KZPK
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| Broadcast area | |
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| Frequency | 98.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Wild Country 99 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Leighton Broadcasting |
| KCLD-FM, KCML, KNSI, K277BS | |
| History | |
First air date | 1995 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 57562 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 24,000 watts |
| HAAT | 220 meters (720 ft) |
| Translator | HD3: 103.3 K277BS (St. Cloud) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast |
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| Website | www.wildcountry99.com www.zrock1033.com (HD3) |
KZPK (98.9 FM) is a radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota airing a country music format. The station is owned by Leighton Broadcasting. KZPK broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 47,000 watts from a tower located west of St. Cloud.[2] The station shares this tower facility with its sister station, KCLD-FM, which operates from the top of the structure at 980 feet. While KZPK’s signal is transmitted from a lower height of 152 meters (approx. 500 feet) and a lower wattage compared to KCLD's 100,000-watt signal, it still provides substantial coverage throughout the St. Cloud metropolitan area.
KZPK officially began broadcasting in 1995.[3] The station was established by Leighton Broadcasting (then known as Leighton Enterprises, Inc.), led by broadcasting pioneer Alver "Al" Leighton.[4] The launch was historically significant for the St. Cloud market as it represented the first legal duopoly in the region, allowed by changing federal regulations that permitted a single company to own multiple stations in the same market.[5]
In its early years, the station operated under the branding "Wild 98.9" before evolving into its current "Wild Country 99" identity in May 2004.[6]
