KKCQ is a Full Service

Full service (radio format)

The full service radio format consists of a wide range of programming. Mostly found on the AM band, the format can be found on a handful of FM stations...

 formatted broadcast

Broadcasting

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 radio station

Radio station

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 featuring a mix of talk

Talk radio

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 and oldies

Oldies

Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....

 music. KKCQ is licensed to Fosston, Minnesota

Fosston, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,575 people, 681 households, and 379 families residing in the city. The population density was 969.1 people per square mile . There were 739 housing units at an average density of 454.7 per square mile...

, serving Eastern Polk County, Minnesota

Polk County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 31,369 people, 12,070 households, and 8,050 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile . There were 14,008 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...

 and Clearwater County, Minnesota

Clearwater County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,423 people, 3,330 households, and 2,287 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile . There were 4,114 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

. Both stations are owned by Pine to Prairie Broadcasting, Inc.

Location

It sits east of downtown Fosston at 30056 U.S. Highway 2, along with sister stations KKCQ-FM

KKCQ-FM

KKCQ-FM is a radio station licensed to serve Bagley, Minnesota. It airs a stereo country music format. News comes from ABC Radio and the Minnesota News Network....

 and KKEQ

KKEQ

KKEQ, "Your Q FM") is a Christian radio station based in Fosston, Minnesota with additional studios in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Q FM's primary format is contemporary Christian music, though it also airs Bible-based talk and teaching programming....

. The transmitter site is next to the studios.

Call Sign History

The station was assigned the KKCQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 on November 16, 1984

1984 in radio

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. It was originally KEHG, then owned by De La Hunt Broadcasting

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. The offices and studios are located on the east side of Park Rapids, near Highways 4 & 34...

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