W298CE
Radio station KPCS 89.7 licensed to Princeton, shares its tower with WQPM.
History
WQPM signed on June 28, 1967. It was initially licensed for 500 watts, but upgraded to 1,000 watts in 1968.
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. The format at the time was much the same as it is today.
On September 13, 2018, WQPM changed formats from The Big Q (oldies) to classic hits, branded as "Killer Bee Radio".
On December 21, 2019, the station began stunting. On January 1, 2020, the station returned to the The Big Q, playing oldies music once again. It was at the time a simulcast of WLKX-FM in Forest Lake.
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". 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.
The station is an affiliate of the Minnesota Lynx basketball team, and games are broadcast on KLCI, as well as its sister stations.
References
- ^ "History cards for WQPM" (PDF). United States Federal Communications Commission audio division.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQPM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ "WQPM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ "Princeton, MN's Sole Radio Tower". www.ubstudios.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "History cards for WQPM" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission audio division.
- ^ Drew Durigan. "WQPM-FM 106.3 Princeton MN Todd Melby 1982".
- ^ "Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook". Broadcasting Publications. 1988. p. 153.
- ^ Big Q Evolves to Killer Bee in Minneapolis Suburbs Radioinsight - September 13, 2018
- ^ North Metro Stations Drop Format, Promise “Big Changes” Jan. 1
- ^ Jason DeMoe (April 8, 2016). "Big Q brings fun lovin radio to the north metro and beyond". Forest Lake Times.
- ^ Bob Expands To Five Minnesota Stations Radioinsight - February 14, 2022
- ^ Jon Ellis (February 13, 2022). "Bob FM Adds Several More North Twin Cities Metro Signals". NorthPine.com.
- ^ "Minnesota Lynx Radio Affiliates". Minnesota Lynx. Women's National Basketball Association.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 59618 (WQPM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WQPM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 141749 (W298CE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W298CE at FCCdata.org
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