KKLN

KKLN

City	Atwater, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Willmar, Minnesota
Branding	94.1 The Loon
Slogan	The Rock Station
Frequency	94.1 MHz
First air date	1989 (as KYRS)
Format	Mainstream rock
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	19243
Callsign meaning	KK The LooN
Former callsigns	KYRS (1988-1999)
Owner	Headwaters Media, LLC
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	941theloon.com

KKLN (94.1 FM, "94.1 The Loon") is a radio station in Willmar, Minnesota, broadcasting from the Kandi Mall and airing a mainstream rock format. Following FCC approval of the transfer of license on Nov. 3, 2009, the station is owned by Headwaters Media, LLC, a company started by the General Manager and Chief Financial Officer.

History

94.1 FM (previous call letters: KYRS) switched from country music to classic and new rock at 6 p.m. on June 21, 1999. For the next 94 hours, they played commercial free music. In October 1999, The Loon moved their studios from Atwater, MN to Willmar, MN, inside the Kandi Mall. In May 2006, The Loon began syndicating Alice Cooper's evening show, Nights with Alice Cooper. In February 2008, The Loon began broadcasting the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, via the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Performance Racing Network (PRN). In September 2008, The Loon began broadcasting NFL Primetime games (Sunday, Monday and Thursday nights) from Westwood One. In October 2008, Eric Perkins of KARE 11 news joined as an afternoon sports commentator at 4:35 p.m. and 5:35 p.m. The station began carrying Pink Floyd program Floydian Slip™ with Craig Bailey on April 9, 2011.

Programming

Notable weekday programming includes The Loon Morning Show ("Rock, Rise & Shine", with Nate Thomas & Melanie Eckhart), middays with Melanie Eckhart, The Rock Soup with Melanie Eckhart, afternoons with John Jennings, "The Eric Perkins Sports Drive" (with Eric Perkins from KARE 11 News), and Nights with Alice Cooper.

External links

94.1 The Loon KKLN official website

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Radio stations in the Willmar, Minnesota market

by FM frequency	KRSU 88.5 KKLW 90.9 KNCM 91.3 KBHZ 91.9 K224DB 92.7 KKLN 94.1 KDJS 95.3 K240CU 95.9 KRVY 97.3 KOLV 100.1 KIKV-FM 100.7 KQIC 102.5 KCLD 104.7 KLFN 106.5

by AM frequency	KWLM 1340 KDJS 1590

Nearby radio markets Alexandria Mankato–New Ulm–St. Peter Minneapolis–St. Paul St. Cloud Southwest MN Watertown See also List of radio stations in Minnesota

Coordinates: 45°04′23″N 94°45′22″W / 45.073°N 94.756°W / 45.073; -94.756

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