KCHK (1350
kHz
The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), often described as being equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second. The hertz is an SI derived unit whose formal expression in terms of SI base uni ...
) is an
AM radio station
Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based rad ...
broadcasting a mixed format, including
classic country music, but is best known for its
polka
Polka is a dance style and genre of dance music in originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. Though generally associated with Czech and Central European culture, polka is popular throughout Europe and the ...
programming. Licensed to
New Prague, Minnesota
New Prague ( ) is a city in Scott and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 8,162 at the 2020 census. Although the northern portion of the City is located within the Metropolitan Council geographic area, the City ...
, United States, the station is currently owned by Ingstad Brothers Broadcasting, LLC, and features programming from
Townhall News .
The station is known for playing polka music for the Czechs (hence, the station's
call letters
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters—and historically as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call) is a Identifier, unique identifier for a transmitter station. A call sign can be fo ...
KCHK) that settled the area starting in the mid-1850s.
References
External links
Radio stations in Minnesota
Classic country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1993
1993 establishments in Minnesota
{{Minnesota-radio-station-stub