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Broadcast area
  
Brainerd, Minnesota

ERP
  
6,000 watts

Facility ID
  
17029

Frequency
  
95.9 MHz

Format
  
Classic rock

Area
  
Brainerd

Sister stations
  
WWWI

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.

(WWWI-FM's logo under previous news/talk format)

References

WWWI-FM Wikipedia