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| Broadcast area | East-central Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin |
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| Frequency | 100.9 MHz |
| Branding | Cool Country 100.9 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Minnesota Twins Minnesota Vikings |
| Ownership | |
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| Sister stations | WCMP |
| History | |
| First air date | October 15, 1977 (1977-10-15) |
| Call sign meaning | Cambridge Mora Pine City |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52621 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 84 meters (276 feet) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°54′07″N 92°57′25″W / 45.90194°N 92.95694°W / 45.90194; -92.95694 |
| Links | |
| Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WCMP-FM (100.9 MHz, "Cool Country 100.9 FM") is an American radio station licensed to serve Pine City, Minnesota. It airs a country music format.
It is owned by Alan R. Quarnstrom, through licensee Q Media Properties, and has studios at 15429 Pokegama Lake Rd. This facility is shared with sister station WCMP.
The station was assigned the WCMP-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on August 9, 1979, originally at 92.1 FM.
Ownership
In July 2001, Quarnstrom Media Group LLC (Alan R. Quarnstrom, president) agreed to purchase WCMP and WCMP-FM from Pine City Broadcasting Co. Inc., for a reported sale price of $1.25 million. The deal was approved by the FCC on August 23, 2001, and consummated on September 4, 2001.
In June 2007, Red Rock Radio Corp. (Romeo "Ro" Grignon, president) reached an agreement to purchase WCMP and WCMP-FM from Alan Quarnstrom for a reported sale price of $1.6 million. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 20, 2007, and consummated on August 1, 2007.
On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell WCMP and WCMP-FM to Q Media Properties, putting the stations back under the control of Alan Quarnstrom; the sale was completed on November 30, 2016 at a purchase price of $300,000.
References
- Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-239. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- "Facility Technical Data for WCMP-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- Rathburn, Elizabeth A. (2001-08-06). "Changing Hands - 8/6/2001". Broadcasting & Cable.
- "Application Search Details - BAL-20010713AAR". FCC Media Bureau. 2001-09-04.
- "Deals - 06/11/2007". Broadcasting & Cable. 2007-06-11.
- "Application Search Details BAL-20070531AKG". FCC Media Bureau. 2007-08-01.
- Venta, Lance (September 16, 2016). "Red Rock Radio Continues Sell-Off With Two Deals". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 2, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 52621 (WCMP-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCMP-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database