KDMA-FM

KDMA-FM
Broadcast area
Montevideo, Minnesota
Granite Falls, Minnesota
Clara City, Minnesota
Frequency93.9 MHz
Programming
FormatFull-service and country
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Minnesota Timberwolves
Ownership
OwnerIowa City Broadcasting Company, Inc.
KDMA, KMGM
History
First air date
1994 (1994)
Former call signs
KKRC (1990–2018)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
34618
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT80 meters (260 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekdmanews.com

KDMA-FM (93.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Granite Falls, Minnesota. KDMA-FM airs a full-service/country music format simulcasting with sister station KDMA, and is owned by Iowa City Broadcasting Company, Inc.[2]

History

The station began as a new FM construction permit at Granite Falls, Minnesota. On October 10, 1990, the Federal Communications Commission granted John Linder's application for a new station on 93.9 MHz, authorized for 3,000 watts with an antenna height of 328 feet.[3] By 1992, the construction permit was using the call sign KKRC. On August 10, 1992, the FCC granted a modification of the construction permit, increasing the authorized power to 6,000 watts horizontal and vertical, with an antenna height of 80 meters, from a transmitter site 3.9 kilometers from Wegdahl, Minnesota.[4]

By July 1994, KKRC was on the air as "Double-K Country", a country station serving Granite Falls.[5]

In 1997, KKRC was included in a multi-station sale that also involved KDMA (1460 AM) and KMGM (105.5 FM) in Montevideo, Minnesota, and KKXL AM-FM in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Broadcasting & Cable reported the sale price as $2.75 million, with Thomas E. Ingstad of Minneapolis as the buyer and David Ramage of Grand Forks as the seller.[6] The M Street Journal also listed a proposed FCC Form 314 assignment of KKRC from KILO Broadcasting, Inc. to Iowa City Broadcasting Company.[7]

After the sale, KKRC changed formats. In March 1998, The M Street Journal reported that the station changed from Jones Radio Networks country programming to JRN oldies.[8] The station later used the "KOOL Gold" identity, with an oldies/classic-hits format focused on music from the 1960s and 1970s. An archived station app listing also described KKRC as carrying Yellow Medicine High School sports, Minnesota Wild hockey and local Granite Falls news.[9]

On May 15, 2012, the FCC granted a voluntary transfer of control of Iowa City Broadcasting Company stations, including KKRC, from Thomas E. Ingstad to Tor H. Ingstad.[10]

KDMA's own station app later stated that KDMA's programming became available on 93.9 FM in 2017.[11] In April 2018, NorthPine reported that KDMA-FM, formerly KKRC, was simulcasting the news, farm and classic country format of KDMA (1460 AM) in Montevideo.[12]

As part of the KDMA/KMGM Radio operation in Montevideo, KDMA-FM carries programming emphasizing local, state and national news, sports, agricultural information and country music. The station's app description lists ABC News, the Minnesota News Network, the Linder Farm Network, AgriTalk, Minnesota Gophers sports, Minnesota Timberwolves basketball and local Thunderhawks sports among KDMA's programming.[11] A Montevideo Area Chamber of Commerce listing for KDMA/KMGM Radio also describes the operation as providing local, state and national news and sports coverage.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KDMA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ KDMA-FM fcc.gov. Accessed February 4, 2015
  3. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 5, 1990. p. 71. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via World Radio History.
  4. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 28, 1992. p. 59. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via World Radio History.
  5. ↑ "On Air—and DX Ready" (PDF). FMedia!. July 1994. p. 3. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via World Radio History.
  6. ↑ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. August 25, 1997. pp. 30–31. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via World Radio History.
  7. ↑ "Proposed Station Transfers" (PDF). The M Street Journal. August 27, 1997. p. 7. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via World Radio History.
  8. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. March 11, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved June 2, 2026 – via World Radio History.
  9. ↑ "KKRC 93.3 FM app for iPhone and iPad". AppStorio. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Broadcast Actions, Report No. 47742" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. May 21, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  11. 1 2 "KDMA 1460 AM". App Store. Apple. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  12. ↑ Ellis, Jon (April 2018). "Broadcasting News-April 2018". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  13. ↑ "KDMA/KMGM RADIO". Montevideo Area Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved June 2, 2026.

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