Facility ID 17029 Frequency 95.9 MHz Format Classic rock Area Brainerd | First air date 1998 (as KBKK) HAAT 73 meters (240 feet) Former callsigns KBKK (1998-2004) City of license Pillager Owner Red River Broadcasting Branding KQ 96 | |
WWWI-FM (95.9 FM, "KQ 96") is a radio station licensed to Pillager, Minnesota, and serving the Brainerd Lakes Area. The station is owned by Red Rock Radio Corp. Its sister station is WWWI (AM) 1270, which airs a news/talk format.
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It airs a hybrid country music/adult standards format. and gets network news from CBS Radio.
The station was assigned the WWWI-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 1, 2004.
It was announced in July 2012 that Red Rock Radio was buying the AM/FM combo from Tower Broadcasting Corporation, pending FCC approval. The purchase was consummated on October 31, 2012, at a purchase price of $700,000.
On September 1, 2013 WWWI-FM split from its simulcast with WWWI AM 1270 and switched to a classic rock format.
On September 23, 2014 it was announced WWWI-FM will join one of 6 stations in a simulcast of KQDS-FM, which also has a classic rock format, effective October 6th.
On November 1, 2016 WWWI-FM changed their format from classic rock to country/adult standards.
Honors and awards
In February 2006, station co-owner Mary Pryor was awarded the Marine Corps League Distinguished Citizen Award for her support of the annual Toys for Kids program. The award by the Heartland Detachment of the Marine Corps League and the Heartland Auxiliary Unit, which sponsor Toys for Kids. (The "Toys for Kids" program is independent of the national Toys for Tots program.) This was the first time the award had been presented to a civilian in the Brainerd area.
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(WWWI-FM's logo under previous news/talk format)