De La Hunt Broadcasting is a small market radio broadcasting company based in Park Rapids, Minnesota. The company was founded in 1962 by Ed and Carol De La Hunt. Butch and Tammy De La Hunt bought the radio station group from Ed and Carol in October 2021 and former De La Hunt Media, Inc. Prior to the sale, Butch and Tammy owned and operated Radio Station KKWB(FM) "Coyote 102.5" in the Bemidji radio market as Bemidji Radio, Inc. All stations are now licensed by the FCC under De La Hunt Media, Inc. with corporate offices locate in Park Rapids. De La Hunt Media has station studios located on the east side of Park Rapids, at 17340 State Highway 34, Highway 34 West Walker and studio in downtown Bemidji.

History

After working multiple radio jobs, Ed and Carol La Hunt decided to try running their own radio station. The first FCC application Ed and his wife filed was rejected. It wasn't until their second application was accepted in September 1962 that they began “building a 153-foot tower a mile west of Park Rapids. By mid-November, the station was ready.” In 1967, De la Hunt Broadcasting received an FM permit and "

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 ...

FM -- Music for Adults -- went on air with a 100,000-watt transmitter." In April 2012, "Ed was diagnosed with

myasthenia gravis Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a long-term neuromuscular junction disease that leads to varying degrees of skeletal muscle weakness. The most commonly affected muscles are those of the eyes, face, and swallowing. It can result in double vision, ...

, a neuromuscular autoimmune disease that affects the muscles and the nerves that control them."

Stations

De La Hunt Broadcasting operates six stations in three different markets: *Park Rapids **

KPRM KPRM (870 AM) is a radio station in Park Rapids, Minnesota. It has a hybrid adult contemporary/conservative talk radio format. Locally, it broadcasts the popular "Coffee Talk" morning show, and is currently simulcasted on KDKK. National new ...

AM 870 "870 KPRM" ** KXKK FM 92.5 "Hot Country 92.5" **

FM 97.5 "StarStation 97.5" *Bemidji (324 Beltrami Ave, Bemidji) **

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 ...

FM 102.5 "Coyote Country 102.5" *Walker ** KAKK AM 1570 "Oldies 1570" **

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 ...

FM 101.9 "KQ 102"

Former Stations

* KKCQ (AM) and KKCQ-FM - sold in 1983 to Dale Olmstead. Began as KEHG AM-FM. *

KDLB KDLB (94.5 FM, "Bob 95 FM") is a simulcast broadcasting a country music format as a simulcast of 95.1 KBVB in Fargo, North Dakota (licensed to Barnesville, Minnesota). KDLB is licensed to Frazee, Minnesota, United States, it serves the Detroit ...

- sold June 26, 2015 to Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc. (Radio FM Media) of Fargo, ND. * WBKK - sold October 19, 2015 to Real Presence Radio of Grand Forks, ND. * KKWZ - sold to Rugby Broadcasters, Inc. of Rugby, ND. *

KSKK KSKK (1070 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Verndale, Minnesota. The station is owned by Gabriel Media and airs Religious programming from Relevant Radio. Programming Between 2009 and June 2015, the stati ...

- sold to Gabriel Media on September 27, 2021

Honors

In 2006, Ed and Carol De La Hunt were inducted into the

Pavek Museum of Broadcasting The Pavek Museum is a museum in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, that has one of the world's most significant collections of vintage radio and television equipment. It originated in the collection of Joe Pavek, who began collecting unique radios while ...

Hall of Fame, in

Golden Valley, Minnesota Golden Valley is a western and first-ring suburb of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 22,552 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is mostly residential an ...

. This Hall of Fame honors the outstanding talent of Minnesota's broadcast community.

References

External links

De La Hunt BroadcastingFCC Broadcasting Links 2018
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