Red River Broadcasting is a

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broadcasting company based in

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. It operates

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affiliates in the Fargo, North Dakota and

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television markets. Curtis Squire, Inc., a holding company in

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, owns 100% of Red River Broadcasting. The company, which formerly owned

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, is owned by Anita, Bill, David, Drew, and James Kunin. Kathy Lau is the COO. In addition to television stations, Red River Broadcasting once operated radio stations through a sister company named Red Rock Radio. At its height, Red Rock Radio owned a total of 25 stations in

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and

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. However, following the death of Myron Kunin in 2013, his surviving family members decided to liquidate his broadcasting assets and sold the stations to various buyers.

Current properties

Former properties

Television

Radio

Minnesota

* KQDS, Duluth (now

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) * KQDS-FM, Duluth ** KAOD, Babbitt (simulcast KQDS-FM, now KZJZ) ** KBAJ, Deer River (simulcast KQDS-FM) ** WXXZ, Grand Marais (simulcast KQDS-FM, now WFNX) * WWAX, Hermantown (now WWPE-FM) *

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, Two Harbors * KGHS, International Falls *

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, International Falls * KGPZ,

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(now WDKE) * KRBT, Eveleth * WEVE-FM, Eveleth *

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, Crosby * KLKS, Breezy Point * WWWI, Baxter *

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, Pillager * KKIN, Aitkin *

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, Aitkin * WCMP, Pine City *

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, Pine City

Wisconsin

* WLMX-FM, Balsam Lake (now WZEZ) * WXCX, Siren * WHSM, Hayward (now WBZH) * WHSM-FM, Hayward *

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References

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