Simulcasting KLCI Elk River | |
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Broadcast area | St. Cloud, Minnesota |
Frequency | 1300 kHz |
Branding | Bob Total Country |
Programming | |
Format | Classic country |
Affiliations |
Compass Media Networks Westwood One Minnesota Lynx |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KLCI, KDDG, WLKX-FM, KASM, KBGY | |
History | |
First air date | June 28, 1967 [1] |
Call sign meaning | W Q Princeton Minnesota (previous format and city of license) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 59618 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000
watts day 83 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°32′58″N 93°34′52″W / 45.54944°N 93.58111°W |
Translator(s) | 107.5 W298CE ( Big Lake) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | mybobcountry.com |
WQPM (1300 AM) is a radio station airing a classic country format. [2] Licensed to Princeton, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the St. Cloud area. The station is currently owned by Dennis and Lucas Carpenter, through licensee Milestone Radio LLC. [3]
Radio station KPCS 89.7 licensed to Princeton, shares its tower with WQPM. [4]
WQPM signed on June 28, 1967. It was initially licensed for 500 watts, but upgraded to 1,000 watts in 1968. [5]
In the 1980s, WQPM AM was simulcast on FM at 106.3 (now KLCI on 106.1). WQPM-FM at the time, was licensed for 3,000 watts, covering much the same area as its AM counterpart. [6] The format at the time was much the same as it is today. [7]
On September 13, 2018, WQPM changed formats from oldies to classic hits, branded as "Killer Bee Radio". [8]
On December 21, 2019, the station began stunting. [9] On January 1, 2020, the station returned to being known as The Big Q, playing oldies music. It was at the time a simulcast of WLKX-FM in Forest Lake. [10]
On February 13, 2022, WQPM changed its format from oldies to a simulcast of classic country-formatted KLCI 106.1 FM Elk River, branded as "Total Country Bob FM". [11] Big Q Radio, however, continues streaming oldies on the internet: Big Q Live, as well as on KDDG & KLCI 105.5 & 106.1 HD3.
Sister station WLKX in Forest Lake also joined the BOB-FM network. [12]
The station is an affiliate of the Minnesota Lynx basketball team, and games are broadcast on KLCI, as well as its sister stations. [13]