KKEQ

Infobox Radio station
name = KKEQ


city = Fosston, Minnesota
area = northwest Minnesota, eastern North Dakota
branding = Your Q FM
slogan = "This Is Your Q"
frequency = 107.1 (MHz)
airdate = 1972
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format = Contemporary Christian music
power =
erp = 50,000 watts
haat = 147 meters
class = C2
facility_id = 52634
coordinates = coord|47|36|12.00|N|95|32|40.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = KEHG (1972-1984), KKDQ (1984-1990), KKCQ (1990-1996)
affiliations =
owner = Pine to Prairie Broadcasting
licensee =
sister_stations = KKCQ-AM, KKCQ-FM
webcast = [http://www.yourqfm.com/qfmplayer.htm Listen Live!]
website = official|http://www.yourqfm.com/ KKEQ

KKEQ (107.1 FM), known on-air as Your Q FM, is a Christian radio station in Fosston, Minnesota. Q FM's primary format is contemporary Christian music, though it also airs Bible-based talk and teaching programming.

KKEQ is a commercial radio station supported by advertising sales. Shine the Light, Inc is a non-profit organization that supports KKEQ by purchasing airtime to allow KKEQ to be a full time Christian radio ministry.

Translators

RadioTranslators
callsign = KKEQ
call1 = K225AQ
freq1 = 92.9 FM
watts1 = 250
class1 = D
city1 = Park Rapids, Minnesota
call2 = K235BP
freq2 = 94.9 FM
watts2 = 250
class2 = D
city2 = Bemidji, Minnesota
call3 = K275BB
freq3 = 102.9 FM
watts3 = 250
class3 = D
city3 = Roseau, Minnesota
call4 = K285BG
freq4 = 104.9 FM
watts4 = 250
class4 = D
city4 = Grand Forks, North Dakota
call5 = K285FK
freq5 = 104.9 FM
watts5 = 190
class5 = D
city5 = Walker, Minnesota
call6 = K300AS
freq6 = 107.9 FM
watts6 = 250
class6 = D
city6 = Thief River Falls, Minnesota

History

The station signed on in 1972 as KEHG-FM 107.1 a 3,000 watt Class A simulcasting KEHG AM 1480. In 1983 Dale Olmstead purchased KEHG AM and FM from Ed Delahunt and renamed them KKDQ AM and KKDQ-FM, and later became KKCQ AM and KKCQ-FM in 1990. In the early 1992, Pine To Prairie Broadcasting was formed with several investors with the intent of bringing Christian radio to northwest Minnesota, and purchased KKCQ AM and FM. KKCQ-FM upgraded to 50,000 watts, and signed on with a contemporary Christian music format as "Q107" on October 31, 1993, after periodically being off-the-air for testing.

In 1995, Shine the Light, Inc., an evangelical Christian organization, took over the operation of KFNW-FM's Grand Forks, North Dakota translator (low power rebroadcaster) at 104.9 FM, and it began rebroadcasting Q107. Q107's call sign was changed to KKEQ in 1996 after Pine To Prairie Broadcasting signed on KKCQ-FM 96.7.

Larry Roed was the first CEO of Pine To Prairie Broadcasting, and also the first general manager under the new ownership. Air staff over the years include Kevin Arvidson (a.k.a. "Fred in the Morning"), Dan Kindall, Tom Lano, Brian Fisher and current general manager Phil Ehlke.

Q107 has organized numerous concerts, special events and promotions over the years, including the yard signs, the "Twelve Gifts of Christmas" and an ongoing the annual Extreme Faith youth conference, held at alternating locations throughout Q107's listening area. Q107 also airs Shopping on the Radio [http://www.shoppingontheradio.com/] , a radio auction occasionally, which also has items for sale and auction from area retailers on its Web site.In 2005, Q107 began streaming online, and Shine the Light, Inc. signed on Q107's second translator at 104.9 FM in Walker, Minnesota. The Grand Forks translator's transmitter was moved into city limits in 2006, greatly improving its signal to the Greater Grand Forks area. Q107 recently hired a sales representative and Chris Dawes, a pastor at Valley Christian Center Assembly of God, to bring a presence in Grand Forks. Chris Dawes is currently hosting a radio show on Saturday afternoons, which will move to weekday afternoons after a Grand Forks studio is built later in the future. [cite news | last = Dunavan | first = Naomi | title = IN THE SPIRIT: 104.9-FM sounding fantastic around Forks| pages = | publisher = Grand Forks Herald | date = July 15, 2006]

In 2007, Shine the Light signed on four translators in Thief River Falls, Park Rapids, Bemidji, and Roseau. On July 7, 2008, KKEQ rebranded itself as "Your Q FM" to prevent confusion with its translators.

References

External links

* [http://www.yourqfm.com/ Your Q FM official website]
* [http://www.shinethelightinc.org/ Shine The Light, Inc]
* [http://www.shoppingontheradio.com/ Shopping on the Radio]
*FMQ|KKEQ
*FML|KKEQ
*FMQ|K225AQ
*FMQ|K235BP
*FMQ|K275BB
*FMQ|K285BG
*FMQ|K285FK
*FMQ|K300AS