KWAD
Classic country radio station in Wadena, Minnesota, United States
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KWAD (920 AM, "Classic Hit Country") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format.[2] Licensed to Wadena, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Wadena area. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (through licensee HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC) and features programming from Westwood One.[3] The KWAD signal is rebroadcast in the FM band on 101.7 MHz by co-owned Translator Station K269HE.[4]
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| Broadcast area | Wadena County, Minnesota |
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| Frequency | 920 kHz |
| Branding | KWAD Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KKWS, KNSP | |
| History | |
First air date | 1949 |
Former call signs | KWMR (1947, CP) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 28649 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°22′13″N 95°9′14″W |
| Translator | 101.7 K269HE (Wadena) |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014, that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KWAD.[5] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.[6]
