KADQ-FM (98.3 FM) is a

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licensed to

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, United States. The station is currently owned by Frandsen Media Company, LLC and carries a

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format. KADQ is an affiliate of the Cowboy Sports Network, carrying

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sports broadcasts.

History

This station received its original

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from the

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on April 1,

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. The construction permit was owned by College Creek Media. The station's call letters were initially KSNA. It was assigned new call letters in 2006 while still under construction. The station began broadcasts 0n April 3, 2008, after receiving a license to cover. The station initially carried a religious format, owned by College Creek Media. It was sold in 2010 to Frandsen Media Company, LLC

Silent

On April 30, 2008, the station informed the FCC that it had fallen silent on April 22, 2008, and citing financial reasons, it requested

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to remain silent. The FCC granted this request on September 10, 2008, with a scheduled expiration of March 9, 2009. On February 26, 2009, KADQ-FM filed for an extension of their remain silent authority but this request was dismissed on January 7, 2010. The station resumed broadcasting briefly on March 30, 2009, but fell silent again on March 31, 2009. , the station's April 7, 2009, application for remain silent authority had been accepted for filing but was pending further action by the commission. The station's transmitter is located on Medicine Butte, northeast of Evanston.

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