WWWI-FM

WWWI-FM
City	Pillager, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Brainerd, Minnesota
Branding	Cash 95
Frequency	95.9 MHz
First air date	1998 (as KBKK)
Format	Country/Adult standards
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	73 meters (240 feet)
Class	A
Facility ID	17029
Transmitter coordinates	46°15′03″N 94°19′30″W / 46.25083°N 94.32500°W / 46.25083; -94.32500
Former callsigns	KBKK (1998-2004)^[1]
Affiliations	CBS Radio
Owner	Red Rock Radio Corp.
Sister stations	WWWI (AM)

WWWI-FM (95.9 FM, "KQ 96") is a radio station licensed to Pillager, Minnesota, and serving the Brainerd Lakes Area. The station is owned by Red Rock Radio Corp. Its sister station is WWWI (AM) 1270, which airs a news/talk format.

It airs a hybrid country music/adult standards format.^[2] and gets network news from CBS Radio.

The station was assigned the WWWI-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 1, 2004.^[1]

It was announced in July 2012 that Red Rock Radio was buying the AM/FM combo from Tower Broadcasting Corporation, pending FCC approval. The purchase was consummated on October 31, 2012, at a purchase price of $700,000.

On September 1, 2013 WWWI-FM split from its simulcast with WWWI AM 1270 and switched to a classic rock format.

On September 23, 2014 it was announced WWWI-FM will join one of 6 stations in a simulcast of KQDS-FM, which also has a classic rock format, effective October 6th.

On November 1, 2016 WWWI-FM changed their format from classic rock to country/adult standards.

Honors and awards

In February 2006, station co-owner Mary Pryor was awarded the Marine Corps League Distinguished Citizen Award for her support of the annual Toys for Kids program.^[3] The award by the Heartland Detachment of the Marine Corps League and the Heartland Auxiliary Unit, which sponsor Toys for Kids. (The "Toys for Kids" program is independent of the national Toys for Tots program.) This was the first time the award had been presented to a civilian in the Brainerd area.^[3]

Previous Logo

(WWWI-FM's logo under previous news/talk format)

References

1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
1 2 Erickson, Matt (2006-02-22). "Marines honor WWWI radio's Mary Pryor for her Toys for Kids support". Brainerd Dispatch.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WWWI

Radio-Locator information on WWWI

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WWWI

Radio stations in the Brainerd, Minnesota market area

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.3 89.9 90.7 93.3 95.9 100.1 101.5 102.7 103.5 104.3 105.9 106.7 107.5

By AM frequency	870 960 1270 1340 1380

By callsign	K204ES K210DR KBLB KBPN KBPR KFGI KKWS KLIZ KLIZ-FM KLKS KLTF KOPJ KPRM KTIG KUAL-FM KVBR WJJY-FM WWWI WWWI-FM WZFJ

Nearby radio markets Alexandria Bemidji Duluth–Superior Fergus Falls–Detroit Lakes Iron Range Minneapolis–St. Paul St. Cloud See also List of radio stations in Minnesota

Country radio stations in the state of Minnesota

Stations	KAGE – Winona KARL – Marshall KARP-FM – Dassel KATO-FM – Mankato KAUS-FM – Austin KBEW-FM – Blue Earth KBGY – Fairbault KBHP – Bemidji KBLB – Nisswa KBOT – Detroit Lakes KBVB – Barnesville (Fargo, North Dakota) KCHK – New Prague KCHK-FM - New Prague KCUE – Red Wing KDIO – Ortonville KDJS-FM – Willmar KDKE - Duluth (Superior, WI) KDLB – Frazee KDMA – Montevideo KDOM – Windom KDOM-FM – Windom KEEY-FM – Minneapolis KEYL – Long Prairie KFIL – Preston KFIL-FM – Chatfield KGPZ – Grand Rapids KIKV-FM – Alexandria KJJK-FM – Fergus Falls KJOE – Pipestone KKAQ – Thief River Falls KKCB – Duluth KKDQ – Thief River Falls KKIN-FM – Aitkin KKOJ – Jackson KKOK-FM – Morris KKWQ – Warroad KKWS – Wadena KLCI – Elk River KLGR – Redwood Falls KLOH – Pipestone KLQL – Luverne KLQP – Madison KMFX-FM – Rochester KMNB – Minneapolis KNSP – Staples KNUJ – New Ulm KOLV – Willmar KPRM – Park Rapids KQAQ – Austin KQYB – Spring Grove (La Crosse, Wisconsin) KRCQ – Detroit Lakes KRFO-FM – Owatonna KRJB – Ada KRRW – Saint James KRUE – Waseca KSDM – International Falls KSNR – Fisher (Grand Forks, North Dakota) KSUM – Fairmont KTCO – Duluth KUSQ – Worthington KWAD – Wadena KWNO-FM – Winona KWWK – Rochester KXKK – Park Rapids KYCK Crookston (Grand Forks, North Dakota) KYSM-FM – Mankato KZPK – Paynesville WBHA – Wabasha WBJI – Bemidji WCMP-FM – Pine City WUSZ – Hibbing WVAL – Saint Cloud WWJO – Saint Cloud WWWI-FM - Pillager WYRQ-FM – Little Falls

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Minnesota

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