K244FE (96.7 FM, "KFAN Plus") is a

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broadcasting the

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format of the HD3 subcarrier of

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KQQL KQQL (107.9 FM broadcasting, FM, "KOOL 108") is a commercial radio, commercial radio station serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul media market, radio market and is city of license, licensed to suburban Anoka, Minnesota, Anoka. It plays classic hit ...

. Licensed to

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' "Calhoun Beach" neighborhood, it serves the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area inside the I-494/

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. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation. All the offices and studios are located in St. Louis Park and the transmitter is atop the IDS Center in downtown

History

As of October 2, 2014, KQQL's ''Kool 1-0-80s'' format was being broadcast on KQQL's HD3 channel and on translator W244CS (96.7 FM) in the Southeast metro. On June 12, 2015, KQQL-HD3 and W244CS flipped to ''96.7 Pride Radio'', a Dance/CHR format targeting the Twin Cities' LGBT community. On August 27, 2018, the station flipped to

as ''KFAN Plus'', an extension of sister station

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that airs the national

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lineup, also carried on KQQL-HD3. KFAN Plus will also serve as the flagship station of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball. The station can also air the start of another play-by-play broadcast if KFAN 100.3's broadcast is running long. On August 7, 2019, iHeartMedia announced its intent to sell the station to the Educational Media Foundation as part of a complex swap deal. The transaction was consummated on March 31, 2020.

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