WCMP (AM)
City | Pine City, Minnesota |
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Broadcast area | East-central Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin |
Frequency | 1350 kHz |
Branding | Anthem Country |
Programming | |
Format | Classic country |
Ownership | |
Owner | Alan R. Quarnstrom (Q Media Properties, LLC) |
KBEK, WCMP-FM | |
History | |
First air date | June 13, 1957[1] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 52622 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts day 52 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°49′10″N 92°59′45″W / 45.81944°N 92.99583°WCoordinates: 45°49′10″N 92°59′45″W / 45.81944°N 92.99583°W |
Translator(s) | 106.5 W293DA (Pine City) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wcmpradio.com |
WCMP (1350 AM) is a radio station in Pine City, Minnesota. It has a classic country format, and broadcasts 24 hours a day. The station first signed on in 1957. It started out as a Full Service MOR station broadcasting only through the day hours, but transformed into Full Service AC in the mid-1980s.
It is owned by Alan R. Quarnstrom, through licensee Q Media Properties, and has studios at 15429 Pokegama Lake Rd. This facility is shared with sister station WCMP-FM. Its signal can be heard with in a six-county area.
On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell WCMP and WCMP-FM to Q Media Properties;[2] the sale was completed on November 30, 2016 at a purchase price of $300,000.[3] On April 17, 2017, WCMP changed their format from adult standards to classic hits, branded as "Pine Hits 106".[4] Since then, WCMP quietly rebranded as "Highway 106.5" with no change in format.
On November 16, 2020, WCMP flipped to classic country, branded as "Anthem Country".[5]
Former logo[]
References[]
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-239. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (September 16, 2016). "Red Rock Radio Continues Sell-Off With Two Deals". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 2, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ Northpine.com
- ^ WCMP & KBEK Debut New Formats Radioinsight - November 16, 2020
External links[]
- WCMP in the FCC AM station database
- WCMP on Radio-Locator
- WCMP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Classic country radio stations in the United States
- Pine County, Minnesota
- Radio stations established in 1957
- 1957 establishments in Minnesota
- Radio stations in Minnesota
- Minnesota radio station stubs