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licensed to serve the

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, the

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. Two previous formats were all news and all sports. It currently broadcasts a classic country radio format. The station's

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is held by Paskvan Media, Inc. Special programming on the station include Pure American Country Radio hosted by Bill Cody (syndicated by Syndication Networks) "Into The Blue," a

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program hosted by Terry Herd (syndicated by the Bluegrass Radio Network), "Rick Jackson's Country Classics" syndicated by

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" and " Riders Radio Theater" rebroadcasts, Bill Gaither's Homecoming Radio, and 1 hour of Gospel music plus as of 2017, the Funtime

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Party with Michael Bell and Patty Chmielewski of the Chmielewski Funtime Band plus

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programming and as of 2020 Dance Time In

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with DJ Mike Bilansky as the host.

History

In January 2004, R.P. Broadcasting, Inc., applied to the

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(FCC) for a

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for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit with amendments on April 27, 2007, with a scheduled expiration date of October 20, 2011. In December 2009, permit holder R.P. Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to transfer the permit to Paskvan Media, Inc., for a total price of $30,000. The FCC approved the move on March 30, 2010, and the transaction was formally consummated on April 20, 2010. The new station was assigned

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"KPMI" on August 26, 2011. After construction and testing were completed, the station was granted its

on March 1, 2012. In February 2019, KPMI signed on local translator W232DS (94.3) from the combined transmitter/tower site north of Bemidji. On March 7, 2019,

KPMI-FM KPMI-FM (94.5 FM, "The River") is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Baudette, Minnesota. The station is owned by Paskvan Media, Inc. It airs a classic rock Classic rock is a radio format that developed from the album-orie ...

was launched serving the Baudette, MN area. It also simulcasted KPMI (AM) from a 203' tower site west of Baudette, off Highway 192. KPMI-FM, originally permitted for 100 kW, but downgraded to 3 kW shortly before sign-on. The station could be upgraded to 100 kW in the future, if no other stations are close. Now KPMI FM is a

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station.

References

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External links

KPMI official website
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