcasting of
Scottsbluff, Nebraska Scottsbluff is a city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States, in the Great Plains region. The population was 14,436 at the 2020 census. Scottsbluff is the largest city in the Nebraska Panhandle, and the 13th-most-populous city in N ...
on May 1, 2013. The four stations were all subsequently sold to
Nebraska Rural Radio Association The Nebraska Rural Radio Association is a radio broadcast network in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It was formed in 1948 with the goal of bringing information to farmers and ranchers in the state, including daily grain and livestock markets, weather ...
effective January 17, 2020.


Armada Media – Watertown

Armada Media purchased four radio stations from Big Stone and Pheasant Country Broadcasting in 2007. The stations were all subsequently sold to Prairie Winds Broadcasting, Inc. effective August 30, 2019.


Previously-owned stations

* KBWS-FM (102.9 FM, Sisseton, SD) *
KDIO KDIO (1350 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign s ...
(1350 AM,
Ortonville, MN Ortonville is a city in and the county seat of Big Stone County in the U.S. state of Minnesota at the southern tip of Big Stone Lake, along the South Dakota border. The population was 2,021 at the 2020 census. Big Stone Lake State Park is near ...
) *
KETT KETT (99.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic format. Licensed to Mitchell, Nebraska, United States, it is currently owned by VSS Catholic Communications, Inc. Format change On November 28, 2013, KETT switched from an Active Rock f ...
(99.3 FM, Mitchell, NE) *
KHYY KHYY (107.3 FM, "The Trail") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Minatare, Nebraska, in the United States, the station is currently owned by Nebraska Rural Radio Association. Ownership In May 2013, Armad ...
(106.9 FM, Scottsbluff, NE) *
KJKQ KJKQ (99.5 FM, "Jack FM") is a radio station licensed to serve Sisseton, South Dakota. The station is owned by Prairie Winds Broadcasting, Inc. It airs an adult hits format. The station was assigned the KJKQ call letters by the Federal Commun ...
(99.5 FM, Sisseton, SD) * KMOR (93.3 FM, Gering, NE) *
KMSD KMSD (1510 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Milbank, South Dakota. The station is owned by Prairie Winds Broadcasting. It airs a classic hits format. In 2012, the station was listed as an affiliate of the Minnesota Viking ...
(1510 AM, Milbank, SD) * KOAQ (1320 AM, Scottsbluff, NE) *
KOLT Kolt or kolty was a part of a female headgear, hanging on a ryasna at both Temple (anatomy), temples as a sign of family's wealth, common in 11th-13th centuries in Old Rus' (region), Rus'. It comprised a pair of metal pieces, joined to form a h ...
(690 AM, Terrytown, NE) *
KPHR KPHR (106.3 FM, "Power 106.3") is a radio station licensed to Ortonville, Minnesota serving the Watertown, South Dakota area. The station airs a classic rock format and is owned by Prairie Winds Broadcasting, Inc. The station broadcasts usin ...
(106.3 FM,
Ortonville, MN Ortonville is a city in and the county seat of Big Stone County in the U.S. state of Minnesota at the southern tip of Big Stone Lake, along the South Dakota border. The population was 2,021 at the 2020 census. Big Stone Lake State Park is near ...
) * K252FB (98.3 FM, Milbank, SD)


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Official website
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