K277BS (103.3 FM; "Z-Rock") is a

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rebroadcasting the

classic rock Classic rock is a radio format that developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, it comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the early-1990s, primarily focusing on comm ...

format of the HD3 subcarrier of

Leighton Broadcasting Leighton Media, previously Leighton Broadcasting, is a radio broadcasting company based in St. Cloud, Minnesota that owns several radio stations in St. Cloud as well as in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota and Grand Forks, North Dakota. Stations owned ...

's KZPK.

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, it serves the St. Cloud area. The station is currently owned by

History

K277BS signed on-air in 2012, the station was an FM translator for news/talk KNSI. In 2018, it was announced that K277BS would flip to

as "Z-Rock"; the programming on K277BS would originate from KZPK-HD3. On March 5, 2018 K277BS flipped to

Classic Rock Classic rock is a radio format that developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, it comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the early-1990s, primarily focusing on comm ...

as "Z-Rock" relaying KZPK-HD3. The first song on "Z-Rock" was

Bohemian Rhapsody "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock music, rock band Queen (band), Queen, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''A Night at the Opera (Queen album), A Night at the Opera'' (1975). Written by Queen's lead si ...

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. KNSI signed on a new FM translator (K257GK) at 99.3 MHz, which is KNSI's current FM translator. In 2021, KZPK HD3/K277BS quietly rebranded as "Real Rock Z103" with no change in format. In 2023, KZPK HD3/K277BS reverted back to its previous "ZRock" branding with no change in format. The station competes with Townsquare Media's

KLZZ, and Tri-County Broadcasting's

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WHMH-FM WHMH-FM (101.7 Hertz, MHz) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, broadcasting an active rock radio format. The station is owned by Tri-County Broadcasting, calling itself "Rockin' 101" and commonly referred t ...

Sources

northpine.com (Upper Midwest Broadcasting)
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radioinsight.com (RadioInsight)
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Radio Locator For K277BS
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fccinfo.com

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