KKWB (102.5 FM, "Coyote 102.5") is a hot

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radio station, serving the

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region. Its main source of programming is from the

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radio network, along with hourly news from the

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. It is locally owned and operated by De La Hunt Media, Inc., with corporate offices in Bemidji and

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. Their "showcase" studios are in the Elks building, at 4th & Beltrami in downtown Bemidji. The transmitter site is west of

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. It broadcasts from a 472-foot tower, with 50,000

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s. The station was assigned the KKWB call letters by the

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on May 13,

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References

External links

KKWB official websiteDe La Hunt Broadcasting
Radio stations in Minnesota Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 2008 {{Minnesota-radio-station-stub