KOLM
Radio station in Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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KOLM (1520 AM, "1520 The Ticket") was a sports formatted radio station in Rochester, Minnesota, and is owned by Townsquare Media. KOLM derived a portion of its programming from Infinity Sports Network.
Rochester Honkers
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| Frequency | 1520 kHz |
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| Branding | 1520 The Ticket |
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent (was Sports) |
| Affiliations | Infinity Sports Network Rochester Honkers |
| Ownership | |
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| KDCZ, KDOC-FM, KFIL, KFIL-FM, KWWK, KROC, KROC-FM, KYBA | |
| History | |
First air date | October 14, 1963 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 50288 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts day and critical hours 800 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°59′10″N 92°25′3″W (day and critical hours) 43°59′16″N 92°25′40″W (night) |
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Public license information | |
| Website | 1520theticket.com |
History
On October 14, 1963,[2] KOLM signed on the air as the 3rd radio station in Rochester, owned by Olmsted County Broadcasting Company.[3]
In June 1977, KOLM changed its call letters to KKEE.[4] The station later reverted back to KOLM on April 9, 1979, due to people referring the old call letters, rather than KKEE.[5]
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including KOLM, for $238 million. The deal is part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.[6][7] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[8]
As of April 1, 2025, Townsquare Media took KOLM silent, claiming changes in market economic conditions.
