KPRM (870 AM) is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based rad ...

in Park Rapids, Minnesota. It has a hybrid

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format. Locally, it broadcasts the popular "Coffee Talk" morning show, and is currently simulcasted on

KDKK KDKK (97.5 FM) is a radio station in Park Rapids, Minnesota. It broadcasts with 100,000 watts of effective radiated power. It is owned by De La Hunt Media, Inc., and has a locally produced adult standards/nostalgia music format. It also carrie ...

. National news comes from the USA Radio, the News/Talk/Sports and More format is locally owned and operated. Sports from

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and

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' Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show and ''

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''. On November 30, 2016, KPRM was granted an

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to increase the night power to 2,500 watts. 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

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, 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

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Hall of Fame.Ed & Carol De La Hunt
/ref> 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,

97.5, and KXKK 92.5), they also own

KKWB KKWB (102.5 FM Broadcasting, FM, "Coyote 102.5") is a hot country music radio station, serving the Bemidji, Minnesota region. Its main source of programming is from the Westwood One (current), Westwood One radio network, along with hourly news fr ...

102.5 in

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, KAKK 1570 and

KQKK KQKK (101.9 FM, "KQ102 The Arrow") is a classic hits radio station licensed to serve Walker, Minnesota, United States. The station is owned by De La Hunt Broadcasting and the broadcast license is held by De La Hunt Media, Inc. The station's t ...

101.9 in

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References

https://www.northpine.com/blog/2021/10/19/two-longtime-northern-minnesota-radio-formats-combined/

External links

De La Hunt Broadcasting
* * * ( Guide to reading History Cards) Radio stations in Minnesota Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1963 1963 establishments in Minnesota {{Minnesota-radio-station-stub