KKWB (102.5
FM, "Coyote 102.5") is a
country music
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radio station, serving the
Bemidji, Minnesota
Bemidji ( ) is a city and the county seat of Beltrami County, Minnesota, Beltrami County, in northern Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,574 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. According to 2021 census estimates, the city ...
region. Its main source of programming is from the
Westwood One
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The company takes its name from an earlier network also named Westwood One, a company founded in 1978. The company w ...
radio network, along with hourly news from the
CBS Radio Network
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. It is owned and operated by Bemidji Radio, Inc., a division of
De La Hunt Broadcasting
De La Hunt Broadcasting is a small market radio broadcasting company based in Park Rapids, Minnesota. It is owned by Ed and Carol De La Hunt and was founded in 1962. The corporate offices and Park Rapids studios are located on the east side of Park ...
in
Park Rapids, Minnesota
Park Rapids is a city in the Heartland Lakes region and is the county seat of Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. It is near Itasca State Park, the source of the Mississippi River, as well as the beginning of the Heartland State Trail. Th ...
.
Their "showcase" studios are in the Elks building, at 4th & Beltrami in downtown Bemidji. The transmitter site is west of
Blackduck, Minnesota. It broadcasts from a 472-foot tower, with 50,000
watt
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s.
The station was assigned the KKWB call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on May 13,
2008
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.
References
External links
KKWB official websiteDe La Hunt Broadcasting
Radio stations in Minnesota
Country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 2008
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